All animals have modes of communication, i.e. speech.
Asim Awan, USA Reply To fully understand the correct implication and meaning of the referred verse, it is important to keep the context of Surah Al-Rehmaan in perspective. Keeping the foregoing explanation in perspective, the starting of Surah Al-Rehmaan should now be easily comprehensible. He created man and taught him the ability of speech. It is for this reason that rather than subjecting them to His severe punishment, He is teaching them through this Qur an. He created man and gave him the ability of speech and communication.