Question:
786 Aslarmu akay kum
Is there any mention of dinosours in the Holy Qur’an?
Answer:
Salam `alaykum,
The Qur’an names 33 animals or classes of animals, but not dinosaurs.
These are:
1. the ant
2. the ass
3. bees
4. birds
5. the camel
6. the cow
7. the dog
8. elephants
9. fish
10. the fly
11. frogs
12. game
13. the gnat
14-15. goats and sheep
16. the hoopoe
17. horses
18. domesticated hunting animals (e.g. dogs or falcons)
19. the land predator
20. lice
21. the lion
22. livestock
23. locusts
24. monkeys
25. moths
26. mules
27. the pig
28. quails
29. the raven
30. the spider
31. the snake
32. termites
33. the wolf
Hajj Gibril Haddad
