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Prophet Adam

Prophet Adam (A.S.) is one of the 25 prophets mentioned in the Quran and the first man descended by Allah to earth. He lived for about 1000 years after creation and was equipped with the intellect to learn, observe, and understand things.

Prophet Adam

Allah gave Adam knowledge of the nature and reality of all things, and he informed the angels about the creation of Adam as the human. The angels did not disagree with Allah's decision nor have envy for the Children of Adam but questioned Allah on his decision to create a creature with free will. Allah's response was "Indeed, I know that which you do not know" means that the benefit of creating this type of creature outweighs the harm that they have no knowledge of. Prophet Adam was created directly from clay, taken from various parts of the world with some clay being white and others dark and red, and his soul was immediately blown by the Almighty Himself.



Adam, the first human being and the first prophet, was also the first prophet to pass away from this world, after having lived for approx. thousand years. Before his death, Adam reassured his children that Allah would not leave man alone on earth but would send prophets to guide them. The prophets would have different names, traits and miracles but they would be united in one thing: the call to worship Allah alone. This was Adam‘s bequest to his children. Adam finished speaking and closed his eyes. Then the Angels entered his room and surrounded him. When Adam recognized the Angle of Death among them, he smiled and was in a state of peace. Then Angels took Adam’s soul away. According to different narrations, the day Prophet Adam died was Friday. Then they washed and enshrouded him and put a nice scent on him and dug his grave. They put Adam in the grave and then covered the grave with mud-brick. Thus teaching mankind how to bury the dead. According to different narrations, Eve died one or two years after the death of Prophet Adam and was buried near him.

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