Adam (AS)

Question 1

What was Adam (as) made from?

Answer 1

He was made from clay
Known as father of humankind

Question 2

Where is Adam (as) peak?

Answer 2

7000+ feet peak of Sri Pada in Sri Lanka

Question 3

How long did he remain as clay?
Which surah refers to this ? which verse?

Answer 3

approx 40 years
reference in Ar-Rahman
Verse 14 (humankind from clay like pottery)

Question 4

What happened after Soul was blown into the first man

Answer 4

Allah swt commanded the angels to prostate to Him
Iblis refused to do this.

Question 5

Which surah refers to Iblis actions?

Answer 5

Surah Hjir (15) verse 32
Stating ‘O Iblis, what is the matter with you that you did not join in prostration?’

Question 6

What did iblis say he would do?

Answer 6

He stated he would mislead humankind and tempt people to go astray

Question 7

What happened to Adam (as)?

Answer 7

Adam as lived in paradise
He was taught to knowledge, creations, names but he was lonely
so Allah swt created Hawa (eve) from his rib

Question 8

Why was Eve created?

Answer 8

’ to find tranquility a in me’

Question 9

What were Adam and Eve told?

Answer 9

They were told they can live freely but not to touch a specific fruit tree

Question 10

Which surah refers to the tree?

Answer 10

Baqarah
verse 35
‘do not come near to this tree or you will be wrongdoers’

Question 11

What happened when Adam got tempted by iblis?

Answer 11

He ate fruit from the tree
He then felt deep shame and because aware of nudity
He begged for forgiveness (Araf surah, verse 23).
Him and Adam we sent to Earth

Question 12

What happened on earth?

Answer 12

Both Adam (as) and Eve were separated.
It is believed Adam was in Sri lanka Ceylon and Hawa in Saudi in Jaddah

Adam (as) wanted to raise steadfast children and warn them of shaytaan and to focus on worshipping Allah swt.

Question 13

What was like on earth like?

Answer 13

Nothing like paradise
there were trials
Had to find food, battling the whispers of shaytaan

Question 14

Where did Adam and Hawa meet?

Answer 14

Mount Arafat
Also known as mountain of Mercy

Question 15

word for mountain in arabic

Answer 15

Jibal (mount)
Jibalu (mountain)

Question 16

What is significant about this Mount

Answer 16

Where prophet Muhammad pbuh gave the final sermon

Question 17

What is the role of Arafat ?

Answer 17

9th day of Hajj people go to Mt arafat and after the Asr prayer they stay and pray for forgiveness in the valley

Question 18

How long were Adam and Eve on earth?
How many children?

Answer 18

approx 1000 years

Question 19

What is the story of Adam and Eve children?

Answer 19

Gave birth to multiple set of twins

Cain (Qabil) and HABIl two sons with their twin sisters

Qabil was not so good looking but his twin was. He was not as talented.

Habil was better looking but his twin not so muhc

Qabil was jealous and wanted to marry his twin which was forbidden

They both made an offering to Allah swt to determine who can marry Qabil twin.

Question 20

Which twin was a sheppard and farmer

Answer 20

Qabil farmer
Habil -sheppard

Question 21

What happened between the brothers?

Answer 21

Qabil threatened to kill Habil
habil while he was not as strong, did not retaliate as this is not the word of God
Qabil killed his brother with a rock

Question 22

Which surah refers to this event between the brothers?

Answer 22

Surah Al Maidah

Question 23

What happened after Qabil killed his brother?

Answer 23

He did not know what to do with the body
two crows cae and taught how to do a burial
Qabil had regret but did not repent or make tawah

Question 24

What happened after Habil death?

Answer 24

Hawa and Adam (as) had more children and their aim was to pass on the word of Allah swt and warn them of iblis

Question 25

What happened when Adam became ill?

Answer 25

He asked for the fruits of paradaise
He sent some of his children who found an angel and the angels informed them their father will passs
Hawa recognised the angel of death
They were informed that different messengers will come with different languages and dialects to educate the people on the word of God swt.

Question 26

Who was Sheth (as)?

Answer 26

Another son of Adam and Eve
after Habil’s death

Question 27

Is sheth mentioned in the Quran

Answer 27

No but mentioned in Hadith

Question 28

What is the story of prophet Sheth?

Answer 28

He lived with Adam in the hilly mountains and Qabil lived in the valley and terrains
Shaytan presented to Qabil and his people in disguise as an attractive young man (as a descendent of Sheth) looking for work and he was given work but created music and dancing

People began to dance, party, listen to music.

Shaytan then visited people of sheth and encouraged the mixing of sheth people with Qabil

Question 29

What did the mixing between the two communities of Qabil and Sheth do?

Answer 29

Encourage Tabarruj

Showcasting beauty to attract men

The beauty of the Qabil women drew attention of Sheth men and introduced zina, fornication and adultery

Question 30

Features of Qabil and Sheth people?

Answer 30

Sheth people had attractive men but not women

Qabil people had attractive women and non attractive men

Question 31

What is said about Jinn and Humankind and in which surah?

Answer 31

(Sūrat-al-Dhāriyāt) surah 51

Humankind and Jinn are created to worship Him