The Lizard: The Lizard was a man The Wolf: The Wolf was an Arab
who used to dig graves and steal the (man who was not jealous over his
Shrouds of the dead.
women).
The Elephant: Imam Al-Rida
(pbuh) narrates that the Elephant
used to be a Homosexual Tyrant
King who never allowed anything
to pass by except that he had intercourse with it.
It was also narrated from the Ahlul
Bayt (pbut) that the Elephant was a
man who had intercourse with
beasts.
The Peacock: Imam Al-Rida
(pbuh) said the Peacock is Maskh,
he was a beautiful man so he had
intercourse with the wife of a believing man who loved him and afterwards she wrote to him so Allah
turned them both into Maskh, the
male and female Peacocks, and do
not eat their mean nor eggs.
The Snake: The Snake used to be
an oppressive ruler who did injustice to the people so Allah turned
him into Maskh.
The Turtle: The Turtle was a measurer who would cheat the scales
when measuring for people.
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The Bat: The Bat was a man who
stole the dates of people, and the
Bat was a women who used magic
against someone who harmed her.
The Mosquito: The Mosquito was
a man who used to make fun of the
Prophets and the Messengers.