Holy Quran and Zoology

Quran has revealed absolute facts about the subject of zoology in its true perspective some 1400
years ago. This can be a fruit of thought for us. Surrah An-Nahl - THE BEE - No. 16- Verse: 5 - 8
And Allah Almighty has created cattle to provide you with warm garments and for others beneficial
purposes and some of them, you also eat. verse 5

Apart from the utilisation aspect, there is also the aesthetic aspect. What a beautiful perspective they
present when you take them out in the morning to pasture and fetch them home in the evening after they
have grazed! Could this be the result of a scheme devised for destructive purposes? verse 6

These very cattle carry your heavy loads to distant towns which you cannot reach otherwise except with
much discomfort. This shows how considerate and Raheem your Rabb is. He has also provided you with
horses, mules and asses, for you to ride and for adornment, and Allah Almighty has created many other
things of which you have no knowledge as yet. verse 7 - 8

Surrah An-Najm - THE STAR - No.53- Verse: 45-46 & 47 (The life and death of nations is subject to
these Divine Laws in a manner similar to an individual’s birth, growth and death.) According to the same
law, the birth of a human being takes place when the reproductive materials intermix following which the
males and females are born. verse 45 -46

Up to this level of creation human beings and animals are alike. However later, He raises a human being in
a totally different way. (He instills in him a ray of divine energy that enables him to exercise choice and
discretion.) verse 47

Surrah Al-An'âm - THE CATTLE - No.6- Verse:38 The law that all creatures should compulsorily
follow the path determined for them operates in the outer universe. Allah’s law of Creation applies to all
living beings who live on earth, including human beings, as well as birds flying in the atmosphere. The
difference between human beings and other creatures is that while the latter are compelled to follow
Allah’s law instinctively, the former choose their path themselves exercising freedom of choice. A natural
corollary of their freedom is that they are held accountable for their actions. Nothing has been missed in
Our Scheme. verse 38

Surrah An-Nahl -THE BEE - No. 16- Verse:68 - 69 And just look at the bee which instinctively makes its
dwelling in the mountains and in the trees and in what human beings build. Then it collects pollen from
various fruits and flowers and pursues assiduously the ways prescribed for it by Allah. From its belly
comes a fluid of diverse hues (i.e. honey) which has health-giving properties. In this system followed by
the bee their is message for those who think. verse 68-69

Surrah Al-'Ankabût -THE SPIDER - No. 29- Verse:41 (They possessed plenty of wealth and equipment,
but instead of helping and protecting them, such power and strength was used to suppress the weak.) The
condition of those who seek protection under man-made laws, instead of those ordained by Allah, is like
the parable of a spider which makes a web for itself and then traps those weaker than itself in it. However,
when someone stronger comes across, its house is the frailest.Alas! We wish they knew that the power of
any person (nation) who accepts the supremacy of anything other than Allah Almighty and spends his life
according to self-made ideologies in lieu of Divine Laws, is no stronger than that of a cobweb. verse 68

Surrah An-Nahl -THE BEE- No. 16- Verse: 66 Even cattle can offer you food for reflection from what is
within their bellies, between excretions and blood, We give you to drink pure milk - a pleasant beverage for
those who drink it (23/28). verse 66