Quote from: zigazigha on May 06, 2021, 08:34:36 AM
The Quran says it was a "fish". But the only sea creature that could possibly do something like that is a whale, which is not a fish. So is this a mistake in the Quran or is the word "hut" in Arabic referring to a sea creature in general, rather than a fish as we understand today?
Peace....
It is definitely a fish which swallowed Prophet Younus. .. Science may clarify it mamal.. No harm.. But what if that in the eyes of God is Fish... Arabic word is loud and clear to claim it was fish...
16:79 "Do they not see the BIRDS controlled in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them up except Allah. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe."
Doesn't God talk about Birds here in the above verse.. So you want us to take away from this Big bats which is controlled in the atmosphere but they are mammals as well and definitely different to egg laying Birds.. As you all know there are lots of birds which hardly fly.. Aren't they in general birds but we expect a bird to fly.. If mammal is criteria to classify none bird then why not classify those who cannot fly as non bird.. But still bird.. Do you then say in the above verse bats can never be meant by God?
Okay butterfly also fly. But do we ever claim it as a bird? If bat is not a bird what is it away from scientific classification? A bird but bat....that is my take.. Or is it mammal..who calling by nature any creature a mammal? We human are classified mammals but do we call us mammals to explain human. But we call only as human not mammal.. So did God called Fish not mammal...
God knows best what He created.. IF God called it fish then it can only be a fish.. Not a snake on the sea creature or crocodile but a fish... If you don't find any other creature other than whale that can swallow a human body in the sea then Upto you to consider what it could have been... If you find only Whale then in the language of God it is a fish.. Just neglect scientific classification...
