ADAM THE PROPHET

ADAM THE PROPHET

The Holy Quran says: Your Guardian-Lord is Almighty God, Who created the heavens and the
earth in six days (sittati ayyamin), and is firmly established on the throne (of authority): He
draweth the night as a veil over the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession: He created
the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create
and to govern? Blessed be Almighty God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds! (7:54)
Almighty God created the universe millions of years ago by saying ‘Kun’ (be). Then created this earth
and made mountains to balance it. Then brought to the earth all that needed for the sustenance of the
people who dwell in it. Then covered the earth with its environment, the Sun and the Moon as
appointed. Then He created angels to praise His glory from light and the Jinn from fire.
The earth was not the same as it is today. It was basically water. Waves were rough. The wind blew
strongly. Volcanoes were ablaze. Huge meteors attacked the earth. Then life developed gradually.
Animals like reptiles and amphibians appeared on the surface of the earth. Dinosaurs of various kinds
appeared, too. From time to time, ice covered the earth. So, plants and animals died. New kinds
replaced them. From time to time, the ice melted, thus life returned to the earth again.
Almighty God took earth from heights, plains, salt marshes, and fertile land. He mixed the earth with
water, so the earth became special clay with solid molecules. From that clay, God, the Glorified, created
a shape like man and the water steamed. The man-like shape became as solid as the stone. The
wind was whistling through it. That shape remained sleeping for a long time. Nobody knows the
length of time except God, the glorified.
Azazeel: Also known as Iblis. He used to pray a lot and even used to give lectures to the angels. One
day there was a notice in the heavens which said that someone was going to be ordered out of the
heavens. All the angels were very worried because they thought it might be one of them.
They went to Angel Gabriel (Gibraeel) who was one of the most important angels to ask him whether
he could do anything. Gabriel said he too was worried because it might be himself. Gabriel suggested
that they go to Azazeel because he was very clever.
Azazeel told them not to worry at all for he would pray to God for all of them. He forgot himself thinking
he was the best and it could never be him. Because he had pride (Kibr).
Then Almighty God willed to appoint a representative or vicegerent on earth (higher in rank than
angels). So He talked it over with the angels.
The angels said: “Do You wish to have a representative
on the earth to cause corruption and
commit murder there while we always extol
You.”
The angels said this because they had seen the
Jinn act in this way on the earth. However, a few
of the Jinn were very pious and some like Azazeel
or Iblis used to worship God with the angels.