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260 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FROM THE QUR'AN

ELEPHANT
Do you not see what your Lord did with the Companions of the Ele-
phant? (Surat al-Fil, 1)

GNAT
Allah is not ashamed to make an example of a gnat or of an even
smaller thing. As for those who believe, they know it is the truth from
their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, they say, 'What does Allah
mean by this example?' He misguides many by it and guides many by
it. But He only misguides the deviators. (Surat al-Baqara, 26)

BEE
Your Lord revealed to the bees: 'Build dwellings in the mountains
and the trees, and also in the structures which men erect. Then eat
from every kind of fruit and travel the paths of your Lord, which have
been made easy for you to follow.' From inside them comes a drink of
varying colours, containing healing for mankind. There is certainly a
Sign in that for people who reflect. (Surat an-Nahl, 68-69)

LOCUST
They will emerge from their graves with downcast eyes, like swarm-
ing locusts. (Surat al-Qamar, 7)
So We sent down on them floods, locusts, lice, frogs and blood,
Signs, clear and distinct, but they proved arrogant and were an evildo-
ing people. (Surat al-A'raf, 133)

SPIDER
The metaphor of those who take protectors besides Allah is that of a
spider which builds itself a house; but no house is flimsier than a spi-
der's house, if they only knew. (Surat al-'Ankabut, 41)

WORM
Then when We decreed that he (Sulayman) should die, nothing di-
vulged his death to them except the worm which ate his staff; so that
when he fell down it was made clear to the jinn that if they had truly