djlaqua91:
I've always pondered on this topic. Dinosaurs in religion. Many dinosaur bones have been discovered worldwide and thanks to Radio carbon-13 dating, scientist have found them to be thousands of years old. Some far pre-dating any known calendar. So my questions are how do dinosaurs fit in with any religion given the fact they aren't mentioned in any holy books? During the time of Noah, no dinosaur was documented to have been on the Ark so let's assume they had died off then. How can the bones of dinosaurs be older than Man? How old were Adam and Eve and did they live in the era of dinosaurs since they were the first men? They're so many other questions to reason.
Please I need enlightened facts and opinions not insults, or comments that don't address the topic. Danke.


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Seun:
I can't wait to see how they will respond. "God planted the fossils to keep rational people out of heaven" maybe?

Nicolars:


Job 40:15-19
15. “Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.

16. What strength it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!

17. Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.

18. Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs like rods of iron.

19. It ranks first among the works of God,
yet its Maker can approach it with his
sword

Joshuabase:


.. Not all dinosaurs were herbivores. In fact a good number of them were carnivorous like the tyrannosaurus Rex, albertosaurus, raptors, velcroraptors (flying dinosaur), pterodactyl (another flying dinosaur)

AnonyNymous:
Well according to the bible, the earth is a little over 6000 - 10,000 years old which means crude oil doesn't exist. But it does exist. In fact, its the reason for 90% of the problems in Nigeria

Joshuabase:


Simple answer, they don't.

Dinosaurs predate man and religion by millions of years.

Adam wasn't the first man, 'Lucy'(An australopithecus afarensis, you can Google .

AnonyNymous:
Well according to the bible, the earth is a little over 6000 - 10,000 years old which means crude oil doesn't exist. But it does exist. In fact, its the reason for 90% of the problems in Nigeria

Nicolars:

So that's the only fact that u av to dispute it, okay tell me another animal that fits that description

Seun:


Behold the mighty behemoth as it feeds on grass like an ox! Check out the power in the muscles of its belly and its strong legs like rods of iron!

Nicolars:


Many often make that mistake

As it said in verse 17,
17. Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its
thighs are close-knit.

Nicolars:
17. Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its
thighs are close-knit.

djlaqua91:


You're right. I took geology courses back in school and I'm aware that the dinosaur fossils are responsible for our crude oil and other fossil fuels. I've asked this question to some pastors and imams and nobody has given me a reasonable answer, hence I came to nairaland. I wonder why the dinosaurs were omitted in the scriptures?

RobinHez:
The Bible is not an history book... It is a combination of books with a central theme... And so, you don't expect to see documentation of so many things.

One thing I do know.... From research is, from the creation of the 'heavens and earth' to when Adam was placed in the garden... Was a huge gap of years... Obviously... Running into Millions!

The Bible does mention Satan being cast down into earth... That means there was a pre-adamic race! And that would include early-men, Dinosaurs and other animals who have gone extinct leaving fossils behind...

Seun:


Behold the mighty behemoth as it feeds on grass like an ox! Check out the power in the muscles of its belly and its strong legs like rods of iron!

RobinHez:
The Bible is not an history book... It is a combination of books with a central theme... And so, you don't expect to see documentation of so many things.

One thing I do know.... From research is, from the creation of the 'heavens and earth' to when Adam was placed in the garden... Was a huge gap of years... Obviously... Running into Millions!

The Bible does mention Satan being cast down into earth... That means there was a pre-adamic race! And that would include early-men, Dinosaurs and other animals who have gone extinct leaving fossils behind...

Keneking:
I was there with the Dinosaurs in the ark. The animal was huge that I remember Noah evicted it from the ark to save other creatures.

THIS IS JUST IT. NOAH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXTINCTION OF DINOS, THE OLD ILLITERATE THREW THEM OUT THE ARK CUZ HE COULDN'T ACCOMMODATE THEM.
SO THEY ALL DIED IN THE FLOOD..

AND THE PRETTY LITTLE PENGUINS ALL HOPPED STRAIGHT DOWN BACK TO THE SOUTH, ALONG WITH THE KANGAROOS.. STRAIGHT TO AUSTRALIA WITHOUT SAYING THANKS!

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THIS IS JUST IT. NOAH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXTINCTION OF DINOS, THE OLD ILLITERATE THREW THEM OUT THE ARK CUZ HE COULDN'T ACCOMMODATE THEM.
SO THEY ALL DIED IN THE FLOOD..

AND THE PRETTY LITTLE PENGUINS ALL HOPPED STRAIGHT DOWN BACK TO THE SOUTH, ALONG WITH THE KANGAROOS.. STRAIGHT TO AUSTRALIA WITHOUT SAYING THANKS!

djlaqua91:


You're right. I took geology courses back in school and I'm aware that the dinosaur fossils are responsible for our crude oil and other fossil fuels. I've asked this question to some pastors and imams and nobody has given me a reasonable answer, hence I came to nairaland. I wonder why the dinosaurs were omitted in the scriptures?

EyeofHorus:



Even cockroaches n other bugs.
What about the snakes?
All species of snakes including anaconda.

IT WAS WRITTEN, THAT THE SNAKES WERE FED WITH GRASSES TO PREVENT THEM FROM SWALLOWING THE RODENTS INSIDE THE ARK.
THE SHARKS MAYBE ATE A COUPLE OF FRUITS WHILE GOD MANAGED TO SUSTAIN THE CROCS AND GATORS WITH HIS HEAVENLY GRACE.

AND THE LIONS AND TIGERS WERE FED WITH THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST!
(I DON'T THINK THEY TOOK PART IN THE GRASS EATING CONTEST.)

DOGS LIKE TO LICK A LOT SO THEY SIMPLY LICKED ON NOAHS BALLS UNTIL THE FLOOD WAS OVER

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IT WAS WRITTEN, THAT THE SNAKES WERE FED WITH GRASSES TO PREVENT THEM FROM SWALLOWING THE RODENTS INSIDE THE ARK.
THE SHARKS MAYBE ATE A COUPLE OF FRUITS WHILE GOD MANAGED TO SUSTAIN THE CROCS AND GATORS WITH HIS HEAVENLY GRACE.

AND THE LIONS AND TIGERS WERE FED WITH THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST!
(I DON'T THINK THEY TOOK PART IN THE GRASS EATING CONTEST.)

DOGS LIKE TO LICK A LOT SO THEY SIMPLY LICKED ON NOAHS BALLS UNTIL THE FLOOD WAS OVER

Demmzy15:
You can ask just any Muslim, you mentioning an "Imam" shows you're a liar. Anyways lemme just answer you for the sake of those viewing. A question was asked about dinosaurs and it was answered as follows:

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’”[i]

[al-Baqarah 2:30].

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The words of the angels [i]“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.
https://islamqa.info/en/166097

I hope you can read all with an unbiased mind!

Salam

djlaqua91:


Very good. Most comprehensive answer indeed. But don't call someone a liar just because you don't agree with what he/she says. You weren't there when I asked around. You gave the same answer as the rest. The dinosaurs weren't mentioned. This I find odd because such gigantic beasts would have been worthy of a mention several times over.

Demmzy15:
Apologies anyway, the verse emphasized should he clear enough to cover anything that would have preexisted man. Dinosaurs aren't issue that strengthen my faith as a Muslim, moreover, the Qur'an refers to events of the old in order for us to reflect upon. Mind you, the Qur'an isn't an history or science book, so therefore, you can't be expecting to find all about the creatures, plants, etc

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IT WAS WRITTEN, THAT THE SNAKES WERE FED WITH GRASSES TO PREVENT THEM FROM SWALLOWING THE RODENTS INSIDE THE ARK.
THE SHARKS MAYBE ATE A COUPLE OF FRUITS WHILE GOD MANAGED TO SUSTAIN THE CROCS AND GATORS WITH HIS HEAVENLY GRACE.

AND THE LIONS AND TIGERS WERE FED WITH THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST!
(I DON'T THINK THEY TOOK PART IN THE GRASS EATING CONTEST.)

DOGS LIKE TO LICK A LOT SO THEY SIMPLY LICKED ON NOAHS BALLS UNTIL THE FLOOD WAS OVER