Animals which have been named in the Quran; the birds and insects of which are:

Approximately 35 animals have been named in the Quran; the birds and insects of which are:

Salwa (سلوی)=The quail (Baqarah:57),

Ba’uth (بعوض)=Mosquito (Baqarah:26),

Dhubab (ذباب)=Fly (Hajj:73),

Nahl (نحل)=Honeybee (Nahl:68),

Ankabut (عنکبوت)=Spider (Ankabut:41),

Jarad (جراد)=Grasshopper (A’raf:133),

HudHud (هدهد)=Hoopoe (Naml:20),

Ghurab (غراب)=Crow (Ma’idah:31),

Ababil (ابابیل)= probably ‘Swallow’ (Fil:3),

Naml (نمل)=Ant (Naml:18),

Farash (فراش)=Butterfly (Al-Qari’ah),

Qummal (قمّل)=Flea (A’raf:133).

Also, other animals have been mentioned in the Quran which are as follows:

Qirdah (قرده)=Monkey (Baqarah:65),

Bighal (بغال)=Mule (Nahl:16),

Ghanam/Na’jah/Dha’n/Ma’z (غنم/نعجه/ضأن/معز)=Sheep (An’am:143-146 and Sad:23-24),

Dhi’b (ذئب)=Wolf (Yusuf:15), Ba’ir (بعیر) and Jamal (جمل)=Camel (Yusuf:65; A’raf:40…),

Qaswarah (قسورة)=Lion (Muddathir:51),

Kheyl (خیل)/Jiyad (جیاد)(plural of جواد)/Safinat (صافنات)(plural of صافنة)=Horse (Nahl:8; Sad:51),

Baqar (بقر)=Cow (Baqarah:70),

Ijl (عجل)=Calf (Hud:69),

Hayyah (حیة)=Snake (Taha:20),

Thu’ban (ثعبان)=Python (A’raf:107),

Himar/Hamir (حمار/حمیر)=Donkey (Nahl:8; Baqarah:259),

Khinzir (خنزیر)=Pig (Baqarah:173),

Kalb (کلب)=Dog (A’raf:176),

Nun/Hut (نون/حوت)=Fish (Anbiya:87; Kahf:63),

Dhafadi’ sin. Dhifda’ (ضفادع)=Frog (A’raf:133),

Fil (فیل)=Elephant (Fil:1).

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