There are Three references of the Pomegrenate in the Qur'an under the name of Rumman (its Qur'anic name). The references can be found in;
"We bring forth the green blade from, which we bring forth the thick clustered grain; and from the date palm, from the pollen thereof, spring pendant bunches; and (We bring forth) gardens of grapes, and the olive and the pomegranate, alike and unlike."
[Surah vi,Verse 99]
"He it is Who produceth gardens trellised and untrellised, and the date palm, and crops of divers flavor, and the olive and the pomegranate , like and unlike."
Surah vi,Verse 141]
"Wherein is fruit, the date palm and pomegranate .Which is it, of the favors of your Lord, that ye deny?"
[Surah LV,Verse 68]
There are also a number of ahadith on the Pomegranate;
Anas bin Malik (Radhiyallahu anhu) narrated that Rasulullah 
said,
"There is not a pomegranate which does not have a pip from one of the pomegranate of the Garden(of Jannah) in it."
[Abu Nu'aim]
Rasulullah said,
"Pomegranate and its rind strengthen digestion(stomach)."
[narrated Ali(radhiyallahu anhu), Abu Nuaim, Al-Jozi]
Pomegranate is native of Iran, although its wild forms are found in India (in the Himalayas), Afghanistan and Syria. Pomegranate is a highly delicious juicy fruit and is held in high esteem from time immemorial, both as a fruit and in medicine.
Good quality pomegranates were grown in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and were also known in ancient Egypt. During the time of Prophet Musa(alaiyhis salaam), quality pomegranates were in cultivation throughout Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. The city of Rimmon was well-known for its quality Rummon ie. pomegranate.
The cultivation of pomegranate was introduced quite early in the Mediterranean and eastern countries like India. But in Spain, it was introduced after the Islamic influence there and it reached England in the thirteenth century. Much later, Spanish took this important fruit plant to the new world - Mexico and Florida.
Its cultivation gradually spread to other countries too and now it is grown almost everywhere in the tropical and sub-tropical climate. Presently good quality pomegranate comes from Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Morocco and Spain. In India, Sholapur is famous for juicy pomegranate fruit known as Anar. In Turkey pomegranates are served during important feasts.
The calorific value of the pomegranate fruit is 65. Its juice is easily digestible and contains about 15% invert sugar. It is a rich source of sodium and also contains a good amount of riboflavin, thiamin, niacin, Vit.C, Calcium and Phosphorous. Protein and fat contents are negli- gible.
Pomegranate is a good food and a medicine of great value. It is a tonic for heart patients, highly efficacious in the inflammation of the stomach and effective to check heart pain. The juice of the fruit is an excellent cooling beverage and allays thirst in diarrhoea.
It acts as a good medicine for both diarrhoea and dysentery. For many ailments such as colitis, anaemia, jaundice, high blood pressure, piles and arthritis, its juice is an effective medicine.
When given with honey, it reduces biliousness. Pomegranate fruit is also prescribed in many disorders under the Homoeopathic medicine system.
The decoction of the root bark of pomegranate, which contains an alkaloid pellatrierine and tannic acid, is a highly useful medicine for the expulsion of worms, including tapeworms. This decoction is reported to be effective also in tuberculosis.
The thick skin: ie. the rind of the pomegranate fruit is greatly responsible for its good keeping quality. The fruit can be kept for as much as six months. The rind too contains high percentage of tannic acid (more than 20%) and is sometimes used for tanning leather. The well-known Moroccan and Spanish leather were once used to be tanned by the pomegranate rinds.
According to Unani medicine, the ideal time to eat pomegranate is after having had lunch. Take out the seeds, sprinkle with a little salt and black pepper and swallow the juice after chewing the seeds. This way of eating is beneficial in chronic constipation and indigestion. It also soothes the nerves and stimulates the liver.
Authorities of Unani medicine also maintain that persons doing tedious mental work should eat the fruit in the late afternoon in the same manner shown above. Another way of using the fruit advantageously is to press out the juice, add a little sugar and drink it. This produces blood, promotes good health and refreshes the brain.
