The oldest known mention of grass in literature is in the Koran.

The oldest known mention of grass in literature is in the Koran.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Unknown
• D. Not mentioned

Answer: (B)

The statement is not correct. Grass appears in literature long before the Quran was written, which dates to the 7th century CE. Earlier texts from before that time—such as parts of the Hebrew Bible (written over many centuries earlier) and ancient Greek and Latin literature—talk about green pastures, herbs, and grasses. These older references show that grass was a familiar image in literary and theological writing well before the Quran. So the oldest known mention is not in the Quran; that makes the claim false.

The statement is not correct. Grass appears in literature long before the Quran was written, which dates to the 7th century CE. Earlier texts from before that time—such as parts of the Hebrew Bible (written over many centuries earlier) and ancient Greek and Latin literature—talk about green pastures, herbs, and grasses. These older references show that grass was a familiar image in literary and theological writing well before the Quran. So the oldest known mention is not in the Quran; that makes the claim false.