ABOUT ANIMALS MENTIONED IN THE QURAN

Abstract

The purpose of this article consists of studying the animals mentioned in the Quran, their use in the verses, methods of using images of animals in the narration and parables of a story to make them impressive, and their peculiarities. The article analyzes the causes and purposes of the verses of the Quran, which state that human activity is directly related to the animal world. Moreover, it studies the Arabic words and synonyms used to express the names of the animals in the verses. Arabic sources state that there are all living beings, all of which are called animals. Indeed, the word animal is the Arabic word that means life. Everything, if there is life in it, is in the state of motion, life is action, and it is life. It is also illustrated in the Quran that animals are as Ummah as humans, and more than 140 verses use them. Thus, the current article also explores these aspects of the issue. For example, in the Quran, animals performed various functions. For instance, the Hudhud bird was in the service of Solomon (p.b.u.h.) and, thus, it had the leading role. In Sura an-Naml, this bird came as a servant of the Prophet Solomon (p.b.u.h.). The article also studies the cases associated with animals in the Prophets’ miracles. Moreover, the article analyzes the verses in the Quran which provide information about some forbidden animals (for Muslims). It is necessary to study whether to eat the meat of animals or not according to Fiqh rules. The current article analyzes how Uzbek language commentators translated Arabic words of animals into the Uzbek language. For instance, various synonyms are used in Arabic to express the age, sex, and other similar aspects of a camel. In addition, in the Quran, there are such words as well. To depict the word camel the words such as ibil, bair, naqa, bahira, soiba were used in the Quran. In the conclusion part, the article reveals the importance of studying the animals mentioned in the Quran and their images.