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Persian · 03-14-2006, 04:02 PM

Hi there,

There is a story in Quran that is called "Ababil". It says that Ka'ba was attacked by someone and allah sends some birds who were carrying stones. they threw the stones and killed the attackers. I wanna see where this story has came from, does this story come from somewhere else?

Buster Daily · 03-14-2006, 04:14 PM

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Hi there,

There is a story in Quran that is called "Ababil". It says that Ka'ba was attacked by someone and allah sends some birds who were carrying stones. they threw the stones and killed the attackers. I wanna see where this story has came from, does this story come from somewhere else?

It must have been an african swallow.

Persian · 03-14-2006, 04:27 PM

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It must have been an african swallow.

what do you mean? do you know a similar story in african mythology? let me know if you have any sources.

Thanks

Buster Daily · 03-14-2006, 04:35 PM

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what do you mean? do you know a similar story in african mythology? let me know if you have any sources.

No. Sorry. It was an attempt at humor that required some knowledge of western pop culture. Sorry that wasn't clear. I am interested in sources as well.

nygreenguy · 03-14-2006, 04:38 PM

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It must have been an african swallow.

HAHA, i get it! LMFAO!!!!

fta · 03-14-2006, 04:40 PM

LOL, I think the African source is Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

I don't know about birds carrying stones, but there is a vaguely similar story in the Bible about ravens couriering sandwiches to Prophet Elijah. (1 Kings 17:1-6).

sentinel00 · 03-14-2006, 04:42 PM

A pigeon threw little pebbles at my wife once. She was walking down some street in L.A., and a pebble hit the ground near her. She looked around to see where it came from, and looking up she saw a pigeon up on a roof staring down at her. She thought to herself, "That thing couldn't've thrown a pebble at me." She went to where she was going, and when walking back to her car, saw another pebble hit near her. She looked up, and the rat-with-wings had another pebble in it's beak taking aim.

Zora · 03-14-2006, 09:55 PM

You might look in Aesop's fables. I have a book of them, but it is packed away in a storage unit somewhere while we are building our house. I have found other bible stories in these fables (like the fox's tail being set on fire and the crops being burned as it ran through the field...I think that's in the bible.) Anyway, it sounds like one of those stories.

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Persian Regular Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Iran Posts: 175	Birds carrying stones. Hi there, There is a story in Quran that is called "Ababil". It says that Ka'ba was attacked by someone and allah sends some birds who were carrying stones. they threw the stones and killed the attackers. I wanna see where this story has came from, does this story come from somewhere else?

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fta Regular Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oceania Posts: 334	LOL, I think the African source is Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I don't know about birds carrying stones, but there is a vaguely similar story in the Bible about ravens couriering sandwiches to Prophet Elijah. (1 Kings 17:1-6).

03-14-2006, 04:42 PM	#7
sentinel00 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Mayor of Terminus Posts: 7,616	A pigeon threw little pebbles at my wife once. She was walking down some street in L.A., and a pebble hit the ground near her. She looked around to see where it came from, and looking up she saw a pigeon up on a roof staring down at her. She thought to herself, "That thing couldn't've thrown a pebble at me." She went to where she was going, and when walking back to her car, saw another pebble hit near her. She looked up, and the rat-with-wings had another pebble in it's beak taking aim.

03-14-2006, 09:55 PM	#8
Zora Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 571	You might look in Aesop's fables. I have a book of them, but it is packed away in a storage unit somewhere while we are building our house. I have found other bible stories in these fables (like the fox's tail being set on fire and the crops being burned as it ran through the field...I think that's in the bible.) Anyway, it sounds like one of those stories.

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