How well do you know the Anbiyaa (alayhim assalaam)?

[popsthebuilder]

Day 25: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

25 What was the immediate result of the pair eating from the forbidden tree?

Shame.

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 29: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

29 Lady Hawwa (عليها السلام) would give birth to her children in pairs - one female and one male. It was decreed that the male of one delivery should marry the female of another delivery, but Qabeel (Cain), refused to do this. He wanted to marry his own twin sister, named Iqleema, because she was more beautiful than the twin sister of Habeel (Abel), named Laudha, whom he was supposed to marry. To solve this, Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) asked both of them to offer a sacrifice to Allah. Both did, but only Habeel’s was accepted. Out of sheer enmity, Qabeel killed his brother and this was to become the first murder in the world. What did the two offer in sacrifice?

Habeel offered a fat lamb, whilst Qabeel offered a bundle of the worst crop he had grown. (Qasasul Anbiya of ibn Kathir, page 54)

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 30: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

30 Since Qabeel did not know how to dispose the corpse of his brother, he fled with it on his back for one whole year until it started rotting. In order to have show mankind how to dispose off a body with dignity, Allah sent two birds who fought with each other. When one killed the other, it dug a hole and buried it. Qabeel followed this cue. What birds were these?

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 30: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

30 Since Qabeel did not know how to dispose the corpse of his brother, he fled with it on his back for one whole year until it started rotting. In order to have show mankind how to dispose off a body with dignity, Allah sent two birds who fought with each other. When one killed the other, it dug a hole and buried it. Qabeel followed this cue. What birds were these?

Two crows or ravens (ghurab). (Qur’an 5:30-34)

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[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 31: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

31 In order to compensate for the loss of Habeel, Allah created another person who was born with no twin sister five years after this murder. What was his name and how was he honoured?

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 31: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

31 In order to compensate for the loss of Habeel, Allah created another person who was born with no twin sister five years after this murder. What was his name and how was he honoured?

His name was Sheeth (عليه السلام‎) (Seth - meaning a gift, in place of Habeel) and he was honoured by being given the succession to his father, Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎). As the second prophet of the world, he was given 50 scriptures out of a total of 104 that Allah revealed to all the prophets on earth. He lived for 720 years. (Qasasun Nabiyyin of ibn Kathir, page 62)

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 32: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

32 After killing his brother, what happened to Qaabil?

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 32: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

32 After killing his brother, what happened to Qaabil?

Qaabil fled from the anger of his father and settled down across the river on flat plains, whilst the progeny of Sayyadina Sheeth (عليه السلام‎) lived mainly on mountains and in caves. Allah decreed that the menfolk of Sayyadina Sheeth (عليه السلام‎) be handsome, whilst their womenfolk were plain. On the other hand, the womenfolk of Qaabil were beautiful and their menfolk plain. Iblees, always lying in wait, seized the opportunity of allowing some evil elements within them to mix at the river and be unlawfully attracted to each other. “Let beauty marry beauty,” they said. Due to free-mixing of the sexes, the first incidents of fornication and adultery took place. (Tarikh al-Rusul wal-Muluk of Ibn Jarir at-Tabari, vol. 1, page 198)

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 33: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

33 Provide some physical features of our greatest grandfather, Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎)?

[Abz2000]

He was big, he was tall, he was very old when he very slowly got very old, likely dark skinned (dark mud origins), he was a farmer and hunter therefore likely of muscular physique, was most likely hairy (no mach 3 turbo), most likely uncircumcized since that ruling came to Ibrahim pbuh and his descendents and followers, very much an independent thinker, maybe a little too unwisely independent since Allah(swt) says that He found no firm resolve ('azm) in him (pbuh).

God knows the rest, maybe some scholars+/historians collected some narrations that were inspired to the Prophets about him, and collected some other historical hearsay of which they have no certainty but information which they felt was worth penning whilst still circulating.
Brother Khalid, :) i believe you do sometimes raise your eyebrows and wonder what on earth they must have based their statements on.

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 33: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

33 Provide some physical features of our greatest grandfather, Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎)?

Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) sported a jet-black beard that reached his naval. His height was initially until the sky, but Allah reduced it on this earth until it remained only 60 hand-spans. His width was seven handspans. He also performed a total of 40 pilgrimages in his lifetime on foot, and was the first to build the Ka’bah under the supervision of Angel Jibra’il. (Al-Bidayah wan Nihayah of ibn Kathir, vol. 1, page 88)

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 34: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

34 How and where did Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) pass away?

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 34: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

34 How and where did Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) pass away?

Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) passed away on a Friday at the age of 960 - after being sick for a period of 11 days. This was at a place called Noodh, Sri Lanka. Sayyadina Sheeth (عليه السلام‎) led the funeral prayers with a total of 30 takbeers in honour of the “Father of Mankind.” Some angels, led by Angel Jibra’il, shrouded the body and dug a lahd – a grave with an additional concave hollow towards the qiblah direction. It is said that the sun and moon eclipsed for a full seven days on this occasion, and all of creation mourned for seven days. (Tareekh al-Rusul wal-Muluk of ibn Jarir at-Tabari, vol. 1, page 107)

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 35: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

35 How many children survived him?

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 35: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

35 How many children survived him?

A total of 40 000 children and grandchildren survived him. Our mother, Hawwa (عليها السلام), gave birth to a total of either 40 (20 pregnancies) or 120 (60 pregnancies) children, and the rest were his grandchildren. His youngest pair is said to be ‘Abdul Mugheeth and his sister, Umm al-Mugheeth. (Hayat Adam, page 61)

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 36: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

36 The couple were attached to each other, and Lady Hawwa (عليها السلام) pined for her husband after he passed away. For how long did she remain alive after the death of her husband?

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 36: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

36 The couple were attached to each other, and Lady Hawwa (عليها السلام) pined for her husband after he passed away. For how long did she remain alive after the death of her husband?

One year. (Qasasul Ambiya of ibn Kathir ad-Damishqi, page 64)

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 37: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

37 What was the role of Lady Hawwa (عليها السلام) in the life of her husband?

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 37: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

37 What was the role of Lady Hawwa (عليها السلام) in the life of her husband?

After Sayyidina Adam (عليه السلام‎) ‎would harvest the crops, our mother would help her husband in preparing the meals for her family. She would also assist in preparing clothing from the skins of sheep. She also assisted her husband in building the Ka’bah under the supervision of Angel Jibra’il in Makkah. (Azwajul Anbiya of Ahmad Khalil Jumuah, page 47)

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 38: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

38 Allah has mentioned Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) ‎25 times in 11 chapters of the Qur’an. Besides this honour, what other honours were reserved specifically for him?

[Abz2000]

Day 38: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

38 Allah has mentioned Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) ‎25 times in 11 chapters of the Qur’an. Besides this honour, what other honours were reserved specifically for him?

Nobody seems to want to live on the moon so he achieved a greater feat than Niel Armstrong by being the first man to walk on planet Earth.

One small step for a man, but mankind didn't leap on the moon....
even the cow decided to give it a miss by jumping clean over it.

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 38: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

38 Allah has mentioned Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) ‎25 times in 11 chapters of the Qur’an. Besides this honour, what other honours were reserved specifically for him?

1. Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) ‎was created directly by the Hand of Allah;

2. He was created in the image of Allah, meaning that he remained an adult from birth to death. He did not undergo the normal phases of life which changes one’s appearance from phase to phase;

3. Allah infused a soul directly into his body;

4. All the angels and the jinn were then ordered to prostrate to him in acknowledgement of his status of “Noblest of Creation.”; and

5. He was directly taught the names of everything in creation and their function, and he was also given the ability to identify objects and coin a name for it – so that a language can be formulated. (Al-Bidayah wan Nihayah of ibn Kathir ad-Damishqi, vol. 1, page 71)

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 39: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

39 Which verses exactly in the Qur’an mention Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) ?

[strivingobserver98]

Day 39: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

39 Which verses exactly in the Qur’an mention Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) ?

One of the verses I can remember is starting from Surah Al Baqarah, ayah 31.

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 39: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

39 Which verses exactly in the Qur’an mention Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) ?

Surah Baqarah, verses 31, 33, 34, 35, 35 and 37; Aal Imran, verses 33 and 59; Maa; idah, verse 27; A’raaf verses 11, 19, 26, 27, 31, 35 and 172; Isra verses 61 and 70; Kahf verse 60; Maryam, verse 58; TaHa verses 115, 116, 117, 120, and 121; Yaseen verse 60; Hijr verses 26 and 33; Sad verses 71 and 74.

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 40: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

40 Nabi Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم‎) physically met Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎). When did this happen?

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 40: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

40 Nabi Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم‎) physically met Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎). When did this happen?

This happened on the occasion of Me’raj (Ascension to the Heaven), most probably in the month of Rajab one year before the hijrat (flight to Madinah). Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) ‎was in the first sky. Also, if someone sees Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) ‎in a dream, then according to ‘Allamah ibn Sireen, it means that such a person’s repentance will be accepted and he will become pious. If he sees that Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) ‎held his hand, he will acquire power. Whoever sees Lady Hawwa (عليها السلام) will be blessed with wealth, as well as a long life filled with comfort and prosperity. (Seeratul Mustapha of Maulana Idrees Kandhlawi, vol. 1, page 69)

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 41: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

41 What were the things that Prophet Adam (عليه السلام‎) ‎was the first to do on this earth?

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day 41: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

41 What were the things that Prophet Adam (عليه السلام‎) ‎was the first to do on this earth?

Nabi Adam (عليه السلام‎) ‎was the first to utter the words “Alhamdu Lillahi Rabbil Aalameen.” He was also the first to shave his hair and to keep poultry for domestic consumption. (Baghiyyatus Zam’an, page 35)

[Khalid Saifullah]

Last question of this series

Day 42: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

42 Lastly, from the above account, we conclusively learnt of the process of Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎)’s birth, that it was the Prophets who introduced mankind to religion and to Allah, and who designed our societies and determined our behaviour and culture. Is this version of creation consistent with western ideology?

[saif-uddin]

No western ideology is Godlessness,

How is gonna be compatible?

[Khalid Saifullah]

Last question of this series

Day 42: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

42 Lastly, from the above account, we conclusively learnt of the process of Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎)’s birth, that it was the Prophets who introduced mankind to religion and to Allah, and who designed our societies and determined our behaviour and culture. Is this version of creation consistent with western ideology?

No. The West believes in a 200-year old concept called Darwinism, which essentially seeks to sever man’s relationship with His Lord, and incline him towards atheism. According to this absurd theory propounded by Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882), all living creatures have a common origin. Men, monkeys and bananas share the same ancestry. Darwin himself admitted: “If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down.” Although over 750 scientists have officially debunked his views based on his own method of challenging his theory, it’s is still widely accepted in the West. (See David Hunt’s “Occult Invasion”, page 26)

[OmAbdullah]

Immediately, the clothing of light fell off from their bodies, genitals appeared on their bodies, and they ran away in shock. Allah asked Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎): “O Adam, Are you fleeing from me?” “O My Lord, No. I am running due to the embarrassment of my naked state,” he replied. (Fathul Bari of Ibn Hajar ‘ Asqalani, vol. 6, page 367)

The Christians say that when Adam and Eve (Hawa) alaihima salaam ate the fruit, their natural dress disappeared (they became naked), Then they were hiding in trees when God entered the Paradise. God asked from Adam, “where are you?” He replied, “we are hiding because we are naked”. God asked, “How did you know that you are naked, did you eat from that tree?”

Such statements about God gives an impression that God is a being like human kind and has no knowledge of the unseen. May Allah forgive me for writing these words!

The Holy Quraan gives us such impression about Almighty God that God is the All-Seeing, All-Hearing, and All-Knowing: and even God knows the secrets of the hearts!!! So nothing is hidden from Almighty God Allah in the heavens and the earth, and in between them. For e.g. Allah said in the verses of surah Taha7:


(20:7) Whether you speak out aloud (or in a low voice), He knows what is said secretly, and even that which is most hidden.³


Exp. note 3:

3. That is, you need not complain to Allah in a loud voice against the persecution from which you and your companions are suffering and the mischievous machinations your enemies are devising to defeat you for Allah is fully aware of all those things, and He hears even the complaints you cherish in your hearts.

In surah Al-Mulk verse 13 Allah Almighty said:

(67:13) Whether you speak in secrecy or aloud, (it is all the same to Allah). He even knows the secrets that lie hidden in the breasts of people.²⁰

Exp. note 20:

20. The address is to all human beings, whether they are believers or unbelievers. For the believer, it contains the admonition that while living his life in the world he should always remember that not only his open and hidden deeds but even his secret intentions and innermost thoughts are not hidden from Allah. And for the unbeliever, the warning that he may do whatever he may please fearless of God, but nothing that he does can remain un-noticed and unseen by Him.

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Believing in such encompassing knowledge of Allah, we fear HIM even with the thoughts in our heart / mind i.e. we must abstain from thinking anything against the Will and Pleasure of Allah!!!

Naturally, accompanying Nabi Sayyadina (عليه السلام‎) was his wife Lady Hawwa (عليها السلام), who landed in Jeddah, Arabia. The snake which allowed the devil to enter paradise was also expelled, it landed in Isfahan, Persia. Iblees landed in a place near Basrah, Iraq; and the eminent Prophet himself found himself somewhere on the mountaintops of India. His first meal was a handful of bor that he plucked from a tree. (Hayat-e-Adam, page 6)

This quoted post says that Adam alaihi salaam landed on the mountaintops of India while Hawa alaiha salaam came down in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)!!!

Long before I read in some book or heard from a scholar that they (both together) came down at the Plains of Arafaat. We, all Muslims, know that Arafaat is a very very blessed place. Also Adam alaihi salaam was the first human being and the first Prophet of Allah. So he and his wife were also honorable near Allah. Moreover, Allah had created this human couple and sent them down to live on this earth for a certain purpose. The purpose was that they must live together in a family. Allah wanted them to produce children and spread human race in this world. Then how can we believe that Allah threw them on the earth separate and thousands of miles far away from each other??? Allah doesn’t like separation of husband and wife, then how it happened that Allah HIMSELF separated the very first pair of husband and wife on the earth???

Just think that the first human couple had to live all alone in this big world. This was not easy, particularly, when they had lived in Paradise and then had to live all alone on this vast empty land. I believe that Allah, The Most Just and Merciful Lord would keep them together from the very first moment on this earth and also would keep close to them the angel companions. Also Jibreel alaihi salaam would come to them from time to time guiding them how to spend life on this earth. So this is very reasonable and close to our wisdom and understanding that Allah, The Al-Wadood, would have landed them together on the blessed plains of Arafaat, and not separately one in Jeddah and the other on the Indian mountains to give them very hard and painful time, not possible, not at all. I think this is a very false accusation on Allah i.e. iftira ala Allah. Allah said in the Holy Quraan, surah al-Kahf 15:


(18:15) (Then they conferred among themselves and said): "These men, our own people, have taken others as gods beside Him: why do they not bring any clear evidence that they indeed are gods? Who can be more unjust than he who foists a lie on Allah?


We must keep away from such statements which are manifest lies and accusations on Allah, The One Who is High Above any defect.

In fact many of our religious books have isra-iliyaat. That means the false stories invented by the Jews and Christians. Very sad to say that many mufassireen (the commentators) have taken those false stories and have placed them in the Holy Qur’aan like the strange story of Harut wa Marut. Also the other writers transferred those false stories to the books like Qasasul-Anbiyaa.

We must be very careful in choosing a tafseer of the Holy Quraan or any other book for our knowledge about the religion Islam.

For writing such a great book which is about the Anbiyaa alaihim salaam, you need very deep and thorough knowledge of the Holy Quraan and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (Allah's Peace and Blessings be upon him).

[Insaanah]

Very sad to say that many mufassireen (the commentators) have taken those false stories and have placed them in the Holy Qur’aan like the strange story of Harut wa Marut.

:salam: sister,

While I agree with much of what you say, the above quote has alarmed me. As Muslims, we believe that all of the Qur'an, every single word and letter, is the speech of and words of Allah :swt: and that no man has had any input into it. Nothing can be placed into the Holy Qur'an. What you've written can be taken to mean that the mufassireen have altered the Qur'an after it was revealed, and that the story of haaruut and maroot wasn't originally mentioned in the Qur'an, and was added later by mufassireen. The event concerning Haarut and Maarut is clearly in the Qur'an.

They followed what the Shayatin (devils) gave out (falsely of the magic) in the lifetime of Sulaiman (Solomon). Sulaiman did not disbelieve, but the Shayatin (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down at Babylon to the two angels, Harut and Marut, but neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such things) till they had said, "We are only for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning this magic from us)." And from these (angels) people learn that by which they cause separation between man and his wife, but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's Leave. And they learn that which harms them and profits them not. And indeed they knew that the buyers of it (magic) would have no share in the Hereafter. And how bad indeed was that for which they sold their ownselves, if they but knew. (Surah al Baqarah, ayah 102)

Or do you mean there are some strange stories about them mentioned in some books of tafseer? If so, that is not the text of the Qur'an as that can never be changed, as Allah has promised to preserve it, and we need to clarify they've been mentioned in tafseers, as opposed to being placed in the Qur'an. We have to be very careful to be clear and precise in the words we use, to avoid confusion. A tafseer is not the Qur'an, as it is written by men. It is a tafseer of the Qur'an. Many people (myself included) will not be aware there are any strange stories, and will only know the story in the Qur'an, so will take what you've written to mean the story in the Qur'an. Please could you clarify your meaning.

:jz:

[OmAbdullah]

:salam: sister,

While I agree with much of what you say, the above quote has alarmed me. As Muslims, we believe that all of the Qur'an, every single word and letter, is the speech of and words of Allah :swt: and that no man has had any input into it. Nothing can be placed into the Holy Qur'an. What you've written can be taken to mean that the mufassireen have altered the Qur'an after it was revealed, and that the story of haaruut and maroot wasn't originally mentioned in the Qur'an, and was added later by mufassireen. The event concerning Haarut and Maarut is clearly in the Qur'an.

They followed what the Shayatin (devils) gave out (falsely of the magic) in the lifetime of Sulaiman (Solomon). Sulaiman did not disbelieve, but the Shayatin (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down at Babylon to the two angels, Harut and Marut, but neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such things) till they had said, "We are only for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning this magic from us)." And from these (angels) people learn that by which they cause separation between man and his wife, but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's Leave. And they learn that which harms them and profits them not. And indeed they knew that the buyers of it (magic) would have no share in the Hereafter. And how bad indeed was that for which they sold their ownselves, if they but knew. (Surah al Baqarah, ayah 102)

Or do you mean there are some strange stories about them mentioned in some books of tafseer? If so, that is not the text of the Qur'an as that can never be changed, as Allah has promised to preserve it, and we need to clarify they've been mentioned in tafseers, as opposed to being placed in the Qur'an. We have to be very careful to be clear and precise in the words we use, to avoid confusion. A tafseer is not the Qur'an, as it is written by men. It is a tafseer of the Qur'an. Many people (myself included) will not be aware there are any strange stories, and will only know the story in the Qur'an, so will take what you've written to mean the story in the Qur'an. Please could you clarify your meaning.

:jz:

:salam: sister,


Jazak-Allaho khairan katheeran katheera for noting a delicate point. I am sorry and may Allah forgive me, aameen. Surely the Holy Quraan is fully preserved in its text and no one can change a single letter in it. What I mean is the tafseer of the Holy Quraan and not its text.


I didn't like to write that story but now I have to mention a part of it to make it clear. The Isra-iliyaat about the two angels Haarut wa Maarut is that they made a long story about the two angels. They said: Once the angels were talking about human beings that they do such and such things and make such and such sins. Then Allah asked them who would be ready to be changed into humankind and go to the earth to live there a pious life. In case they got involved in sins then they will face terrible punishment. Two of them named Haarut and Maarut accepted the condition and came down to this world as human beings. Here they got involved in very bad sins and accordingly they were given the punishment of hanging upside down till the end of this world.


I wrote this story in short and in my own words. May Allah forgive me for writing it. But I am shocked to see that this story is at the tongues of ignorant Muslim women who tell this story to their small children. From where did they hear it? Now we can clearly see that this false story has absolutely no relation with the words of Allah in the Holy Quraan. But the ignorant Muslims (ignorant from the Holy Quraan) believe in such wrong stories.


Similarly, Qasasul Anbiyaa had a long love story of Yousuf alaihi salaam and Zulekha. Even it said that marriage happened between the two. Long before, I had read it myself in the Qasasul-Anbiyaa. Later when I started understanding the tafseer of the Holy Quraan, I came to know that it was a very false story and a false accusation on a great Prophet alaihi salaam.

Therefore I am very alert against such false statements in the religious books about Allah, Allah's Prophets and Islam. In the specialization courses of Usooli-Deen (Tafseer branch +Hadeeth) special books on Isra-iliyaat are taught and students have to take out such false statements from different commentaries. I was given tafseer Al-Qurtabi to find isra-iliyaat from the first 15 parts. I was surprised and shocked to find so many isra-iliyaat in that great tafseer. I don't understand who added these things to such great tafseer? Allah knows best but it doesn't appear to be the work of the commentator.