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The Bee in the Qur'an
The Bee is mentioned in Surah an Nahl (The Bee) in which Allah informs us how He inspired the bees to build their hives and how He has guided them to drink the nectar from the fruits and flowers. The Hoopoe in the Qur'an The Hoopoe is mentioned in Surah an Naml (The Ants) in the story of Prophet Sulayman, alayhi salaam. Prophet Sulayman, alayhi salaam, was blessed by Allah with the ability to understand the language of the animals. He also blessed with him an army of men, jinn and animals. The spider's in the Qur'an The likeness of those who take (false deities as) Auliya' (protectors, helpers) other than Allah is the likeness of a spider who builds (for itself) a house; but verily, the frailest (weakest) of houses is the spider's house - if they but knew. [Surah al Ankaboot 29:41] The Frog in the Qur'an The Frog is mentioned in Surah al A'raaf (The Heights) in the story of Prophet Moosa, alayhi salaam. Allah sent Prophet Moosa to Fir'awn in Egypt to call Fir'awn (Pharaoh) and his people to abandon their idols and to worship Allah alone. The Crow in the Qur'an The Crow is mentioned in Surah al-Ma'idah (The Table) in the story of the Two Sons of Adam, alayhi salam. Prophet Adam had two sons named Habeel and Qabeel. One day, Qabeel had a disagreement with Habeel. In order to settle the disagreement, Adam ordered them both to offer a sacrifice to Allah.
