Prophet Adam's (AS) story

Continuation of the prophet Adam(AS) story

Adam and Eve (puh) were living happily in paradise and Allah gave them the permission to enjoy everything, everything except for one tree. Allah told them, Shaytan was their greatest enemy, and he would want both of them out of the paradise. And they both understood that they were forbidden to eat the fruits from that tree. Many years had gone by, and Adam was only a human, and humans tends to forget. So Shaytan took Adam's weakness to his advantage. And day after day Shaytan whispered to Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruits. One day they forgot the warning that Allah gave and decided to eat the fruits from the forbidden tree. They picked one of the fruits. They had hardly finished eating when they felt their heart pounding, as it filled with pain, sadness and shame. The surrounding atmosphere had changed and the internal music had stopped. They discovered that they were naked. They both covered themselves with leaves. They were in big trouble after they disobeyed Allah. Allah sent both of them out of paradise.

And you will ask me, When did they come to the earth? Yes, It was Friday when they set foot on earth.

Also do you know, it was Friday when Adam was created as well?

That's why the best day of sun rise is Friday.

Now the question is, Where was the place they set foot on earth? So According to Ibn Umar (RA), Adam came down on As-Safa mountain and Eve came down on Al-Marwa mountain. Adam knew he had to face conflict and struggle on earth. He had to protect himself and his family with clothes and weapons from the wild beasts, and above all, he had to struggle with the spirit of evil.

Their new life started in the earth. They started the family with a set of twins, named Cain and his sister. Later they had another set of twins, Abel and his sister. The family enjoyed the generous gift and fruits of the earth provided by their Lord Allah. The children grew up to be strong and healthy young adults. Cain was a farmer, who grew crops in his land, while Abel was a shepherd who raised animals.

When they are old enough to get married, Allah revealed to Adam that each son should marry their other twin sister. 

That's meant Abel should marry Cain's twin

sister and Cain should marry Abel's twin sister. But Cain refused Allah's command. He wanted to marry his own twin sister. Adam was in a difficulty. He wanted peace and harmony in his family, so he prayed to Allah for help. Allah commanded that each son should offer a sacrifice, and whose offering was accepted would have the right to marry in his choice. Both were ready to sacrifice. Able offered his very best animal but Cain who was the trouble maker offered his worst grains.

So, so far Cain already made two mistake.

can you tell me? First,he disobeyed Allah's order, because he didn't want to marry Abel's sister. And second, he didn't do his sacrifice properly.

Do you think, Cain's sacrifice would be accepted by Allah? Noooooooo. Allah did not accept Cain's sacrifice because of his disobedience. This made Cain extremely angry. He realized that he didn't have any hope to marry his own beautiful sister. His arrogance took him to the path of shaytan, and Cain threatened to kill Abel.

One Day, Abel was late returning from his

work. So Adam sent Cain to see what happened to him. Cain got a chance to get his brother alone. Cain was so mad that he struck his brother with a stone killing him instantly. This was the first death and the first criminal act committed by man on earth. 

Shaytan mislead the human one more time. That's how crime started in this earth.

When Abel was missing for some time, Adam began to search for him but could not find his beloved son. He asked Cain about Abel, but Cain said that, I am not my brother keeper. After that Adam understood that Abel was dead, and Adam was filled with great sadness.

What did Cain do with his brother dead body?

Because Abel was the first dead person on the earth, Cain didn't know what to do with it. He carried the body on his back wandering from place to place trying to hide it.

As a mercy, from Allah, he sent two ravens that began fighting, causing the death of one bird. The victorious bird used its beak and claws to dig a hole in the ground, rolled the dead raven into it and covered it with dirt. When Cain saw this he was ashamed of himself. Cain then buried his brother, which was also the first burial of man.

Adam was depressed by the loss of his two sons. One was dead, the other was won over by Shaytan. He prayed for his sons and advised his other children and grandchildren, telling them about Allah and calling them to believe in Him. He told them about Shaytan and warned them by his own experience. He reminded them how Shaytan tempted Cain to kill his brother Abel.

Years and years passed, Adam(puh) grew old and he had many children on the earth.

When Adam's death drew near, he appointed his son Seth to be next guidance for human being. When Adam's (puh) death was near, he felt an appetite for the fruits of Paradise, so his children tried searching for the fruits.While they were searching they met the Angels. The Angels told them to go back to Adam (puh) because he was dying. So they returned with the Angels and when Eve (puh) saw the Angel of death she recognized him, and ran to Adam. Adam (puh) knew his wife was scared but he told her that this was the time for him to go, and it's all because of Allah's (T) will. Before his death, he told his children that Allah (T) would not leave man alone on the earth but he would send prophets to guide them. The prophets would have different names, traits and miracles, but they would be united in one thing; to call to worship Allah (T) alone.

Adam (puh) closed his eyes and the Angels entered his room and surrounded him. When he recognized the Angel of Death among them, his heart smiled peacefully. So they took his soul and wrapped it. They prayed for him and dug a grave and laid him in it. This was the tradition at the time of death.