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fea rs. 0 Allah ! Protec t me fro lll my fron t, fro m behind , fro m

my ri ght, fro l11 my le n and from above me. I seck refu ge with

Your Majesty from bcing snatched from below." Wakee ' said

it means to sink down. c2)

( I) This is an aUlhcmic I/lldeelh namllcd by Imam Ahmad (15528).

(2) This is an aUlhcmic ' /{Ideelll nllrr.llcd by 1mam Ahmad (4770). II was also

narratcd by Abu Dawood (5074) and by An·Nasn·j in an abbrcviated fonn

(5530), Ibn Majah (387 1), Ibn Ilibban in his Sallee" (31241, No. 961) and

A I· ] lakim in AI·MIIsradmk ( 1/698, No . 1902).

Allah, Most High, says, , And ( r~ l1l el11bcr) \\ hen your Lord

s.dd 10 the an gel s: " Veril y. I am goin g \0 p ln l:C (ma nk in d)

ge nerati on s aft cr gCll cratio ll \ 011 Earth." they said. "wi ll You

place the rc those w ho w ill ma ke m isc hi ef and s hed b lood while

we g lo rifY You \\ ilh pra ises and thanks (E}.. allcd he You abm c

all Ih alIh cy as:.oc ial c w il h Y Oll as pilrlil crs ) a nd sa nctify YOll ,"

I-k (Allah) sa id . ,, [ know th at which you d o not know." ' A nd I k

taught A dam a ll th e nam es (o r every thing ), th en l ie showed

the lll to the ange ls and said . "Te ll Me the Ila lll es of these if

you a rc truth ful. '· They sa id. "Gl o ry be 10 YOli. we have 110

knowledge c'\ccpt w hat you han! tau ght us . Ve ri ly, il is Yo u. the

A ll-Kn ower, the A Il -Wi se." lI e sa id. "0 Ada m ! In form the m of

th e ir nmnes," and when he had in for med them o f th e ir nam es,

He sa id . ··Did I nOl le ll you Ih al I kn ow th e glwih (unsee n) in

the hca\"cns and the Ea rth ,1Ild I kno w \\'hal YOli revca l and

what you ha\"c bcen concca lin g? A nd (re mem bcr) w hc n We

sa id 10 Ih c ange ls: . Prostra te yourse lves be fore Ada m. A nd th ey

J 42 Whllf l itH He('/) Said Regardillg file Crealioll o}lId(l1ll

prostrat ed except Iblees : he rdused and was proud and was

one of th e di sbeli evcr!-> (d isobedi ent to All ah). And We sa id. '0

Adam! Dwe ll you and yo ur w ife in the Parad ise and cat both of

yo u freel y w ith pleasure and de li ght of' things th erein wherever

you wi ll , but co me not ncar thi s Irel! o r you bo th will be o f

the ::a/i lllooll (wrong-doers).' Th en th e SIwifOIl made the m

s liplh crc from ( Parad ise), and go t th cm Ollt {i'om that in whi ch

they were . We sa id, ' Get yo u do wn, all , with enmi ty betwee n

yoursel ves . On Earth w ill be a d we llin g place for yo u an d an

enjoyment for a time.' Then Adam rece ived from hi s Lord of the

Words. And hi s Lord pa rdoned him (accept ed his repentance).

Veri ly. He is th e On e Who forg ives (accepts repentance). the

Most Merc iful. We said , ' GCI down all of you frolll thi s place

(the Paradise), th en when eve r th ere comes to you Guidance

from Me. and whoeve r foll ows My Guidan ce, there shall be no

fear on th em, nor shall th ey g ri eve. Blit those who di sbeli eve

and be lie Our Ay al (proofs, evidences, Verses, lessons, signs.

revelations, etc.) slleh ure the dwe llers of the Fi re, th ey shull

abide there in fo rever ' ," (Soorah AI-Baqarah 2:30-39)

Likew ise, He, Most Hi g h, says, ( 0 mankind! We have

creat ed you from a ma le and a fema le, and made you inlo

nations and tribes, that yOll Illay know on e anot he r. Veril y, thc

mosl honorabl e of YOLl wi th Alk,h is thaI (beli eve r) who has

laqll'o (i .e. onc of the IIIlfllaq ooll (piolls). Verily. A llu h is AII-

Knowi ng. Aware of all things . ) (Soora/i AI-Hujural 49: 13)

He, Most !-ligh, says, ( It is I-Ie Who has c rcllt ed you from

a s ingl e person (Adam), and (th en) li e has created from him

his wife (Hawwa) , in order that he might e njoy the pl casure

of living w ith her. When he had sex ual re lation s with her, she

became pregna nt and she carri ed it ubout lightl y. Then , when

it became hea vy, they bo th invoked Allah , th eir Lord (say ing) :

,Wlla/lfas JJeen Said Regan/illg ,lie Crl'flfiu ll f~r"dalll " .'";:-'-- - - -"

'l fVou give us a saleh (good in every aspect) child , we shall

indeed be among th e g rateful . ) (SoO/'all AI-A 'raJ7: 189)

He, Most Hi g h, says, ( And (remember) when We said to

th e angels : ' Prostrate Adam:' th ey prostrnt cd excep t Ibl ces.

li e said. S hall I prostrate 10 one whol11 YOll created from

clay'!' (Iblces) said. 'See? This one who m You ha ve hOllored

above me, if YOLI give me respi te (keep me alive) to the D<1Y

of Resurrect ion. I w ill s ure ly se ize and mi s lead hi s ofT.o;p ri ng

(by sendin g thelll astray) all bu t n rew! ' (Allah) said , 'Go.

and whosoever or the m follows YO ll , surely, Ile ll w ill be the

recom pense of you (all) - an nlllplc recompe nse. And Isl(!/=i=

(lit era ll y means: befool th em g radually) those whom YO LI can

amon g thcm with your voice (i.e. songs, 1ll1lSic , and any oth er

ca ll fo r A llah's di sobedi ence) , mak e assauhs on thcm wi th your

c<l \alry and your infantry. mutuall y share with the m wea lth

and childre n (by tcmpting them 10 earn money by illegal

w'IYs usury. e tc .. or by cO lllmitting illcga l sex ual int ercourse.

ctc.). and makc promi ses to them .' But Satan promi ses th eill

no thing but deceit. ·'Verily. tvty slaves (i.e. the true believe rs of

Islamic Mono theism), YOll ha ve no autho rity over them . And

AJI -SufTic ictH is your Lord as a G uardian ' . ) (SoOl·all AI-Ism'

He, Most Hi gh, says, (Allah) said. ' Get YOll down ( from the

Paradi se 10 th e Earth). bo th o r you together. so me of you are

an e nemy to some ot hers. Then if there eo mes to you g uidance

fr0111 Me, then whoeve r fo llows My Guidance sha ll ne ither

go aSlra y. nor f~ill into di stress and mi sery ' . ) (Soomll 7(1 No

Allah, Most Hig h, says th at He addressed the a nge ls, saying

( "Verily, I 3m go ing to pla ce ge nera ti ons after gcner'll ion s on

Earth"' ) (Soora" 111-8"""ra" 2:30)

144 IV/w I 11m· Becn Said Regarding (he Cr(f(l(io ll oft/ dam

He app rised them o f the reason why He had created Adam ~

and his progeny, who wo uld follow each other in succeedi ng

ge nerations, as He, Most High, says, ( And mak es you inheri tors

o f th e Earth , generati ons aftcr gcn~ratio n s .) (SoO/·all AII-Nanil

27:62) He informed them o f this by way of pra ise for the

creation of Adam ~ and his progen y and He informed them

o f thi s great event before it too k place. The angels asked, with

the intenti on of acquiring kn ow lcdge and seek ing wisdom, not

as some ignorant people have supposed, in order to ex press

disagreement or to belittle the chi ldren of Ada m ~ or displ ay

cnvy toward them: ( They sa id, ··Will You pl ace the rein those

who will make mischi ef therein and shed blood?" ) (SoOl·all

AI-Baqor all 2:30) It was said by Qatadah Ih at th ey knew that

thi s would happen because o f what they had obse rved of the

beha vior of the binl1 and the j inn befo re Adam ~~ .

As fo r the Words o f All ah, Most Hi gh, ( I know th at which

you do not know ) ( Soomll AI-Baqarall 2:3 0), the meaning

is: I know bettcr the greater good th at there is in th e crea tion

of them, which you do not know. Th at is, there will be am ong

them Prophets, Messengers, those who acce pt the trut h with out

hesitation, martyrs and righteous folk. Th en He made clear to

them Adam 's superi ori ty over them in know ledge, say ing, (

And l ie taught Adam all the na mes (of everythin g). , (SoOl·all

' Abdull ah Ibn ' Abbas ..#i> sa id, "Th ey are thesc namcs with

whi ch th e mankind is acqua inted, such as humans, animals,

ea rth , plains, seas, mounta ins, camels, donkeys and other

thin gs." Muj ahid said, " He taught him the names of th e pl ate

and the pOI and even the terms for breaki ng wind."

M ujah id also said , " He taught him the name of every anima l,

eve ry bird and every thi ng."

11'''0/ Hils /Jeen Suid Regarding the Cre(lfiOIl oj A dam 145

A I-B ukhari and Muslim narrated on th e authority of A nas Ibn

Malik ";", who repo rted from the Messenger of Allah ~ that he

sa id, "O n the Day of Resurrecti on the beli eve rs will assembl e