The Raven in Bible and Quran

One of the expanded dogmas of mankind is that- However, You the smart reader can easily
the Quran is quoted or borrowed from the Bible.realize that this prophecy about Edom never
This creed is established upon studies of manyhappened.
prejudiced intellectual scholars- Could you see or hear about the smoke that will
In this series of articles (1-17), it is obvious thatrise forever From generation to generation?
the Quran is quite different from the Bible. It is- Also, many thousands of people pass through it
also very clear that the Noble Quran precededeveryday!
the sciences in many aspects while the BibleThe Raven in the Quran:
contradicts with the sciences.Surah 5:27-31
In the present topic of Raven, one may ask this:[27] Recite to them the truth of the story of the
Is the Quran quoted from the Bible? The Bibletwo sons of Adam. Behold! they each presented
which says that the Raven should be detested,a sacrifice (to Allah): it was accepted from one,
the Ravens feed man, and the Raven will peckbut not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I
out the eye that mocks a father.will slay thee." "Surely," said the former, "Allah
Or the Quran which says that the Raven is thedoth accept of the sacrifice of those who are
genuine professor of the man in the field of HOWrighteous.
TO BURRY THE DEAD![28] "If thou dost stretch thy hand against me, to
Before dealing with the topic of the Raven inslay me, it is not for me to stretch my hand
Quran versus Bible versus sciences, it is essentialagainst thee to slay thee: for I do fear Allah, the
to remember that the total words of the BibleCherisher of the Worlds.
are 788,280 while total words of the Quran are[29] "For me, I intend to let thee draw on thyself
77,473. In addition, Raven is mentioned 12 times inmy sin as well as thine, for thou wilt be among
the Bible and once in the Quran. It follows that,the Companions of the Fire, and that is the
the Bible has the potential of more than 10 timesreward of those who do wrong."
the Quran to talk about the Raven word-wise and[30] The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the
or has the prospective of 12 times the Quran tomurder of his brother: he murdered him, and
talk about the Raven topic-wise.became (himself) one of the lost ones.
The Raven in the Bible:[31] Then Allah sent a raven, who scratched the
Noah sent out a Ravenground, to show him how to hide the shame of
Genesis 8:7and sent out a raven, and it kept flyinghis brother. "Woe is me!" said he; "Was I not even
back and forth until the water had dried up fromable to be as this raven, and to hide the shame
the earth.of my brother?" Then he became full of regrets.
We have to detest the Raven and those:Theses verses give the story of the First Burial
Leviticus 11:13-19on the Earth.
13 " 'These are the birds you are to detest andThe reason for the first murder on Earth was
not eat because they are detestable: the eagle,related to the inter-marriage of the male of one
the vulture, the black vulture,pregnancy with the female of another that had
14 the red kite, any kind of black kite,been in practice among Adam's children. Abel
15 any kind of raven,wished to marry Cain's sister, but Cain wanted
16 the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, anyher for himself because she was very beautiful.
kind of hawk,Adam commanded him to give her in marriage to
17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,his brother but he refused. So Adam prearranged
18 the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,both of them to offer a sacrifice, Abel offered a
19 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe andbig lamb, while Cain offered a bundle of worst
the bat.grain. Fire descended and devoured Abel's
Deuteronomy 14:14any kind of raven,sacrifice, leaving that of Cain so he became mad
The same as in Leviticus 11 (We have to detestand said: "I will surely kill you so that you will not
the Raven and those).marry my sister." Abel replied, "Allah accepts
Sometimes, the Raven could feed the man:from those who fear Him."
1 Kings 17:1Adam was watching their offering and was sure
[ Elijah Fed by Ravens ] Now Elijah the Tishbite,that Abel's sacrifice would be accepted. Cain
from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As thecomplained to Adam that the acceptance was
LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve,due to his prayer for Abel and that he had not
there will be neither dew nor rain in the next fewdone the same for him, so he assured his father
years except at my word."to settle the matter between himself and his
1 Kings 17:4brother. One night, Abel was late returning from
You will drink from the brook, and I have orderedtending his flock. Adam sent Cain to see what
the ravens to feed you there."happened to him. When he found him, he looked
1 Kings 17:6angrily at him saying: "yours was accepted, and
The ravens brought him bread and meat in themine was not." Abel replied, "Allah only accepts
morning and bread and meat in the evening, andfrom the Allah -fearing." Cain became annoyed on
he drank from the brook.hearing this and hit him with a rock and killed Abel.
Also, God provides food for the Raven:Meanwhile Cain did not know what to do with his
Job 38:41brother's corpse. He carried it on his back
Who provides food for the raven when its youngwandering from place to place trying to hide it. His
cry out to God and wander about for lack ofanger had now subsided and his conscience was
food?saddled with guilt. He was tiring under the burden
Psalm 147:9of the corpse which had started to have a
He provides food for the cattle and for the youngstench. As a mercy, and to show that dignity
ravens when they call.could be retained even in death, Allah sent two
The Raven will peck out the eyes of those:ravens that began fighting, causing the death of
Proverbs 30:17one. The victorious bird used its beak and claws
"The eye that mocks a father, that scornsto dig a hole in the ground, rolled its victim into it
obedience to a mother, will be pecked out by theand covered it with sand.
ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.When Cain saw that, he was overcome with
However, we have never heard about that!shame and repentance. "Woe unto me!" he
The Beloved and the Raven:exclaimed. "I was unable to do what this raven
Song of Solomon 5:11has done, that is to hide my brother's corpse."
His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and blackCain then buried his brother.
as a raven.This was the history of the first burial of man.
A beautiful meaning from the God Love:This historical implication for the first murder and
Luke 12:24the first burial of man is not found in the Bible.
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap,According to this story, man knew how to burry
they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feedsthe dead from the Raven which is the genuine
them. And how much more valuable you are thanprofessor of the man in the field of HOW TO
birds!BURRY!
Finally, I wonder why the God Love has said theOn the other hand, the first two burial mentioned
following:in the Bible were for Sarah and Abraham
Isaiah 34:9-11 (New International Version)Genesis 23:19
9 Edom's streams will be turned into pitch, herAfterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the
dust into burning sulfur; her land will becomecave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which
blazing pitch!is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
10 It will not be quenched night and day; itsGenesis 25:9
smoke will rise forever. From generation toHis sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave
generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever passof Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron
through it again.son of Zohar the Hittite.
11 The desert owl and screech owl will possess it;Before Sarah and Abraham, many thousands had
the great owl and the raven will nest there. Godbeen died but the Bible does not tell us how they
will stretch out over Edom the measuring line ofhad been buried and who taught man how to
chaos and the plumb line of desolation.bury his dead.
- Pitch, burning sulfur, blazing pitch, desolateThen the prejudiced intellectual scholars claim that
- Will not be quenched night and daythe Quran is quoted, misquoted or borrowed
- Its smoke will rise forever from generation tofrom the Bible. I will let the smart reader to
generationanswer back such a claim.
- No one will ever pass through it again.