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Pourghorbani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Adam(AS)''' is the first human and the first prophet. According to some Islamic narrations, after being expelled from paradise, Adam settled in Mecca. His repentance was accepted in Mecca, and he was the one who built the Kaaba. He was also the first to learn the rituals of Hajj from the Gabriel and performed the pilgrimage many times. ==Lexicology== The name "Adam" is used in the Quran and the two Testaments to refer to the first human,...") |
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The name "Adam" is used in the Quran and the two Testaments to refer to the first human, and with slight variations, it is used in other Semitic languages such as Phoenician, Hebrew, Syriac, and Mandean. In addition to being a proper noun, it is also used as a generic term equivalent to the word "human."<ref>Jeffrey, ''Wāzhihāy-i dakhī dar Qurā-i Majīd'', p. 106-107.</ref> | The name "Adam" is used in the Quran and the two Testaments to refer to the first human, and with slight variations, it is used in other Semitic languages such as Phoenician, Hebrew, Syriac, and Mandean. In addition to being a proper noun, it is also used as a generic term equivalent to the word "human."<ref>Jeffrey, ''Wāzhihāy-i dakhī dar Qurā-i Majīd'', p. 106-107.</ref> | ||
==Creation== | ==Creation== | ||
Abrahamic religions, as well as other religions and beliefs of Semitic people, narrate a relatively similar story of the creation and establishment of the first human. In the Quran (for example, | Abrahamic religions, as well as other religions and beliefs of Semitic people, narrate a relatively similar story of the creation and establishment of the first human. In the Quran (for example, Quran: 2: 30-38; 7:19-25.) and the Old Testament,(Genesis: 1:26-30; 2:7.) the story of Prophet Adam, including the creation from clay, the formation of the body, and the infusion of the soul, is detailed. Different perspectives on each of these stages and various aspects, especially the concept of instantaneous or gradual creation, are discussed in various interpretations.<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''Al-Mīzān'', vol. 4, p. 143; vol. 16, p. 255.</ref>Some, based on scientific findings and certain narratives, argue that humans existed before Adam.<ref>Sharīʿatī and others, [https://ensani.ir/fa/article/497657/%D8%A7%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF%D9 Feasibility study of the proofs of the theory that Adam, peace be upon him, is the father of mankind, emphasizing verse 1 of Nisa], p. 164.</ref> | ||
==Descent to Mecca== | ==Descent to Mecca== | ||