Official Dates

A Fruit from Paradise

Official Dates brings you farm-direct, American-grown Medjool dates, celebrated for their rich history, unforgettable flavor, unparalleled nutrition, and profound spiritual significance.

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Qur’an Verses about Dates

فَأَنشَأْنَا لَكُم بِهِ جَنَّـٰتٍۢ مِّن نَّخِيلٍۢ وَأَعْنَـٰبٍۢ

Then We brought forth for you gardens of date-palms and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you, and whereof you eat.

Surah Al-Mu’minūn (23:19–20)

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Our Mission

Official Dates was born from a sincere intention: to revive a beloved Sunnah and make it easy, affordable, and accessible for every Muslim to break their fast with the fruit the Prophet ﷺ loved most.

Official Dates became more than a product.
It became a mission of sincerity, fairness, and service:

  • To protect the Sunnah from commercialization
  • To remove greedy middlemen
  • To provide high-quality, fresh harvest dates at honest price
  • To support families, communities, farms, and charitable giving
  • To bring a fruit from Paradise into every home

Our Mission

Official Dates was born from a sincere intention: to revive a beloved Sunnah and make it easy, affordable, and accessible for every Muslim to break their fast with the fruit the Prophet ﷺ loved most.

Official Dates became more than a product.
It became a mission of sincerity, fairness, and service:

  • To protect the Sunnah from commercialization
  • To remove greedy middlemen
  • To provide high-quality, fresh harvest dates at honest price
  • To support families, communities, farms, and charitable giving
  • To bring a fruit from Paradise into every home

Our Official Promise

With Official Dates, you receive premium quality fruit that is fresh, natural, delicious and stamped official.

At Official Dates, Every date you eat is a step closer to health and a step closer to Paradise.

Why Official Dates?

Farm-Direct freshness

We harvest once a year in the fall direct from select u.s. date farms - the only season dates truly ripen. Our dates that you receive are from this year’s harvest only. Many large-scale providers mix dates from past harvests with fresh ones. Not us.

Unforgettable Flavor

The signature taste of the Medjool: lush, full bodied caramel-sweetness, velvety soft, and rich with a melt-in-your-mouth tenderness that only official dates can deliver.

Physical & Spiritual Benefits

A powerhouse superfood praised by experts — and a Sunnah that brings blessings, reward, and barakah in every home.

Official Stamp

Our logo is more than a design — it is a seal of trust. Every box, every order, every date is stamped official — a promise of quality, excellence and unforgettable flavor

Rich History

The Medjool date is known as the “King of Dates.” Historically cultivated in North Africa and the Middle East, this fruit was once reserved for royalty due to its size, sweetness, and rarity. In the 20th century, a disease threatened its survival. Eleven shoots of the Medjool date palm were brought from Morocco to the United States, where they flourished in the sun-kissed soils of California and Arizona.

From the  groves of the American Southwest, our Medjool dates are nurtured with care, harvested at peak ripeness, and delivered fresh from our farms directly to your table. Unlike imported dates that travel halfway across the world, our Medjool dates are 100% American grown—support local farmers while ensuring unmatched freshness, quality, and taste.

Today, America is one of the few places where Medjool dates are grown at scale. Our farms are part of this living history — carrying the legacy forward with care, dedication, and integrity

Official Dates · Nutrition

Unparalleled Nutrition

A Superfood from Nature

Backed by nutritionists and modern science, dates are more than a sweet treat — they are a superfood packed with clean energy, essential minerals, and restorative benefits.

Energy Booster
Natural sources of glucose, fructose & sucrose provide clean, sustained energy for fasting, workouts, and daily activity.
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Rich in Fibre
Supports smooth digestion and promotes healthy gut bacteria for long-term wellness.
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Mineral Powerhouse
Loaded with potassium, magnesium, copper, and manganese — essential for heart health and muscle function.
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Antioxidant Rich
High in flavonoids and carotenoids that reduce inflammation and strengthen immunity.
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Natural Sweetener
A wholesome, caramel-like alternative to refined sugar for smoothies, desserts, and daily snacks.
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Bone & Maternal Support
Rich in calcium, boron & phosphorus — supports bone strength and may ease labour & postpartum recovery.
Qur’an · Sunnah · Tradition

Profound Spiritual Significance

A Fruit of Blessing & Mercy

Dates in the Qur’an and Sunnah carry a distinguished spiritual value. The noble date palm is mentioned 22 times in the Qur’an — more than any other fruit — symbolising provision, purity, blessing and divine care.

فَكُلُوا مِن ثَمَرِهِ إِذَا أَثْمَرَ وَآتُوا حَقَّهُ يَوْمَ حَصَادِهِ
“So eat of its fruit when it yields, and give what is due on the day of harvest...”
Qur’an 6:141

Through revelation and Prophetic tradition, dates are honoured as a fruit that nourishes the body and strengthens the soul.

Beloved in the Sunnah for breaking the fast — a symbol of purity and blessing.
A universal sign of hospitality and generosity in Muslim cultures worldwide.
A daily reminder that what we consume can be halal, wholesome and spiritually rewarding.
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Qur’an & Sunnah on Dates

A fruit of mercy & barakah

Dates are honoured in the Qur’an and Sunnah as a symbol of provision, mercy, protection and barakah – from the gardens of Jannah to the simple iftar of a believer.

Gardens, Provision & Gratitude
فَأَنشَأْنَا لَكُم بِهِ جَنَّـٰتٍۢ مِّن نَّخِيلٍۢ وَأَعْنَـٰبٍۢ...
“Then We brought forth for you gardens of date-palms and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you, and whereof you eat.”
Surah Al-Mu’minūn (23:19–20)
Life, Signs & Resurrection
وَٱلنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَـٰتٍۭ لَّهَا طَلْعٌۭ نَّضِيدٌۭ...
“And tall date-palms, with ranged clusters… a provision for (Allah’s) slaves. And We give life therewith to a dead land. Thus will be the resurrection.”
Surah Qaf (50:10–11)
Surah Al-Mu’minūn (23:19–20)
فَأَنشَأْنَا لَكُم بِهِ جَنَّـٰتٍۢ مِّن نَّخِيلٍۢ وَأَعْنَـٰبٍۢ...
Then We brought forth for you gardens of date-palms and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you, and whereof you eat.
Surah Ya-Sin (36:34–35)
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا جَنَّـٰتٍۢ مِّن نَّخِيلٍۢ وَأَعْنَـٰبٍۢ...
And We have made therein gardens of date-palms and grapes, and We have caused springs of water to gush forth therein. So that they may eat of the fruit thereof, and their hands did not make it. Will they not then give thanks?
Surah Qaf (50:10–11)
وَٱلنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَـٰتٍۭ لَّهَا طَلْعٌۭ نَّضِيدٌۭ...
And tall date-palms, with ranged clusters. A provision for (Allah’s) slaves. And We give life therewith to a dead land. Thus will be the resurrection.
Surah Al-Baqarah (2:266)
أَيَوَدُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن تَكُونَ لَهُ جَنَّةٌۭ مِّن نَّخِيلٍۢ وَأَعْنَابٍۢ...
Would any of you like to have a garden with date-palms and vines, with rivers flowing underneath, and all kinds of fruits therein… Then it is struck with a whirlwind containing fire and is burnt? Thus Allah makes clear His Ayat to you that you may give thought.
Surah Al-An‘am (6:99)
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ... وَمِنَ ٱلنَّخْلِ مِن طَلْعِهَا قِنْوَانٌۭ دَانِيَةٌۭ...
It is He Who sends down water from the sky… And out of the date-palm and its spathe come forth clusters of dates hanging low and near… In these things there are signs for people who believe.
Surah Al-An‘am (6:141)
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَ جَنَّـٰتٍۢ مَّعْرُوشَـٰتٍۢ وَغَيْرَ مَعْرُوشَـٰتٍۢ وَٱلنَّخْلَ وَٱلزَّرْعَ...
And it is He Who produces gardens trellised and un-trellised, and date-palms, and crops of different shape and taste… Eat of their fruit when they ripen, but pay the due thereof on the day of its harvest, and waste not by extravagance.
Surah Ar-Ra‘d (13:4)
وَفِى ٱلۡأَرْضِ قِطَعٌۭ مُّتَجَـٰوِرَٰتٌۭ... وَنَخِيلٌۭ صِنْوَانٌۭ وَغَيْرُ صِنْوَانٍ۬...
And in the earth are neighbouring tracts, gardens of vines and crops, and date-palms growing out two or three from a single stem root, or otherwise… Watered with the same water, yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. In these are signs for people who understand.
Surah An-Nahl (16:11)
يُنبِتُ لَكُم بِهِ ٱلزَّرْعَ وَٱلزَّيْتُونَ وَٱلنَّخِيلَ وَٱلۡأَعْنَـٰبَ...
With it He causes crops to grow for you, and the olive, and the date-palm, and the grapes, and every kind of fruit. Verily, in this is indeed a manifest sign for people who give thought.
Surah An-Nahl (16:67)
وَمِن ثَمَرَٲتِ ٱلنَّخِيلِ وَٱلۡأَعْنَـٰبِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِنْهُ سَكَرًۭا وَرِزْقًا حَسَنًۭا...
And from the fruits of date-palms and grapes, you derive strong drink and a goodly provision. Verily, therein is a sign for people who have wisdom.
Surah Al-Isra (17:91)
أَوْ تَكُونَ لَكَ جَنَّةٌۭ مِّن نَّخِيلٍۢ وَعِنَبٍۢ...
Or you have a garden of date-palms and grapes, and cause rivers to gush forth in their midst abundantly.
Surah Al-Kahf (18:32)
...جَعَلْنَا لِأَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيْنِ مِنْ أَعْنَابٍۢ وَحَفَفْنَـٰهُمَا بِنَخْلٍۢ...
And put forward to them the example of two men: to one We gave two gardens of grapes, and We surrounded both with date-palms, and between them We placed crops.
Surah Maryam (19:23–25)
... وَهُزِّيٓ إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ ٱلنَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًۭا جَنِيًّۭا
“And shake the trunk of the date-palm towards you, it will let fall fresh ripe dates upon you.”
Surah Ta-Ha (20:71)
لَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ فِى جُذُوعِ ٱلنَّخْلِ...
“I will surely crucify you on the trunks of date-palms, and you shall surely know which of us can give the more severe and lasting torment.”
Surah Ash-Shu‘arā (26:148)
وَنَخْلٍۢ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌۭ
“And date-palms with soft spadix.”
Surah Ar-Rahman (55:11)
فِيهَا فَـٰكِهَةٌۭ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلۡأَكْمَامِ
“Therein (both) will be fruits and date-palms producing sheathed fruit-stalks.”
Surah Ar-Rahman (55:68)
فِيهِمَا فَـٰكِهَةٌۭ وَنَخْلٌۭ وَرُمَّانٌۭ
“In them (both) will be fruits, and date-palms and pomegranates.”
Surah Qamar (54:20)
تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نخْلٍۢ مُّنقَعِرٍۭ
“Plucking out men as if they were trunks of date-palms uprooted.”
Surah Abasa (80:29)
وَنَخْلًۭا وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًۭا
“And date-palms and gardens dense with many trees.”
Surah Al-Hadid (57:20)
ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَا ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌۭ وَلَهْوٌۭ وَزِينَةٌۭ... كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ ٱلۡكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَىٰهُ مُصْفَرًّۭا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَـٰمًۭا...
Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, adornment and boasting… like vegetation after rain whose growth pleases the farmers, then it dries up and you see it turning yellow, then it becomes debris…
Ajwa: Protection & Healing
“Whoever eats seven Ajwa dates in the morning, poison and magic will not harm him that day.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari 5445, Sahih Muslim 2047)
Charity, Even Half a Date
“Protect yourselves from Hellfire, even if it be by giving half a date in charity.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari 1410, 1417)
🛡️ Protection & Healing
مَنْ تَصَبَّحَ سَبْعَ تَمَرَاتٍ عَجْوَةً لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ سُمٌّ وَلَا سِحْرٌ
“Whoever eats seven Ajwa dates in the morning, poison and magic will not harm him that day.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5445 · Sahih Muslim 2047
الْعَجْوَةُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ، وَفِيهَا شِفَاءٌ مِنَ السُّمِّ
“Ajwa dates are from Paradise, and they contain healing against poison.”
Sunan Ibn Majah 3455 · Musnad Ahmad 22905
التَّمْرُ يُذْهِبُ الْوَعْك
“Dates remove fatigue and sickness.”
Sunan Ibn Majah 3456
🤲 Charity & Generosity
اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ
“Protect yourselves from Hellfire, even if it be by giving half a date in charity.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 1410, 1417
مَا نَقَصَتْ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ
“Charity does not decrease wealth — and even a date given in charity is beloved to Allah.”
Sahih Muslim 1016
كُنَّا نُخْرِجُ زَكَاةَ الْفِطْرِ صَاعًا مِنْ طَعَامٍ، أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ، أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ...
“We used to give Zakat al-Fitr as one sa‘ of food, or one sa‘ of barley, or one sa‘ of dates…”
Sahih Muslim 2046 · Tirmidhi 1815
لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ قِطْعَةِ تَمْرٍ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِهَا الْمَرْءُ
“Nothing is more beloved to Allah than a piece of date a person gives in charity.”
Sunan an-Nasa’i 2582
🌙 Fasting & Worship
إِذَا أَفْطَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى رُطَبٍ فَإِنَّهُ بَرَكَةٌ
“When one of you breaks his fast, let him break it with dates, for they are a blessing.”
Sunan al-Tirmidhi 695
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُفْطِرُ عَلَى رُطَبٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فَعَلَى تَمْرٍ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ فَحَسَوَاتٍ مِنَ الْمَاءِ
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would break his fast with fresh dates before praying; if not, then with dried dates; if not, then with a few sips of water.”
Abu Dawood 2349, 2356 · Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 696
🌿 Health & Nutrition
مَا مِنْ طَعَامٍ يُجْزِئُ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ إِلَّا التَّمْرُ وَالْمَاءُ
“There is no food and drink sufficient as nourishment except dates and water.”
Musnad Ahmad 24417
يَا عَائِشَةُ، لَا يَجُوعُ أَهْلُ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي فِيهِ التَّمْرُ
“O ‘Aishah, a house without dates—its people will go hungry.”
Sahih Muslim 204 · Ibn Majah 3327
الْبَيْتُ الَّذِي فِيهِ التَّمْرُ لَا يَجُوعُ أَهْلُهُ
“A house which has dates will never go hungry.”
Sahih Muslim 2047
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ الْحَلْوَاءِ وَالْعَسَلَ
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ liked sweet things and honey.” (often linked to dates as his staple sweet)
Bukhari 5431 · Abu Dawood 3706
مَا شَبِعَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ مُنْذُ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ مِنْ طَعَامِ بُرٍّ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ تِبَاعًا حَتَّى قُبِضَ
“The family of Muhammad ﷺ never ate their fill of wheat bread for three consecutive nights from the time they came to Madinah until he passed away.” (often with dates and water as staple)
Sahih al-Bukhari 5416 · Sahih Muslim 2972
🍯 Women, Childbirth & Postpartum
مَا مِنْ امْرَأَةٍ تَحْمِلُ فَتَأْكُلُ التَّمْرَ إِلَّا كَانَ وَلَدُهَا حَلِيمًا
“No pregnant woman eats dates except that her child is born forbearing.”
Sunan Abu Dawood 3904
أَطْعِمُوا نِسَاءَكُمُ التَّمْرَ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ أَكَلَ التَّمْرَ فَإِنَّهَا تَكُونُ وَلَدُهَا حَلِيمًا
“Feed your women with dates during childbirth, for if she eats dates, her child will be gentle.”
Sunan Abu Dawood 3905
وَهُزِّيٓ إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ ٱلنَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًۭا جَنِيًّۭا
“And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.”
Scholars highlight that Allah commanded Maryam عليها السلام to eat dates during childbirth, proving their benefit for labour and recovery.
Qur’an 19:25

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