Animals Mentioned in the Quran

The Holy Quran remains a continual source of inspiration, knowledge, and faith for all of humanity, and as Muslims, we have a duty to ensure we are constantly striving to learn and better ourselves from the Quran.

Throughout the Quran, Allah reminds us all about the role of animals on earth, their own duty towards Allah, and how we (as humans) should be aware of treating animals with kindness and respect as creations of Allah. There are more than 200 verses in the Quran that mention animals, and six chapters are also dedicated to an animal: Surah Al Baqarah (The Cow), Surah Al Anaam (The Cattle), Surah Al Nahl (The Bees), Surah Al Naml (The Ants), Surah Al Ankabut (The Spider), and Surah Al Fil (The Elephant).

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Below we have listed some of the animals mentioned in the Holy Quran, while acknowledging that Allah Knows Best as to why and how we acknowledge our shared existence with animals here on earth: