Medicoethnozoological Studies of Quranic Mammals from Religious and Scientific Perspectives

摘要

This work presents an inventory of Quranic Mammals and their importance in the light of religion andscience. In view of the importance of this study comprehensive and detailed data was systematically collectedfrom Holy Quran, other Islamic and available scientific literature. Present findings confined to 13 animalsbelonging to class mammalia of animal k ingdom. The mammals enlisted in the holy Quran are: camel(Camelus dromedarius L. 1758), cow (Bos Taurus L. 1758), dog (Canis familiaris L. 1758), donkey(Equus africanus L. 1758), elephant (Elephus maximus L. 1758), goat (Capra hircus L. 1758), horse(Equus caballus L. 1758), lion (Panthera leo L. 1758), monkey (Macaca sylvanus L. 1758), mule (Equus mule),pig (Sus scrofa L. 1758), sheep (Ovis aries L. 1758) and wolf (Canis lupus L. 1758). Results were systematicallyarranged by alphabetic order of zoological names followed by Quranic name, English name, Arabic name, family,medicinal uses, references cited from Holy Quran and Islamic ruling. It is recommended that animal-basedindustries should be developed in the light of Islamic teaching and research. The adulterations of unlawfulanimals particularly pig sources in food products are prohibited in Islam. Muslim researchers should have anurge to explore the detection techniques in food adulteration in order to protect muslim consumers in choosingfood products for their consumption.