What did Ibn Kathir say about the creation of Adam?
The story of Adam's creation is the opening of human history. Ibn Kathir narrates it slowly, drawing on Qurʾan and authentic tradition, staying close to what revelation actually said.
9 passages from 6 books in the library
The classical approach.
These passages are drawn from 6 books by Imam al-Ghazali and Ibn Kathir — part of the classical Sunni tradition that carries over a thousand years of reflection on the Qurʾān, the authentic Sunnah, and the consensus of the early community. Nothing below is a paraphrase. The words are the scholars' own, translated from the original Arabic manuscripts.
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"The Hadith about the people of Paradise being three, the doer of good, the one who loves him and the one who abstains from harming others, I found no origin for it."
14th century · Bosra, Syria
Monumental history Al-Bidāyah wa al-Nihāyah, the world's most widely read Qurʾanic commentary, and the classical Stories of the Prophets.
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"Then what disgrace could be greater than my far-removed father being in hell Allah will say I have forbidden paradise to the disbelievers"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"He also stated whoever dies while seeking knowledge to revive Islam. There is only one degree between him and the prophets in paradise"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"He said who will purchase Rumah and place his bucket with the buckets of Muslims in exchange for something better in paradise. I"
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"Hadith, Allah will allow Adam to intercede on the Day of Judgment for some of His descendants numbering 100 million, 10 million,"
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"Whoever's good deeds outweigh his bad deeds on the Day of Judgment, that is the one who enters Paradise without reckoning."
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"And whoever's good deeds and bad deeds are equal, that is the one who will have an easy reckoning and then enter Paradise."
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"This is illustrated by the Hadith of Bilal, where the Prophet, peace be upon him, said he entered Paradise and saw Bilal there."
14th century · Bosra, Syria
Monumental history Al-Bidāyah wa al-Nihāyah, the world's most widely read Qurʾanic commentary, and the classical Stories of the Prophets.
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"The mention of Moses the interlocutor of Allah asking his Lord about the lowest and highest ranks of the people of paradise"
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