From the story of Noah in the Quran and Bible to Utnapishtim in the Epic of Gilgamesh , humanity has been telling the same dramatic story for thousands of years: the world ends… and a few survive. But here’s the twist: this isn’t just a Middle Eastern idea. In India, Manu is warned of a great flood and builds a boat to preserve life. In ancient Persia, Yima creates a protected sanctuary to survive a deadly winter. In China, Yu the Great doesn’t escape disaster; he solves it, controlling floods through sheer effort and innovation. Travel across the globe, and the pattern continues. Indigenous American stories speak of floods that reset the world, like the tale of Nanabozho recreating land with the help of animals. In Australia, the Rainbow Serpent shapes rivers and landscapes through powerful floods. So why do these stories exist everywhere? Some scholars point to real ancient disasters - massive floods, rising seas, or climate events that left a deep ...
The other day I was reading the Holy Quran I came across the commandments given to Muslims in Chapter 17 (Surah Israa), I found that similar commandments are also found in the Old and New Testaments (the 10 commandments and the seven deadly sins), and even in non-Semitic religions, i.e., Buddhism.
People who have read those will find the similarity here (as the Holy Quran confirms what is in the previous books and makes corrections where necessary).
- Don’t associate any partner with God. (Chapter: Surah Israa 17, Verse 22)
- Worship Him alone. (Chapter 17, Verse 23)
- Respect and Good behavior towards parents. (17, 23)
- Keeping the ties of Kinship. (17, 26)
- Avoiding wasting wealth. (17, 26)
- Don’t kill your children out of fear of poverty. (17, 31)
- Don’t kill the innocent. (17, 33)
- Don’t devour the wealth of orphans/widows. (17, 34)
- Fulfill obligations and promises. (17, 34)
- Weighing and measuring justly/avoid cheating and dishonesty. (17, 35)
- Don’t act on a matter that you do not know (lying, false witness, etc.) (17, 36)
- Don’t be arrogant. (17, 37)
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