The very first man
Ibn Kathir narrates the story of Adam — the template of every human life that followed.
About 25 minutes of listening
The Story of Adam
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
From Ibn Kathir's classic Qisas al-Anbiya — the story of Prophet Adam as narrated through Quran and authentic traditions.
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From The Story of Adam.
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"and moistened the earth until it became sticky clay. And the sticky clay is that which sticks to itself. Then he said to the angels, I will create a human being from clay, so when I have shaped him and breathed into him of my spirit, then fall down to him prostrate. Allah created him with his hand, so that Iblis would not be arrogant over him. He created him as a human body from clay, for forty years on the length of a Friday. The angels passed by him, and were afraid of him when they saw him. The most frightened of them was Iblis. He would pass by and strike it, and the body would make a sound like pottery making a ringing sound."
— Ibn Kathir, The Story of Adam
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"the story of Adam, peace be upon him, from the book, Stories of the Prophets, by Imam Ibn Kathir, D774 AH. Chapter, what is mentioned concerning the creation of Adam, peace be upon him. Allah, the exalted said, and when your Lord said to the angels, indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority. They said, will you place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood while we declare your praise and sanctify you?"
— Ibn Kathir, The Story of Adam · playable in the free preview
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"and the other to the other, and so on. It was not permitted for a sister born with her brother to marry him. Mention of the story of the two sons of Adam, Cain and Abel. Allah, the Almighty, said, And recite to them the story of the two sons of Adam in truth, when they both offered a sacrifice, and it was accepted from one of them but not from the other."
— Ibn Kathir, The Story of Adam