Adam in Islam

Nabī
Ādam (Alayhi assalam)
آدم
	Iranian Islamic painting, depicting ʾĀdam and Ḥawwāʾ in the Garden Eden, surrounded by angels.
Biography
Spouse	Ḥawwāʾ (حَوَّاء)
Children	Hābīl Qābīl Šīṯ ; (هابيل، قابيل، شِيث); ʿAnāq
Quranic narratives
Mention by name	Yes
Surah (Chapters)	2, 3, 5, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 36
Āyāt	verse: 2:30–39 ; 3:33 ; 3:59 ; 5:27–31 ; 7:11–35 ; 7:172–173 ; 7:189 ; 17:61–70 ; 18:50–51 ; 19:58 ; 20:115–126 ; 36:60–61 ;
Number of mentions	25
Prophethood
Known for	First human being, first settler on Earth, first Muslim
Successor	Šīṯ
Status	Khalifa, Prophet, Father of humanity
Other equivalent	Biblical Adam, Rabbinic Adam
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Adam (Arabic: آدم, romanized: ʾĀdam), in Islamic theology, is believed to have been the first human being on Earth and the first prophet (Arabic: نبي, nabī) of Islam. Adam's role as the father of the human race is looked upon by Muslims with reverence. Muslims also refer to his wife, Ḥawwāʾ (Arabic: حَوَّاء, Eve), as the "mother of mankind".^[1] Muslims see Adam as the first Muslim, as the Quran states that all the Prophets preached the same faith of Islam (Arabic: إسلام, lit. 'submission to God').^[2]

According to Islamic belief, Adam was created from the material of the earth and brought to life by God. God placed Adam in a paradisical Garden. After Adam sinned by eating from the forbidden tree (Tree of Immortality) after God forbade him from doing so, paradise was declined to him and he was sent down to live on Earth.^[3] This story is seen as both literal as well as an allegory for human relationship towards God. Islam does not necessarily adhere to young Earth Creationism, and it is commonly held that life on Earth predates Adam.

^ Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism, Wheeler, Adam and Eve
^ Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, C. Glasse, Aadam = Adam = Man = Mankind = Early humans. His wife = Woman = Allegorically, early women. Udma = Ability to live together as a community. Aadam from Udma thus, indicates humankind. The word 'Eve' or 'Hawwa' is not mentioned in the Quran. She is described with dignity as Mer’a-til-Aadam = Wife of Adam = Mrs. Adam.
^ "The Story of Prophet Adam (as)". My Islam. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[1] Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism, Wheeler, Adam and Eve

[2] Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, C. Glasse, Aadam = Adam = Man = Mankind = Early humans. His wife = Woman = Allegorically, early women. Udma = Ability to live together as a community. Aadam from Udma thus, indicates humankind. The word 'Eve' or 'Hawwa' is not mentioned in the Quran. She is described with dignity as Mer’a-til-Aadam = Wife of Adam = Mrs. Adam.

[3] "The Story of Prophet Adam (as)". My Islam. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

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