| 1 | O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Nur; |
| 2 | The Light, the Heavenly Light, the Divine Light in all animals; |
| 3 | And the thirteenth name of Allah, the Infinite, the Unique, the All Knowing. |
| 4 | Whether it be the beasts of burden that help us in our lives and chores; |
| 5 | Or the loyal dogs and companion animals that protect our horses and cattle from predators; |
| 6 | Or in the wild majesty of lions and tigers and elephants; |
| 7 | Or the beauty of soaring eagle or falcon; |
| 8 | It is by the hand of Allah that each animal is formed; |
| 9 | That by the wisdom of Allah each and every animal has a purpose and reason for life. |
| 10 | Verily, Allah placed all people as stewards of the Earth. |
| 11 | Whoever is kind to His creatures, Allah is kind to him. |
| 12 | Therefore, upon your death you shall be held accountable for each animal you tended and each you killed. |
| 13 | Respect all of Allah’s living creations when treating animals of burden: ride them when they are fit to be ridden and get off them when they are tired. |
| 14 | Any person who shows cruelty to an animal shows disrespect to Allah. |
| 15 | Do not permit animals killed for food to suffer in death. |
| 16 | Show even a little compassion to the animals that sustain your life and Allah will show a little compassion upon your day of judgment. |
| 17 | The killing of animals for sport is an abomination in the eyes of Allah and is a grave transgression. |
| 18 | A true Muslim is not permitted to eat meat of any animal cruelly slaughtered. |
| 19 | Do not eat swine flesh, as it makes one prone to madness; |
| 20 | Nor should one eat shellfish uncooked; |
| 21 | Nor the flesh of birds unless cooked properly. |
| 22 | Thus for every fish, or bird, or animal that is rightly slaughtered, pray and give thanks to Allah. |
| 23 | Prepare its flesh even after death, treat it with respect and waste nothing. |
| 24 | This is the law. |
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Sufa 14 - The Animals (Al-Hayawaan)