Ādam ﷺ
آدمCommonly rendered in English as Adam.
The first human and the first prophet. Allah created him from clay, taught him the names of all things, and commanded the angels to prostrate to him.
- Era
- The beginning
- Region
- Paradise, then Earth
- Sent to
- All humanity, through his descendants
Passages that mention Ādam
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"in which all things are explained, and brought you close in private conversation, how long before Allah wrote the Torah? Moses answered, Forty years. Adam said, Did you find therein? And Adam disobeyed his Lord and went astray? Moses replied, Yes. Adam said, Then do you blame me for an action that Allah decreed for me to do before he created me by forty years? The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, Thus Adam argued and prevailed against Moses. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, Adam and Moses argued. Moses said to Adam, O Adam, you are the one who led your progeny into hell. Adam replied, O Moses, Allah chose you with his messages and his"
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"ibn Abd al-Rahman. Al-Hafidh Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili narrated it in his Musnad from Umar ibn al-Khattab, May God be pleased with him. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, Moses, peace be upon him, said, O Lord, show us Adam who brought us and himself out of Paradise. So Adam, peace be upon him, was shown to him. Moses said, Are you Adam? Adam replied, Yes. Moses said, Are you the one whom Allah breathed of His Spirit into you, made the angels prostrate to you, and taught you all the names? Adam replied, Yes. Moses asked, What caused you to bring us and yourself out of Paradise? Adam responded, Who are you? Moses said, I am Moses. Adam said, Are you Moses of the children of"
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"to, chose with his message, and revealed the Torah to? I am more precedential or the record? Moses said, No, the record was first. Thus Adam argued with Moses. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, Adam met Moses and said, Are you Adam whom Allah created with his hand, placed you in his garden, and made the angels prostrate to you, yet you did what you did? Adam said to Moses, Are you whom Allah spoke to and revealed the Torah to? He said, Yes. Adam asked, Do you find it written about me before I was created? Moses replied, Yes. Adam said, Then Adam argued and prevailed against Moses. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings"
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"He reported that the prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ''Moses, peace be upon him, said, ''O Lord, show us Adam who has removed us and himself from Paradise.'' Then Adam, peace be upon him, was shown to him. Moses said, ''Are you Adam?'' Adam replied, ''Yes.'' Moses said, ''Are you the one into whom Allah breathed his spirit, made the angels bow to you and taught you the names of all things?'' Adam replied, ''Yes.'' Moses asked, ''What caused you to remove us and yourself from Paradise?'' Adam replied, ''Who are you?'' Moses answered, ''I am Moses.'' Adam said, ''Are you Moses, the prophet of the children of Israel, whom Allah spoke to"
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"be upon him, said, So Adam defeated Moses in argument two times. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, Adam and Moses disputed, and Moses said, O Adam, you are the one whom Allah created with his hand and breathed into from his spirit, yet you led people astray and brought them out of Paradise. Adam replied, And are you Moses whom Allah chose with his word? Are you blaming me for an action which Allah had decreed for me before he created the heavens and the earth? He said, Thus Adam overcame Moses. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, Adam and Moses disputed, and Moses said, O Adam, you are our father. You disappointed"
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"Did I precede the decree, or did the decree precede me?'' Moses acknowledged, ''No, rather the decree.'' Thus, Adam refuted Moses. In yet another account, Moses asks Adam, ''Are you Adam whom Allah created with his hand and whom he settled in his Paradise and made his angels prostrate to you, then you did what you did?'' Adam responds, ''O Moses, you are the one whom Allah spoke to and revealed the Torah upon.'' Moses confirms, ''Yes.'' Adam then asks, ''Do you find it written upon me before I was created?'' Moses admits, ''Yes.'' Thus, Adam refuted Moses."
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"Among them, Adam saw a man shining brightly and asked, O my Lord, who is this? Allah replied, This is your son David. Adam inquired about David's lifespan, and Allah said, 60 years. Adam asked for an increase, and Allah agreed to add 40 years from Adam's own lifespan. Adam's lifespan was a thousand years. When the time came for Adam's soul to be taken, he claimed, But 40 years remain of my lifespan."
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"the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.'' Al-Hakim narrated through Sa'id Ibn Jubair from Ibn Abbas regarding the verse. Then Adam received from his Lord words, and he accepted his repentance. Adam asked, ''O Lord, did you not create me with your hands?'' The response was ''Yes.'' He continued, ''And blew into me of your spirit?'' Again the answer was ''Yes.'' Adam said, ''I sneezed and you said, ''May Allah have mercy on you and your mercy precedes your wrath.'' It was affirmed, ''Yes.'' Adam then asked, ''And you wrote for me that I would do this?'' The reply was ''Yes.'' Finally Adam asked, ''If I repent, will you return me to Paradise?'' The answer was ''Yes.''"
Hear the prophetic story in full.
Ibn Kathir's Stories of the Prophets, narrated chapter by chapter in the Joyful Muslims app.