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The donkey

الحمار

The harshest of voices is the braying of donkeys; one laden with the Torah who carries it not is like a donkey carrying scrolls; horses, mules and donkeys are for riding. And the donkey of Uzair, whose owner saw its bones raised and clothed with flesh after God gave it death a hundred years.

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Bukhari 3303 — The rooster's crow: it saw an angel· Muwatta 1435· Qur'an 2:259· Qur'an 31:19· Qur'an 62:5· Qur'an 74:50
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The mule

People and things also explored

The horse· The mule· Muwatta 1435· Al-Buraq· The rooster· Angels in Islam (mala'ika)· Evil ones among humans and jinn· The rooster's crow: it saw an angel

Sources

  • Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
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The horse

Horses, mules and donkeys to ride and as adornment; fine-marked horses are among the goods of this world, and Solomon's standing steeds were shown to him one evening until they passed behind the veil.