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The Origin of Humans

Allah ordered an angel to gather a handful of every soil on earth:

what is white, what is black, what is red, and what is yellow;
including what is soft, what is firm, and what is in between them.

Since Adam was created from a mixture of all those different types
of soil, his offspring (7) differed.
Among Adam 's offspring, you would find the white, the black, the
red, and the yellow. Also among them you would find those who
are easy, those who difficult, and those who are in-between .
The Creation of Adam

An angel then took the soil into Paradise and mixed it with Water
from Paradise until it became clay. Allah formed the shape of
Adam from that clay. After a period of time the shapes became dry.

Then the soul was blown into Adam and he spoke. The first thing
he said was, "Praise be to Allah" (Al-Hamdu Lillah).

Allah, the Exalted, created the knowledge and the belief in Adam
as soon as the soul was blown into him. Therefore, Adam knew
that he had a Lord who created him and Adam knew the names of
things. He knew that his Lord "Allah" is the one who deserves to
be worshipped and no one else deserves to be worshipped.
The Origin of Humans

Allah ordered an angel to gather a handful of every soil on earth:

what is white, what is black, what is red, and what is yellow;
including what is soft, what is firm, and what is in between them.

Since Adam was created from a mixture of all those different types
of soil, his offspring (7) differed.

Among Adam 's offspring, you would find the white, the black, the
red, and the yellow. Also among them you would find those who are
easy, those who difficult, and those who are in-between.
The Creation of Hawwa' (Eve)

Allah, The Exalted, created Hawwa' (Eve) from the shortest left rib
of Adam.

Them Adam and Hawwa' had many offspring

Allah the Exalted said:

Surat al-'A^raf, Ayah 189 means: [Allah created you from one
person (Prophet Adam) and created his wife (Hawwa') from him.].
Characteristics of Adam and Hawwa'

Allah, the Exalted, created Hawwa' from Adam's rib. He did not
create her as a child.

He created her tall--suitable for the height of Adam. Prophet

Muhammad, sallallahu ^ alayhi wa sallam , informed us that Adam,
may peace be upon him, was sixty cubits in height and seven
cubits in width.

A dam and Hawwa' lived in Paradise for a period of time. Then they
were taken out of Paradise and brought down to earth.
Adam is the First of the Prophets

Allah, the Exalted, sent the Messengers as a mercy for His slaves.
He made it obligatory to obey them.

The first of the Messengers was Adam, may peace be upon him.

Allah created in Adam the knowledge of how to plant wheat, how to

make dresses, and how to make money from gold and silver.
The Offspring of Adam

Since at the time there were no other humans, Allah, the Exalted,
created Hawwa' for Adam to marry. After a time, they were brought
down to earth, and Adam received the Revelation. He became a
Prophet who called for Islam.

Adam lived for 1,000 years and then died. When he died, his
offspring remained Muslim and did not worship the sun, nor the
moon, nor anything other than Allah. They remained that way for a
long time--without blasphemy and without associating partners with
Allah.
Our Master Shith

Adam (may peace be upon him) lived as a Muslim, as did Hawwa'.

They worshipped Allah, the Exalted, and did not worship other than
Him. Their children lived as Muslims. After Adam died, Shith
received the Revelation of prophethood. Shith was Adam's son. All
the humans were Muslim throughout Shith's life.

After Shith died, another Prophet was revealed whose name was
ldris. He lived a long time teaching the people the Religion of Islam.
Our Master ldris

Idris (may peace be upon him) is one of the honored messengers

whom Allah mentioned in the Qur'an. Alla h mentioned Prophet ldris
in Surat Maryam, A yahs 57-58. Allah, the Exalted, said:

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This Ayah mentions that Idris was a trustworthy prophet and had a
very high status.

It is obligatory to believe in Idr is. This means that it is an obligation

to believe that he was a prophet and a messenger of Allah.

Idr is was the son of Yarid, who was the son of Mahla'il. His lineage
goes back to Shith, the son of Adam. Idris is among the forefathers
of Prophet Nuh, may peace be upon him.
The Life History of Idris

Idris was the third Prophet. He came after Adam and Shith (may
peace be upon them).

Idris was the first to write with a pen. Fifty Books were revealed to
him.

He was born in Babylon, a city in Iraq. Before he received the

Revelation, he followed the rules revealed to Prophet Shith, the son
of Adam. When Idris grew older, Allah bestowed Prophethood on
him. During his lifetime all the people were Muslim; no one
associated partners with Allah.
Idris in Egypt

Afterwards, our Master Idris left his hometown of Babylon because

a great number of his people committed many sins even after he
told them not to do so. Some of the Muslims left with Prophet Idris.
It was hard for them to leave their home.

They asked Prophet Idris: "If we leave Babylon, where will we find
a place like it?" Prophet Idris said: "If we immigrate for the sake of
Allah, He will provide for us."

So the people went with Prophet Idris and they reached the land of
Egypt. They saw the Nile River. Our Master Idris stood at its bank
and mentioned Allah, the Exalted, by saying: "Subhanallah."
The High Status Of Idris

Idris and those who were with him stayed in Egypt calling the
people to follow the rules of the Religion, in the acts of worship and
the dealings. Our Master Idris (may peace be upon him) lived a
period of time and then he died. He had a high status to Allah, as

Allah said:

Surat Maryam, A yah 57 means: [We raised his status high.]

Idris gave preachments (Every talk that makes one extremely afraid
of the Torture of Allah or makes one extremely love Paradise)

and had good manners (Good manners in sleeping, for example, is

to sleep while having wudu', and to sleep on one's right side). He
called the people to worship the Creator alone, as did all of the
Prophets.
The Call of Idris

Idris called the people to the Religion of Allah, Islam. He called the
people to save themselves from the torture in the Hereafter by
worshipping the Creator and by doing good deeds in this world.

He ordered the people to pray, fast, pay zakat and he forbade all
intoxicating drinks.

It was said that during his time seventy-two (72) different languages
were spoken.
The Cities of Idris

Idris (may peace be upon him) was the first to draw for his own
people the rules of designing cities.

Every group of the nation of Prophet Idris built cities in their lands.

During Prophet Idri s' time, eighty-eight (88) cities were built.

Prophet Idris was famous for his wisdom. Among his wise
statements is: "Patience ( Patience is of three kinds: a) to be
patient in performing what Allah made obligatory among the
matters of obedience: like praying and fasting Ramadan b) to be
patient in refraining from what Allah forbade: like leaving out
prayers, drinking alcohol, and stealing c) to be patient when
inflicted with hardships and calamities: like the pain or the harm
caused by people, poverty, or sadness), along with belief, leads to
success."
Apostasy and Blasphemy (1)

After Prophet Idris died, Iblis appeared to the people in the shape
of a man. He whispered to them to build five statues of five pious
men who had died so that they would always remember them.
Some people made the statues of those five pious men.

After a long period of time, Iblis whispered to them to blaspheme

and worship these statues. Some of the people followed him.
Apostasy and Blasphemy (2)

Sometime after the death of Idr is, ignorance spread among the
people.

There was no Prophet among the people at that time. Iblis

appeared to the people and told them: "Worship those five statues."
The people worshipped5 those statues and as a result, became
blasphemers.

Ayah 23 of Surat Nuh states the names of the five pious Muslims
the people made statues of and worshipped. The names of those
five pious Muslims were: Wadd, Suwa^, Yaghuth, Ya^uq, and Nasr.
Our Master Nuh

After blasphemy had spread on earth, Allah sent a Prophet named

Nuh, (may peace be upon him). He started calling the people to Isl
am; to worship only Allah and not to associate partners with Him.

The period between Idris and Nuh was one thousand years.

Our master Nuh moved among the people telling them: "0 you
people leave out that which you worship other than Allah: Worship
Allah alone. Leave out worshipping those five statues and worship
Allah alone."

Our master Nuh, (may peace be upon him), was the first
Messenger sent to the blasphemers, to call them to worship Allah
alone.
Nuh's Ark (1)

For 950 years our master Nuh, may peace be upon him, moved
among the people telling them to worship Allah alone. Most of them
belied him, mocked him, and harmed him.

Then Allah revealed to him that no one else among his people
would become believers. Those who believed already were about
eighty-three (83) people.

Nuh started making supplication to Allah against them, saying:

Nuh's Ark (2)

Allah revealed to Nuh to build an ark, and Allah revealed how to

build it. Nuh built the ark, then went on it. His three children who
were believers went with him. Each one of them had his wife with
him. People who believed in him from other than his relatives also
went on the ark.

On the ark Nuh took a pair of each kind of animal: cows, sheep,
and other than that. Allah ordered the earth to spring up its water
and the sky to bring down its water. The water of the sky and the
water of the earth both joined and the water covered the earth. The
ark and those on it survived.
Mount Al-Judiyy

Allah, the Exalted, drowned all the humans who had belied Prophet
Nuh and remained worshipping the idols.

Then the earth stopped its water from springing forth and the sky
held its rain from falling down. After a while, the earth became as
dry as it had been before the flood.

The ark landed on a mountain near the city of Mousil in Iraq. This
mountain is called al-Judiyy. Prophet Nuh and those with him came
down from the ark on to earth.
The Offspring of Nuh's Children

The ark landed on al-Ju diyy, and Prophet Nuh and those with him
went on land once again.

Of those who went out of the ark, none had children--except for
Sam, Ham, and Yafith -- the three sons of Nuh. Those three had
children and from them the humans spread: the Arabs, Romans,
Indians, Africans and others. All people on earth today are offspring
of Nuh's three Muslim sons.
Our Master Hud

A long period of time after Prophet Nuh , some people started to

associate partners with Allah and worship other than Allah. Allah
sent a Prophet among the Arabs who was in Yaman. His name was
Hud.

Prophet Hud started calling the people to Islam, telling them: "0
people, worship Allah alone and leave out that which you worship
other than Allah." Some believed in him and others belied him.
The Story of the People of Hud

Some people believed in Hu d, may peace be upon him and others

belied him, so Allah destroyed them with the wind.

Allah, the Exalted, directed a strong wind on them for seven nights
and eight days. The wind blew them in the air and dropped them
down on earth with their heads separated from their bodies. All
people of ^Ad (^Ad is the name of Hud's tribe) died-- except for the
believers.
 THE END

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