1. CREATION OF SAYYIDUNA ADAM
Sayyiduna Aadam came into existence without mother and father; Allah created him from soil. It has been reported that when Allah intended to create him, He ordered Sayyiduna ‘Izra`eel to bring a handful of soil from the earth. When Sayyiduna ‘Izra`eel descended from the sky onto the earth in order to fulfil the commandment of Allah and picked up handful of soil, the superficial layer of all the earth peeled off into his fist like a rind. It was consisted of sixty different colours and properties i.e. it was containing black, white, red and yellow coloured soils possessing various varieties e.g. soft and hard, sweet and bitter, salty and tasteless etc.
Then it was ordered to knead this soil with different waters. With the passage of time, it became sticky. Then it was knead again for a long period of time and it wore a form of a smelling mortar like mud. Then when it dried out, it turned into a sounding soil. Then the statue of Aadam was made out of this soil and was placed on the portal of Paradise, looking at which the angels would surprise because they had never seen a creation having such appearance ever before. Then Allah commanded the soul to enter that statue.
Therefore, when the soul entered his body and reached his blessed nostrils, he sneezed and when the soul reached up to his blessed tongue, he invoked. Allah said meaning: May Allah bless you! O Father of Muhammad (Aadam), I have made you solely for the purpose of my glorification. Gradually, the soul permeated in his whole body and he stood up alive.
It is mentioned in the Hadees of Tirmizi and Abu Dawood that the soil from which the statue of Sayyiduna Aadam was made was a combination of different colours and various types. Therefore, the progeny of Sayyiduna Aadam bears different colours and
different habits.
The patronymic name of Sayyiduna Aadam is Abu Muhammad or Abul Bashar and his title is ‘Khalifatullah’. He is the first Prophet of Allah. He lived for nine hundred and sixty years. At the time of his demise, the number of his progeny had reached to one hundred thousand that populated the earth establishing diverse industries and erecting various buildings.
This fact has been mentioned repeatedly in the Holy Quran that Sayyiduna Aadam was created from soil. Allah has said in Surah Aal-e-‘Imran:
The example of ‘Isa with Allah is like that of Aadam; He created him (Aadam) from clay and then said, ‘Be’ – he immediately becomes!
In another verse, it has been mentioned:
We have indeed created them from sticky clay.
In another section of the Holy Quran, it is mentioned:
Indeed We created man from ringing clay, which was in reality black smelly mud.
Sayyidatuna Hawwa
When Allah ordered Sayyiduna Aadam to stay in the Paradise, he started feeling a bit uneasy due to loneliness. Allah made sleep overcome Sayyiduna Aadam and he fell a deep sleep. Then while he was sleeping, Allah created Sayyidatuna Hawwa from the left rib of Sayyiduna Aadam When Sayyiduna Aadam woke up from his sleep, he was amazed and astonished to see a beautiful and pleasant woman sitting beside him. Sayyiduna Aadam asked her, ‘Who are you and why have you come here?’ In response, Sayyidatuna Hawwa replied, ‘I am your wife and Allah has created me so that you acquire peace and satisfaction of heart through me and I attain peace and satisfaction of heart through you. We would live together happily and spend our lives with love and compassion, thanking Allah for his blessings.’
Allah has addressed about Sayyidatuna Hawwa in few sections of the Holy Quran – for example:
And (He) created from it, its spouse and from them spread many men and women.
Moral:
The parable of the creation of Sayyiduna Aadam and Hawwa is among those wonders of the Holy Quran that carries several hidden pearls of guidance and admonitions. A few of them are described below:
Allah created Sayyiduna Aadam from soil and created Sayyidatuna Hawwa from the rib of Sayyiduna Aadam. This saying of the Holy Quran reveals the fact that Allah created mankind in four different ways:
First
From male and female copulation i.e. the conventional birth process of human beings. Therefore, it has been announced in the Holy Quran in clear words that:
Second
The second way is creation of human being from just a man the birth of Sayyidatuna Hawwa. She was created from the left rib of Sayyiduna Aadam.
Third
The third way is that Allah created a human being from just a woman i.e. the birth of Sayyiduna ‘Isa who was born without father from the womb of Sayyidatuna Maryam who was virgin and pious.
Fourth
Allah also created a human being without any man and woman. Sayyiduna Aadam. Allah created Sayyiduna Aadam from soil.
Following lessons may be derived from above parables
1. Allah is so Powerful Sovereign and Creator that He is not bound to create human beings by only one specific method. In fact, He possesses such extreme powers that He can create human beings in any way He intends to. Therefore, Allah created human beings by all four aforesaid methods which is a manifestation of His great power. All these modes of creation are great signs of His grandeur and creativity.
Words cannot express the Greatness and Grandeur of Allah. Allah is the Creator of the cosmos, Who created the throne and the Heavens, the earth and the skies and Lawh-o-Qalam (the Divine Tablet and the Holy Pen) by just commanding be it), so what can be the significance of the creation of the human beings as compared to such gigantic creation of the whole universe. But, the creation of human is such an excellent artefact of Allah that it is impossible to find its example in the entire universe. The human entity is a complete reflection of all the creations of the entire universe. What an excellent saying of Sayyiduna ‘Ali
O human being! Why do you assume that you are just a small body? In fact, you are so majestic that the whole world is contained within you.
2. Some men could possibly assume that had the group of men not existed, then women would not be able to give birth to any human on their own and similarly, some women could possibly assume that had we women not existed, then men alone would not be able to bear any human. Likewise, it was also possible that men and women could have boasted upon the fact that had we men and women not existed, then it was impossible for any human being to be born.
So to shun away all such crude assumptions, Allah created humans by all four methods and proved that: Look! I am such Potentate and Sovereign that I created (Sayyidatuna) Hawwa from just a man i.e. from the rib of (Sayyiduna) Aadam. Therefore, O women! Do not assume that had there been no womanhood, then no human being would have been born. Similarly, Allah has warned men by creating Sayyiduna ‘Isa without father and from the womb of only a woman that O men! Do not boast upon the fact that had you not existed, then there would not be consequent creation of humanity. Have a look that I created (Sayyiduna) ‘Isa just from the womb of a woman without the use of man. And by creating (Sayyiduna) Aadam from soil and without any man and woman has simply made men and women to hold their tongues, and they have been warned that ‘O men and women! Never let this thought prompt in your heart that had we both not existed, there would have not been any further human birth. Look that (Sayyiduna) Aadam neither has father, nor mother. Instead, I created him from soil. Allah has said:
Allah is the Creator of all the things and He Alone is the Dominant over all.
He may create anything at any time in any way. His actions and wills are neither dependent upon any means nor limited to specific procedures he is.
The Doer of whatever He wills.
Meaning that He does whatsoever He determines to do. His greatness is evident from
meaning whatever He plans and intends for, He gets it done. Neither can anyone affect His determination nor can anyone dare to criticise His doings.
Source: (QURANIC WONDERS) by ‘ABDUL MUSTAFA A’ZAMI.
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