From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Beast of the Earth (دابة الارض) is mentioned in Quran. The nature of the beast is further explained in the hadith of the prophet Muhammad. This concept is part of the following classification in the ontology: Concept (root) Living Creation Sentient Creation Beast of the Earth (دابة الارض)

Quranic Concept Beast of the Earth دابة الارض Translation Beast of the Earth Transliteration dābbat l-ard Category Sentient Creation

Beast of the Earth is referred to in verse (27:82) of chapter (27) sūrat l-naml (The Ants):

Sahih International: And when the word befalls them, We will bring forth for them a creature from the earth speaking to them, [saying] that the people were, of Our verses, not certain [in faith].

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Concept map for Beast of the Earth. Related concepts are highlighted in blue.

Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept beast-of-the-earth:

(instance beast-of-the-earth sentient-creation)

See Also

• Verse List - Show other verses related to this concept in the Quran (1 occurance)
• Dabbat al-ard - Wikipedia article
• Quran Index - Index of Quranic concepts

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