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The Islamic whale (in Arabic الحوت الإسلامية, ''al-hoot al-islamiyya''), is a big whale, that supposedly carries the Earth on it's back. The whale is called Nun (نون, ''noon''), which is also the name of the Arabic letter ن. This article analyzes the details of this ''Islamic whale'' hypothesis. | The Islamic whale (in Arabic الحوت الإسلامية, ''al-hoot al-islamiyya''), is a big whale, that supposedly carries the Earth on it's back. The whale is called Nun (نون, ''noon''), which is also the name of the Arabic letter ن. This article analyzes the details of this ''Islamic whale'' hypothesis. | ||
== | ==Nun in the Qur'an== | ||
We don't get much detail about the whale from the Qur'an. She is only mentioned in this verse: | We don't get much detail about the whale from the Qur'an. She is only mentioned in this verse: | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|68|1}}|نٓ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ<br>Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe,}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|68|1}}|نٓ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ<br>Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe,}} | ||