Recalled Surah 'Abasa after talking about frowning and smiling so i thought it actually might be worth investing some time on the comments, reading the end of Surah Ibrahim tells us that the plots of the criminals are well within Allah's sight - even if they are trying to shake the mountains.
I don't take the Adam story literally. I believe the black clay means carbon, so "Adam" is all organic life which is different from those made from smokeless fire or pure energy. There are many species of particular animals so how can there be only "one species" of people? Impossible! Especially since they look so amazingly different to each other! I believe that the "one human species" propaganda is just political to make people united under a totalitarian world order
If you have children or siblings you'll know that each child is slightly genetically variant from another, and the human race refererred to as "Naas" by Allah, and to whom He sent universal guidance and admonishments is the closest knit in terms of blood relation to all biological organisms.
As for the belief that all humans come from Adam and Eve, who is to say then that there weren't MULTIPLE Adams and Eves -- Adams and Eves for every respective race?
Again, the above explanation is sufficient to inform us that human beings (homo sapiens) have a common ancestor.
As for the Adam and Eve story, that is more a metaphorical rather than literal. The Quran is actually packed with many metaphorical statements. The reason why the Adam and Eve story is not literal is because a) if there were only two people originally on Earth, they would have probably been killed by a predator or some accident or some disease or some other thing,
It is by Allah's grace in bestowing Adam (the father of mankind) with higher intelligence and decency that He made surviving through the wild selfish and ravenous times easier than for more vicious and primitive creatures who were likely unaware of God's direct guidance, and of good judgement, even if they were his family -since God had informed them that He would send them guidance somewhere down the line. (Also wonder how your sperm survived and through mind boggling odds - then passed the hazardous early fetal stages through mind boggling odds - but this is probably more like neo getting a direct call at work - but being saved from the unjust due to hearing and obeying the true guidance).
قُلْنَا اهْبِطُوا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّي هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
Literal word by word:
We said, "Go down from it all (of you), and when, comes to you from Me Guidance, then whoever follows My Guidance, [then] no fear (will be) on them and not they will grieve.
M. M. Pickthall
We said: Go down, all of you, from hence; but verily there cometh unto you from Me a guidance; and whoso followeth My guidance, there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
We said: "Get ye down all from here; and if, as is sure, there comes to you Guidance from me, whosoever follows My guidance, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
Quran 2:38
قَالَ اهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّي هُدًى فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشْقَىٰ
M. M. Pickthall
He said: Go down hence, both of you, one of you a foe unto the other. But when there come unto you from Me a guidance, then whoso followeth My guidance, he will not go astray nor come to grief.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He said: "Get ye down, both of you,- all together, from the Garden, with enmity one to another: but if, as is sure, there comes to you Guidance from Me, whosoever follows My Guidance, will not lose his way, nor fall into misery.
Quran 20:123
b) all humans would look the same, they would look like members of one big family. They would share a physical RESEMBLANCE, but they DON'T. The different races of humans look VERY different! -- some much more different than others.
again, your siblings, children, father, and mother look at least slightly different from you, and even twins look more and more different depending on experiences and intake of minerals - but they still are and look human - even facebook's bots can identify this fact.
And c) If Islamic law is perfect then why would it prohibit incest? If every human hypothetically WERE of two original breeding partners then ALL human breeding would be an act of incest and inbreeding that would have been going on for thousands or even millions of years! Right? So this is why the Adam and Eve story is a metaphorical story. It can NOT be literal as it would simply defy all scientific logic!
Actions that were lawful or unlawful before the revelation of the final scripture -the Quran - are not the same after it's revelation.
And even the laws in the Quran were settled according to circumstances over the period of 23 years, just as different Prophets came and made slight adjustments in allowance of Torah laws.
Muhammad Asad
ALL FOOD was lawful unto the children of Israel, save what Israel had made unlawful unto itself [by its sinning] before the Torah was bestowed from on high. Say: "Come forward, then, with the Torah and recite it, if what you say is true!"
M. M. Pickthall
All food was lawful unto the Children of Israel, save that which Israel forbade himself, (in days) before the Torah was revealed. Say: Produce the Torah and read it (unto us) if ye are truthful.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)All food was lawful to the Children of Israel, except what Israel Made unlawful for itself, before the Law (of Moses) was revealed. Say: "Bring ye the Law and study it, if ye be men of truth."
Quran 3:93
(And had power to give life unto the image of the beast lol)
وَرَسُولًا إِلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنِّي قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِآيَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ أَنِّي أَخْلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ الطِّينِ كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْرًا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَأُبْرِئُ الْأَكْمَهَ وَالْأَبْرَصَ وَأُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
M.M.Picktall:
And will make him a messenger unto the Children of Israel, (saying): Lo! I come unto you with a sign from your Lord. Lo! I fashion for you out of clay the likeness of a bird, and I breathe into it and it is a bird, by Allah's leave. I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I raise the dead, by Allah's leave. And I announce unto you what ye eat and what ye store up in your houses. Lo! herein verily is a portent for you, if ye are to be believers.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"And (appoint him) a messenger to the Children of Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by Allah's leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe;
Quran 3:49
وَمُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَلِأُحِلَّ لَكُم بَعْضَ الَّذِي حُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَجِئْتُكُم بِآيَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Muhammad Asad
"And [I have come] to confirm the truth of whatever there still remains of the Torah, and to make lawful unto you some of the things which [aforetime] were forbidden to you. And I have come unto you with a message from your Sustainer; remain, then, conscious of God, and pay heed unto me.
M. M. Pickthall
And (I come) confirming that which was before me of the Torah, and to make lawful some of that which was forbidden unto you. I come unto you with a sign from your Lord, so keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"'(I have come to you), to attest the Law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was (Before) forbidden to you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear Allah, and obey me.
Quran 3:50
So it's easy to come to the logical conclusion that the laws of incest wouldn't have existed at the time - and such a union would have been the innocent and natural course - the latter laws of incest also shows the wisdom in genetic diversity amongst humans as proven by scientific research.
Will post on the second part later inshaAllah.