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A grey donkey with a pale muzzle standing on open ground between two date palms, low hills beyond.
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Creatures of the Quran

The Donkey

No. 21 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA grey donkey with a pale muzzle standing on open ground between two date palms, low hills beyond.

What it meansAn-Nahl (16:8) names donkeys with horses and mules as created to ride and for adornment; Luqman (31:19) uses the braying of donkeys as a picture of the harshest voice.

Where it worksGentle and rustic; suits a kitchen, a family room or a child's room.

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A great whale swimming through engraved waves on deep indigo, with smaller fish below and a crescent above the water.The Great FishNo. 25
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