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Livestock

الأنعام

Camels, cattle, sheep and goats: in them warmth, uses and drink, and from their wool and hair furnishings and goods for a time — eight mates He created for you; the surah of the Cattle is named for them.

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Global / Diaspora

Animals and mercy

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Mentioned in
Muwatta 2775· Qur'an 16:5· Qur'an 16:6· Qur'an 16:7· Qur'an 16:8· Qur'an 23:21· Qur'an 36:71· Qur'an 36:72· Qur'an 36:73· Qur'an 39:6· Qur'an 40:79· Qur'an 40:80· Qur'an 6:142
Related to
Anam (livestock: camels, cattle and sheep, and their rulings)· Hayawan (animal: food, slaughter, zakat and care)· Slaughter (dhaba'ih): the lawful killing of animals for food in fiqh

People and things also explored

The camel· The lizard· What Did Muslims Bring to the World (television programme)· Anam (livestock: camels, cattle and sheep, and their rulings)· Muwatta, Book of Miscellaneous (al-jami')· Abdullah ibn Abbas· Abu Umama ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf· Khalid ibn al-Walid

Sources

  • Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
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islam.museum contributors. “Livestock”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/livestock/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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The camel

'Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?' For the desert Arabs the camel was livelihood and mercy: a mount, a gift, a bride-price; in it, as in all creatures, is a lesson for those who ponder the heavens and the earth.