Al-KÄfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers) Chapter: Noah AS carried eight pairs 427. Muḥammad b. AbÄ« Ê¿Abd AllÄh, from Muḥammad b. al-Ḥusayn, from Muḥammad b. SinÄn, from IsmÄÊ¿Ä«l al-JuÊ¿fÄ«, Ê¿Abd al-KarÄ«m b. Ê¿Amr, and Ê¿Abd al-ḤamÄ«d b.
AbÄ« Daylam, from AbÅ« Ê¿AbdillÄh (AS), who said: Nūḥ (AS) carried in the ark the eight pairs whic Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, mentioned: "Eight pairsâfrom the sheep, two; and from the goats, two; and from the camels, two; and from the cows, two." (6:143-144) From the sheep, there were two pairs: one was domesticated, raised by people, and the other was wild sheep that live in the mountains and whose hunting was made lawful for them.
From the goats, two pairs: one was domesticated, raised by people, and the other was the wild gazelle that lives in the wilderness. From the camels, two pairs: the bakhÄtÄ« (Bactrian camels) and the Ê¿irÄb (Arabian camels). From the cows, two pairs: one domesticated by people, and the other was wild cows. Every kind of pure bird, whether wild or domesticated, was also carried, and then the earth was flooded.
ضعÙ٠عÙ٠اÙØ´ÙÙر - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (MirʾÄt al-Ê¿UqÅ«l fÄ« Sharḥ AkhbÄr Äl al-RasÅ«l (16/302)) Ùخرج٠- Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)