Zoology
Names of Animals Mentioned in Holy Quran
1. Ape
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2. Arachnids
Spider
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3. Birds
Hoopoe
Crow
To Think on:
Do they not see the birds suspended in mid-air up in the sky? Nothing holds them there except Allah. There are certainly Signs in that for people who believe.
(Holy Quran, Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), Surah # 16: Ayah # 99-79)
Do you not see that everyone in the heavens and earth glorifies Allah, as do the birds with their Outspread wings? Each one knows its prayer andglorification. Allah knows what they do.
(Holy Quran, Surah Al Nur (The light), Surah # 24: Ayah # 41)
Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.) and the bird:
When Ibrahim said, ‘My Lord, show me how You bring the dead to life.’ He asked, ‘Do you not then believe?’ He replied, ‘Indeed I do! But so that my heart may be at peace.’ He said, ‘Take four birds and train them to yourself. Then put a part of them on each mountain and call to them; they will come rushing to you. Know that Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.’
(Holy Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah (The Heifer), Surah # 2: Ayah #260)
Hazrat Isa (A.S.) and the bird:
He (‘Isa) will teach him the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel, as a Messenger to the tribe of Israel, saying: ‘I have brought you a Sign from your Lord. I will create the shape of a bird out of clay for you and then breathe into it and it will be a bird by Allah’s permission. I will heal the blind and the leper, and bring the dead to life, by Allah’s permission. I will tell you what you eat and what you store up in your homes. There is a Sign for you in that if you are believers.
(Holy Quran, Surah Al ‘Imran (The Family Of 'Imran, The House Of 'Imran), Surah # 3: Ayah # 48-49)
Hazrat Sulaiman (A.S.) and the birds:
Sulayman was Dawud’s heir. He said, ‘Mankind! We have been taught the speech of birds and we have been given everything. This is indeed clear favour.’
(Holy Quran, Surah Al-Naml (The Ants), Surah # 27: Ayah # 16)
Sulayman’s troops, made up of jinn and men and birds, were assembled for him, paraded in tight ranks.
(Holy Quran, Surah Al-Naml (The Ants), Surah # 27: Ayah # 17)
Hoopoe:
He (Sulayman) inspected the birds and said, ‘How is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Or is it absent without leave?’
(Holy Quran, Surah Al-Naml (The Ants), Surah # 27: Ayah # 20)
Companions of the Elephant:
Did He not bring all their schemes to nothing, unleashing upon them flock after flock of birds, bombarding them with stones of hard-baked clay, making them like stripped wheat stalks eaten bare?
(Holy Quran, Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant), Surah # 105: Ayah # 2-5)
Prisoner’s dream and Hazrat Yusuf (A.S.):
Two servants entered prison along with him (Yusuf). One said, ‘I dreamt that I was pressing grapes.’ The other said, ‘I dreamt I carried bread upon my head and birds were eating it. Tell us the true meaning of these dreams. We see that you’re one of the righteous.’
(Holy Quran, Surah Yusuf (The Prophet Joseph), Surah # 12: Ayah # 36)
Crow:
Hazrat Adam’s (A.S.) sons and the crow:
Then Allah sent a crow which scratched at the earth to show him how to conceal his brother’s corpse. He said, ‘Woe is me! Can I not even be like this crow and conceal my brother’s corpse?’ And he became one of those who suffer bitter remorse.
(Holy Quran, Surah Al-Ma’ida (The Table, The Table Spread), Surah # 5: Ayah # 31)
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4. Calf
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5. Camel
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6. Cow
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7. Dog
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8. Donkey
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9. Elephant
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10. Fish
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11. Frog
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12. Goat
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13. Horse
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14. Insect
Ants
Bee
Fly
Lice
Locust
Mosquito
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15. Lion
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16. Monkey
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17. Mule
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18. Pig
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19. Sheep
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20. Snake
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21. Wolf
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22. Unseen and unforgettable animal
1. Ape
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2. Arachnids
Spider
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3. Birds
Hoopoe
Crow
To Think on:
Do they not see the birds suspended in mid-air up in the sky? Nothing holds them there except Allah. There are certainly Signs in that for people who believe.
(Holy Quran, Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), Surah # 16: Ayah # 99-79)
Do you not see that everyone in the heavens and earth glorifies Allah, as do the birds with their Outspread wings? Each one knows its prayer andglorification. Allah knows what they do.
(Holy Quran, Surah Al Nur (The light), Surah # 24: Ayah # 41)
Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.) and the bird:
When Ibrahim said, ‘My Lord, show me how You bring the dead to life.’ He asked, ‘Do you not then believe?’ He replied, ‘Indeed I do! But so that my heart may be at peace.’ He said, ‘Take four birds and train them to yourself. Then put a part of them on each mountain and call to them; they will come rushing to you. Know that Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.’
(Holy Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah (The Heifer), Surah # 2: Ayah #260)
Hazrat Isa (A.S.) and the bird:
He (‘Isa) will teach him the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel, as a Messenger to the tribe of Israel, saying: ‘I have brought you a Sign from your Lord. I will create the shape of a bird out of clay for you and then breathe into it and it will be a bird by Allah’s permission. I will heal the blind and the leper, and bring the dead to life, by Allah’s permission. I will tell you what you eat and what you store up in your homes. There is a Sign for you in that if you are believers.
(Holy Quran, Surah Al ‘Imran (The Family Of 'Imran, The House Of 'Imran), Surah # 3: Ayah # 48-49)
Hazrat Sulaiman (A.S.) and the birds:
Sulayman was Dawud’s heir. He said, ‘Mankind! We have been taught the speech of birds and we have been given everything. This is indeed clear favour.’
(Holy Quran, Surah Al-Naml (The Ants), Surah # 27: Ayah # 16)
Sulayman’s troops, made up of jinn and men and birds, were assembled for him, paraded in tight ranks.
(Holy Quran, Surah Al-Naml (The Ants), Surah # 27: Ayah # 17)
Hoopoe:
He (Sulayman) inspected the birds and said, ‘How is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Or is it absent without leave?’
(Holy Quran, Surah Al-Naml (The Ants), Surah # 27: Ayah # 20)
Companions of the Elephant:
Did He not bring all their schemes to nothing, unleashing upon them flock after flock of birds, bombarding them with stones of hard-baked clay, making them like stripped wheat stalks eaten bare?
(Holy Quran, Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant), Surah # 105: Ayah # 2-5)
Prisoner’s dream and Hazrat Yusuf (A.S.):
Two servants entered prison along with him (Yusuf). One said, ‘I dreamt that I was pressing grapes.’ The other said, ‘I dreamt I carried bread upon my head and birds were eating it. Tell us the true meaning of these dreams. We see that you’re one of the righteous.’
(Holy Quran, Surah Yusuf (The Prophet Joseph), Surah # 12: Ayah # 36)
Crow:
Hazrat Adam’s (A.S.) sons and the crow:
Then Allah sent a crow which scratched at the earth to show him how to conceal his brother’s corpse. He said, ‘Woe is me! Can I not even be like this crow and conceal my brother’s corpse?’ And he became one of those who suffer bitter remorse.
(Holy Quran, Surah Al-Ma’ida (The Table, The Table Spread), Surah # 5: Ayah # 31)
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4. Calf
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5. Camel
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6. Cow
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7. Dog
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8. Donkey
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9. Elephant
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10. Fish
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11. Frog
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12. Goat
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13. Horse
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14. Insect
Ants
Bee
Fly
Lice
Locust
Mosquito
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15. Lion
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16. Monkey
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17. Mule
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18. Pig
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19. Sheep
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20. Snake
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21. Wolf
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22. Unseen and unforgettable animal
