Page 260 - General Knowledge from the Qur'an

258 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FROM THE QUR'AN

BIRD
As a Messenger to the tribe of Israel, saying: 'I have brought you a Sign
from your Lord. I will create the shape of a bird out of clay for you and
then breathe into it and it will be a bird by Allah's permission. I will heal
the blind and the leper, and bring the dead to life, by Allah's permission.
I will tell you what you eat and what you store up in your homes. There
is a Sign for you in that if you are believers. (Surah Al 'Imran, 49)
Remember when Allah said, ''Isa, son of Maryam, remember My
blessing to you and to your mother when I reinforced you with the
Purest Spirit so that you could speak to people in the cradle and when
you were fully grown; and when I taught you the Book and Wisdom,
and the Torah and the Injil; and when you created a bird-shape out of
clay by My permission, and then breathed into it and it became a bird
by My permission; and healed the blind and the leper by My permis-
sion; and when you brought forth the dead by My permission; and
when I held back the tribe of Israel from you, when you brought them
the Clear Signs and those of them who disbelieved said, "This is noth-
ing but downright magic". (Surat al-Ma'ida, 110)
There is no creature crawling on the earth or flying creature, flying
on its wings, who are not communities just like yourselves – We have
not omitted anything from the Book – then they will be gathered to
their Lord. (Surat al-An'am, 38)
Do you not see that everyone in the heavens and earth glorifies
Allah, as do the birds with their outspread wings? Each one knows its
prayer and glorification. Allah knows what they do. (Surat an-Nur, 41)
We gave Dawud great favour from Us: 'O mountains and birds!
Echo with him in his praise!' And We made iron malleable for him.
(Surah Saba', 10)
And also the birds, flocking together, all of them turned to Him.
(Surah Sâd, 19)
And any bird-meat they desire. (Surat al-Waqi'a, 21)
Have they not looked at the birds above them, with wings outspread
and folded back? Nothing holds them up but the All-Merciful. He sees
all things. (Surat al-Mulk, 19)
Unleashing upon them flock after flock of birds, (Surat al-Fil, 3)