Question:
We live here in the west and we have some non-Muslim friends who discuss Islam with us. They are very interested in science and theories about the universe, and they have a question: Is there any mention of the dinosaurs in Islam? Is this proven in the saheeh Sunnah? How should we answer them, whether the answer is yes or no?

Answer:

Praise be to Allah.
In al-Mawsoo‘ah al-‘Arabiyyah al-‘Aalamiyyah it says: The dinosaurs of the Jurassic period (138-205 million years ago) include the tallest known dinosaur, namely the diplodocus, which reached a height of 27 m, as well as other dinosaurs such as the plated or armoured stegosaurus, the allosaurus, and the camptosaurus.
The dinosaurs were reptiles that lived millions of years ago. The word dinosaur is derived from two Greek words meaning “terrible lizard”. However the dinosaurs were not really lizards, although the size of some of them was terrifying; the largest dinosaur was the biggest animal that ever lived on dry land, with a weight that was many times that of a fully grown elephant. There are a very few types of whales that grow to a size bigger than these dinosaurs.
The first dinosaurs appeared on earth 220 million years ago. These creatures dominated dry land for approximately 150 million years and lived on most continents on earth and in various environments, such as swamps and flat plains. They became extinct suddenly 63 million years ago. End quote.

There is nothing in the texts of the Qur’aan or Sunnah to confirm or deny the existence of these creatures. In the Holy Qur’aan there are some verses which some scholars have understood to mean that there were creatures that existed on earth before Adam (peace be upon him), such as the verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: ‘Verily, I am going to place (mankind) generations after generations on earth.’ They said: ‘Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, - while we glorify You with praises and thanks (Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners) and sanctify You.’ He (Allah) said: ‘I know that which you do not know’”
[al-Baqarah 2:30] .
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The words of the angels “Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood? ” make it very likely that they were successors to some creatures who came before them and that there were creatures on earth before that who shed blood and spread mischief. So the angels asked their Lord, may He be glorified and exalted: “Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood ” as was done by those who came before them?
End quote from Tafseer al-Qur’aan al-Kareem , 1/30

The dinosaurs may have been among those creatures.
It is not strange that there were creatures of this great size. It is proven in the saheeh Sunnah that Adam (peace be upon him)was sixty cubits tall, as was narrated by al-Bukhaari (3326) and Muslim (2841) from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Allah created Adam sixty cubits tall, then He said: Go and greet those angels and listen to how they greet you, for that will be your greeting and the greeting of your descendants. So he went and said, As-salaamu ‘alaykum (peace be upon you) and they said: Al-salaam ‘alayka wa rahmat Allaah (peace be upon you and the mercy of Allaah. So they added (the words) wa rahmat Allah. Everyone who enters Paradise will be in the form of Adam. Mankind continued to diminish in size until now.”
It also says in the Sunnah that when the earth’s blessing is restored to it at the end of time, one pomegranate at that time will be sufficient for a group of people, and they will seek shade beneath its skin, as was narrated by Muslim (2937) from an-Nawwaas ibn Sam‘aan (may Allah be pleased with him): the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said, when speaking of the descent of ‘Eesa (peace be upon him) and Allah’s destruction of Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj: “Then Allaah will send rain which will not be kept out by any house of clay or hair; it will wash the earth and leave it like a mirror. Then it will be said to the earth: Bring forth your fruits and restore your blessing. On that day a group of people will eat from a pomegranate and shelter beneath its skin. Milk will be blessed until a milch-camel will be sufficient for a crowd of people, and a milch-cow will be sufficient for a tribe of people, and a milch-sheep will be sufficient for a family of people.”

To sum up: Islam does not deny that these creatures existed or that they were of this great size, but the fact remains that when they speak of their lifespans and the details of their forms and lives, this is the field of science and speculation combined. The Muslim should not be preoccupied with that and he should not waste time discussing it or believe that it is a matter that has any impact on his religious commitment or belief, because he knows that the Qur’aan and Sunnah were revealed to guide people and show them the right way; their focus is not history, geography, earth science or biology, although they indicate many facts that have to do with these fields. There are some kinds of animals that are not mentioned in Qur’aan and Sunnah at all, even though they existed at the time the Qur’aan was revealed.

And Allah knows best.


http://www.learnislamofficial.info/2017/10/did-dinosaurs-really-exist.html?m=1

Your heading isn't correct.
Do dinosaurs or does dinosaur

Do -- plural
Does-- singular

Ah cannot read this long poo..... They exist or not?

Kylekent59:
Your heading isn't correct.
Do dinosaurs or does dinosaurs

Do -- plural
Does-- singular

Ain't nothing wrong with that heading bruv?
Did u do grammar in secondary school?
It means did they use to exist

Allah Almighty did mention dinosaurs in the Noble Quran. While the word "dinosaurs" is a modern word that refers to the gigantic animals that existed perhaps millions of years ago, Allah Almighty referred to all created "beasts" as "dabbah". A "dabbah" in the Noble Quran consists of all animals, including the dinosaurs.

"Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which God Sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds, and the clouds which they Trail like their slaves between the sky and the earth;- (Here) indeed are Signs for a people that are wise. (The Noble Quran, 2:164)"

"He created the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; He set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and He scattered through it beasts of all kinds. We send down rain from the sky, and produce on the earth every kind of noble creature, in pairs. (The Noble Quran, 31:10)"

Notice in Noble Verse 31:10, Allah Almighty said that He created the mountains to prevent the earth from shaking (which had been scientifically proven to be true. and then after that He, the Almighty, created beasts and scattered them throughout the land. These first beasts that were created before mankind may be what we call today "dinosaurs"

Partly is explained in Surat-Fil

sunshineV:
Ah cannot read this long poo..... They exist or not?

poos don't read poo....gerrarahia!

Allahuakbar...thank God they went into extinction o....if not...

hmmmm

Raheemzee:
poos don't read poo....gerrarahia!

Why so pained na?

No, no, no!
There are passages in the Quran that strongly suggest that. Passages that mention categorically races or beings that existed before us, that were mightier than us in size and strength, that hewed their dwellings out of rocks etc, that were wiped out. I'll get the verses.

You are asking if dinosaurs existed and you hope to get your answers through a book written by cave men...

What happened to scientific approaches to determine your answers...If You need answers, go to archeologists not Islamic teachers

adeblow:

Ain't nothing wrong with that heading bruv?
Did u do grammar in secondary school?
It means did they use to exist

But you have just changed it. You are very funny. Form does to did. Lols

Jaxakallah bikhaer brother jumuat Mubarak to all Muslims

sunshineV:


Why so pained na?

pained kwa? U are d one being pained here,renouncing ur faith just to write poo on an Islamic thread...who does dat? only pained poos do dat

realmindz:
You are asking if dinosaurs existed and you hope to get your answers through a book written by cave men...

What happened to scientific approaches to determine your answers...If You need answers, go to archeologists not Islamic teachers

Firstly, denying your faith (or whatever your ideological leaning is) to post on an Islamic thread signifies low self esteem.

Secondly, I hope you know that the "paleontological/ archaeological industry" is rife with con artists who can conjure just about anything to make money. The "dinosaurian" myth has been debunked times and over by your "enlightened" people.


Creatures existed, yes, but I'll never believe the atheistic version being purported today.

Go and read before posting.

Whoever believes that the "dinosaurs" as described by "Paleontologists" existed, then, you can as well believe that man landed on the moon.

Allahu Alam.

Trottle:


Firstly, yI hopeou denying your faith (or whatever your ideological leaning is) to post on an Islamic thread signifies low self esteem.

Secondly, I hope you know that the "paleontological/ archaeological industry" is rife with con artists who can conjure just about anything to make money. The "dinosaurian" myth has been debunked times and over by your "enlightened" people.


Creatures existed, yes, but I'll never believe the atheistic version being purported today.

Go and read before posting.

me swearing to your god or Allah is meaningless.


So would you rather seek answers from your holy books than scientific approaches.
?

No wonder knowledge from your holy book is responsible for the scientific breakthroughs we all enjoy today. I guess it's time to burn our libraries, science labs, hospitals, satellites, research institutions and replace them with mosques.

We no longer need to read history books, science books...lets all read Korans so we can have better doctors, researchers and engineers.

A wise option isn't it?

Well anything is possible, what if Adam was a dinosaur? And Dinosaurs are not what we know them to be today. Just thinking out loud.

What kind of question is this?
Questions about nature are best answered by scientists
not a copy-edit-paste 7th-century book.

Trottle:


Firstly, denying your faith (or whatever your ideological leaning is) to post on an Islamic thread signifies low self esteem.

Secondly, I hope you know that the "paleontological/ archaeological industry" is rife with con artists who can conjure just about anything to make money. The "dinosaurian" myth has been debunked times and over by your "enlightened" people.


Creatures existed, yes, but I'll never believe the atheistic version being purported today.

Go and read before posting.

Do you live in a cave?
Science deal with evidence, if you want to learn
ridiculous myths, check your Quran.

realmindz:


me swearing to your god or Allah is meaningless.


So would you rather seek answers in your holy books than scientific approaches.
?

No wonder knowledge from your holy book is responsible for the scientific breakthroughs we all enjoy today. I guess it's time to burn our libraries, science labs, hospitals, satellites, research institutions and replace them with mosques.

We no longer need to read history books, science books...lets all read Korans so we can have better doctors, researchers and engineers.

A wise option isn't it?

From your comment, I can deduce that you've not really acquainted yourself with the etymology of modern sciences, and other vital concepts. I know where this discussion is heading so it's not use trading words with you. Go in peace.

Trottle:
Whoever believes that the "dinosaurs" as described by "Paleontologists" existed, then, you can as well believe that man landed on the moon.

Allahu Alam.

ok let's discuss myth, you as a 21st century man would rather believe that a man rode a donkey to space but find it unbelievable that men through years of researches landed on the moon using rockets...

This is perhaps the most laughable thing ive heard

ivolt:



Do you live in a cave?
Science deal with evidence, if you want to learn
ridiculous myths, check your Quran.

I know the kind of epistemology you deal with. If it's not seen, it does not exist abi? (Only few people will catch my drift) Poor you

realmindz:


ok let's discuss myth, you as a 21st century man would rather believe rhag a man rose don

I don't really understand what your last 4 words means.

If by" 21st century man", you mean I should discard all what dignifies a human, and make a human a "human being" (few will catch this), then I strongly do not appreciate the tag "21st century man"

Trottle:


I don't really understand what your last 4 words means.

If by" 21st century man", you mean I should discard all what dignifies a human, and make a human a "human being" (few will catch this), then I strongly do not appreciate the tag "21st century man"

I've not finished typing when you quoted, pls check again and make me laugh. You are an entertainment

realmindz:


ok let's discuss myth, you as a 21st century man would rather believe that a man rode a donkey to space but find it unbelievable that men through years of researches landed on the moon using rockets...

This is perhaps the most laughable thing ive heard

Myth... Or are you talking about the "unseen". If it's the latter, I staunchly believe in that.

With all the " years of research" that visit has not been replicated again with all the advancement of technology. Isn't that laughable?

Do you know how many times the ISS breaks down?

Have you heard about the Van Allen belt?

Create another thread for this and let the focus be on the main topic.

realmindz:

I've not finished typing when you quoted, pls check again and make me laugh. You are an entertainment

Like I said, I know where your discussion is heading to. Make you laugh

Okay bye.

Trottle:


Myth... Or are you talking about the "unseen". If it's that I staunchly believe in that.

With all the " years of research" that visit has not been replicated again with all the advancement of technology. Isn't that laughable?

Do you know how many times the ISS breaks down?

Have you heard about the Van Allen belt?

Create another thread for this and let the focus be on the main topic.

wait let me get this, Mohammed rode a donkey to heaven??

good. In summary dinosaurs exist. What about the planets in space,any traces in quran?

realmindz:
You are asking if dinosaurs existed and you hope to get your answers through a book written by cave men...

What happened to scientific approaches to determine your answers...If You need answers, go to archeologists not Islamic teachers

firstly, lemme try by enlightening u dat islam covers every aspect of life ...jst name it nd it surely covers it......

secondly, from d write up it is nt denied dat dinosaur existed so proofing it religiously shdn't b ur headache but rather show u d beauty of d religion

and lastly, y do u guys always storm Islamic threads to cause chaos which rearly happen on Christianity related topics.......if u guys can't learn nd reason on ur own can't u find something better to do'??