The Story of Adam: Surah 2 Verses 30-39 Surah 7 Verses 11-27 Surah 15 Verses 26-48 Surah 20 Verses 115-124 Terminology of some words in the story of Adam: ‘Adam’ ‘Malaika’ (Forces of Nature) ‘Jannah’ (Paradise) On the Term and Concept of Jinn ‘The Names’ Shajara (Tree)
Quran 2:21: O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous – The following excerpt is taken from “Islamic Theory of Evolution” by T.O. Shanavas pg. 140-141: “The Quran adresses mankind, proclaiming that God created both mankind and also “those who came before” mankind: ‘Oh! Mankind! Worship […]
The following excerpt is taken from “Islam, A Scientific View of God’s Message to Humanity, in English with Arabic Texts” pg. 88: Homo Sapiens, or modern “wise humans,” appeared about 100 thousand years ago in Africa and the Middle East. By about 30,000 years ago, Homo sapiens became the only remaining members of genus Homo. […]
The following excerpt is taken from “Phenomena Of Nature” By Dr Syed Abdul-Wadud pg. 247-249: Man A Distinguished Creation The Holy Quran relates the story of evolution, beginning from inorganic matter up to man, in so many different ways and describes man as a distinguished creation. Let us recollect verses (23:12-14) described earlier– “We created […]
The following excerpt is taken from “Islamic Theory of Evolution” by T.O. Shanavas pg. 161-168: The Location of the Garden of the Forbidden Tree Most contemporary Muslims across the world believe that in Paradise (Jennat-ul-Khuld) but were expelled for eating fruit from the forbidden tree in the garden. Early Muslims carried on great debates about […]
The following is from “Exposition of the Quran” by Ghulam Ahmed Pervez pg. 1141: Adam Ud-matun means the human characteristic of living together. Al-idam means anything, which is favourable (Taj-ul-Urus). Ibn-e-Faris says that the basic meaning of this word is mutual understanding, love, and affection. The word adam is also used for any outstanding […]
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall. When He created him, He said to him, “Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for it will be your greeting (salutation) and the greeting (salutations of your offspring.” So, Adam said (to the angels), […]
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Quran 2:31: And He taught Adam the names – all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, “Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful.” According to Mufti Taqi Usmani, “The word ‘Ism’ has many lexical and intellectual nuances of meaning, the knowledge of which would not be […]
The following excerpt is taken form “Exposition of the Quran” by Ghulam Ahmed Pervez pg. 1172-1173: Malaika It is usually translated in English as angels, but the common religious notion of the word is very different from its Quranic concept. Some scholars think that its root is alkun, which means to convey a message, […]
