Stories of the Prophets

Adam (A.S.)

Prophet Adam

Informing the Angels About Adam

Allah the Almighty revealed:

"Remember when your Lord said to the angels: 'Verily, I am going to place

mankind generations after generations on earth.' They said: 'Will You place

therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, while we glorify

You with praises and thanks (exalted be You above all that they associate with

You as partners) and sanctify You.' Allah said: 'I know that which you do not

know.'

Allah taught Adam all the names of everything, then He showed them to the

angels and said: "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful." They (angels)

said: "Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what You have taught us.

Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise."

He said: "O Adam! Inform them of their names," and when he had informed

them of their names, He said: "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen in the

heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you have been

hiding?"

Remember when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourself before Adam" They

prostrated except Iblis, he refused and was proud and was one of the

disbelievers(disobedient to Allah)."

We said: "O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in the Paradise and both of you

freely with pleasure and delight of things therein as wherever you will but come

not near this tree or you both will be of the Zalimeen (wrongdoers)."

Then the Satan made them slip therefrom (the Paradise), and got them out from

that in which they were. We said: "Get you down all with enmity between

yourselves. On earth will be a dwelling place for you and an enjoyment for a

time."

Then Adam received from his Lord Words. His Lord pardoned him (accepted his

repentance). Verily He is the One Who forgives (accepts repentance), the most

Merciful.

We said: "Get down all of you from this place (the Paradise), then whenever

there comes to you Guidance from Me, and whoever follows My Guidance there

shall be no fear on them, nor shall they grieve. But those who disbelieve and

belie Our Ayah (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, and signs and revelations,

etc) such are the dwellers of the Fire, they shall abide therein forever." (Chapter

2:30-39, Qur'an).

Almighty Allah also revealed:

"And surely, We created you (your father Adam) and then gave you shape (the

noble shape of a human being), then We told the angels, "Prostrate to Adam",

and they prostrated, except Iblis, he refused to be those who prostrate.