Understanding Bird Behavior from the Perspective of the Quran and Biology

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor and Faculty Member at the University of Qurʾān and Hadith (Ahmad.Karimi@gmail.com).

2 PhD. Student in Qurʾān and Hadith Sciences, the University of Qurʾān and Hadith (Primary Author) (mbashizadeh@yahoo.com).

Abstract

Abstract
In the Qurʾānic verses on nature, there are many animals mentioned. Birds, mentioned by both special and generic names, are the most frequently named amongst the animals. Some common bird behaviors, such as their flight, social life, and relationship with humans, have been studied the science of behavioral biology. However, some birds mentioned in the Qurʾān have special abilities yet nothing similar has been mentioned to date about these behaviors in biological studies. Such birds, according to Qurʾānic exegeses, were unique creatures that had a sense beyond the usual conscience of birds and exhibited special behaviors. This descriptive-analytic study investigates the behavioral similarities and differences of birds from the perspective of the Qurʾān and biology and investigates the general view of the Qurʾān regarding animals, including birds. From the Qurʾānic perspective, animals and birds have a degree of belief in one God and consequently have faith in and praise for their Creator, though no physical or biological evidence for this has been provided so far and not all humans can understand it.

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The Quran and Science
Volume 13, Issue 24
January 0
Pages 95-122

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History

  • Receive Date: 24 April 2019
  • Revise Date: 06 June 2019
  • Accept Date: 26 June 2019

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