ANIMALS MENTIONED IN QURAN

From inside them comes a drink of varying colours, containing healing for mankind. There is certainly a Sign in that for people who reflect. (Suratan-Nahl, 68-69)

BEE - NAHLAH

Have they not looked at the camel – how it was created?(Surat al-Ghashiyya, 17)

CAMEL - JAMAL

The cow of Banu Israel that Musa (Moses) ordered to be slaughtered in order to disclose the identity of a mysterious murderer.

COW -

He has only forbidden you carrion, blood and pork and what has been consecrated to other than Allah.

So We sent down on them floods, locusts, lice, frogs and blood, Signs, clear and distinct, but they proved arrogant and were an evildoing people. (Surat al-A'raf, 133)

Musa’s staff that was turned into a snake

The whale that swallowed Yunus (Jonah) for a while and then threw him out to the land because he was among those who praise Allah.

The crow that Allah sent to Adam’s son in order to show him how to hide the dead body of his brother.

Uzayr’s donkey whom Allah put to death for a hundred years and then gave it life once again, right in front of his owner’s eyes.

Abrahah’s elephant that was ordered to destroy the Ka’bah but was frozen in its place because of his fear of Allah and so he could not proceed.

ELEPHANT - FIL

The dog of the people of the cave that slept with them for three hundred and nine years.

Sulayman’s ant that had called the ants to escape to their dwellings, lest Sulayman and his hosts crush them, while they perceive not.

Termites :

The hoopoe of Sulayman (Solomon) that informed him about the Queen of Sheba.

Mankind! An example has been made, so listen to it carefully. Those whom you call upon besides Allah are not even able to create a single fly, even if they were to join together to do it. And if a fly steals something from them, they cannot get it back. How feeble are both the seeker and the sought! (Surat al-Hajj, 73)

And horses, mules and donkeys both to ride and for adornment. And He creates other things you do not know. (Surat an-Nahl, 8)

And horses, mules and donkeys both to ride and foradornment. And He creates other things you do notknow. (Surat an-Nahl, 8)

Like panicked donkeys fleeing from a lion? (Surat al-Muddaththir, 50-51)

And We shaded you with clouds and sent down manna and quails to you: 'Eat of the good things We have provided for you.' They did not wrong Us; rather it was themselves they were wronging. (Surat al-Baqara, 57)

The metaphor of those who take protectors besides Allah is that of a spider which builds itself a house; but no house is flimsier than a spider's house, if they only knew. (Surat al-'Ankabut, 41)

YUNUS (AS)’S STORY

Yunus ( as) left the town in anger.

The ship sailed in calm waters for some time.

A horrible storm blew.

A large whale surfaced to the sea.

And swallowed Yunus (as)

Dua of Yunus (as)

La ila ha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntuminazzalimeen

(Ch. Al-Anbiya (21): vs. 87)

"None has the right to be worshipped save You;glory be to You, far removed are You

from any imperfection; I have been amongst the wrong-doers,"

Allah ordered the whale to eject Yunus (as)on an island.