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Question
In the Christian religion, a dove is a symbol not only for peace but also for the Holy Spirit.In the Islamic religion, does the dove hold any significance ?
Answer
Praise be to Allah.We put this
question to Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Jibreen, may Allaah preserve him, who
answered as follows.
The dove
does not have any particular meaning in Islam. It is simply one of the
birds that Allaah has permitted us to eat, just like any other permissible
bird.
In
Islam, the dove does not stand for peace or for anything else. It is
sufficient for us Muslims for us to follow the commands of Allaah to
establish justice on earth.
Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)