Apparently after all the kangaroos were wiped out, the surviving ones disembarked from the boat (which landed somewhere in the middle east) and hopped back to their home in Australia.
Shortly after that the penguins got off the boat and waddled over to Antarctica.
Don't forget the llamas who swam across the Atlantic Ocean to South America
And the Koalas who breast-stroked across the Indian Ocean
There's also the fact that the story of Noah's Ark originated in Babylon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utnapishtim
They got it and many other things from the Epic of Gilgamesh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh#Relationship_to_the_Bible
There are a lot of parallels between Abrahamic faiths and Paganism if one is willing to search for them. Don't get me started on Jesus Christ.
Unlike Christianity Islam doesn't claim the flood impacted the whole world.
That's because the flood did happen so of course it's story will not only be in abrahmic religionsYes but it also doesn't specify that the flood was local. In the end it's open to interpretation. But the pagan parallels are still there. There are various references to a great flood in the traditions of the ancient near east, mainly Sumerian. In fact, the Epic of Gilgamesh is so similar to the Abrahamic accounts of the flood that it's widely regarded as the origin of the story of Noah's ark as we know it today.
That's an interesting perspective.That's because the flood did happen so of course it's story will not only be in abrahmic religions
Yes but it also doesn't specify that the flood was local. In the end it's open to interpretation. But the pagan parallels are still there. There are various references to a great flood in the traditions of the ancient near east, mainly Sumerian. In fact, the Epic of Gilgamesh is so similar to the Abrahamic accounts of the flood that it's widely regarded as the origin of the story of Noah's ark as we know it today.
Ah I'm not too impressed with such farfetched connections, just because both stories are about floods doesn't render the other wrong.
That's because the flood did happen so of course it's story will not only be in abrahmic religions
I know it doesn't render it wrong, what I meant to highlight was how the supernatural themes in the Quran are not unique. They are very similar to other religions. The idea of god punishing humanity for it's sins by wiping them out by a plague or a natural disaster is a very common religious theme. In fact there are even references to a divinely inspired flood wiping out entire populations as a punishment for their sins in Ancient Greek and Indian literature.
You are mixing things in the sense most of the cultures you mentioned were either polytheists whereas Islam is monotheistic. So it makes huge distinction when you take the entire religion into context and not cherry pick few things that might seem similar. For example in Greek mythology the stories always come back to multiple God's unlike Islam.
What are you talking about I don't understand your questionThat's an interesting way to look at it except Gilgamesh was a king who ruled in Sumeria around 2500 BC and became a religious figure after his death. People attributed divine properties to him and he became an important part of Sumerian mythology. Noah was supposed to be the 2nd prophet and humans have been around for over 100,000 years. What are the chances that the great flood happened and Noah existed 4000-5000 years ago?
What are you talking about I don't understand your question
No my point was that there are not a few things that are similar, rather lots. Noah's ark was just an example. And wether they're monotheistic or not doesn't matter, many religions have been inspired by others and ideas have been refined over time. I'm not saying Islam was btw, I'm just saying it seems to have some similarities to the pagan traditions of the ancient Near East