●▬▬●▬▬● The Story of Adam ( part 2 ) ●▬▬●▬▬●
——— Creation of Eve, First Women —
Eve is Hawwa in Arabic; it comes from the root word hay, meaning living. Eve is also an English variant of the old Hebrew word Havva, also deriving from hay. Adam informed the Angels that Eve was so named because she was made from a part of him and he, Adam, was a living being.
Eve was created while Adam was sleeping from his shortest left rib Both Jewish and Christian traditions also maintain that Eve was created from Adam’s rib, although in a literal translation of the Jewish tradition, rib is sometimes referred to as side.
Adam opened his eyes and looked into the beautiful face of a woman gazing down at him. Adam was surprised and asked the woman why she had been created. She revealed that she was to ease his loneliness and bring tranquillity to him. The Angels questioned Adam. They knew that Adam possessed knowledge of things they did not know about and the knowledge mankind would need to occupy the earth. They said ‘who is this?’ and Adam replied ‘this is Hawwa (Eve)’.
Lord Said : “O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in Paradise , and eat thereof as you both wish, but approach not this tree otherwise you both will be of the Zalimun (unjust and wrong-doers) Adam and his wife Eve were enjoying each others company and carefully avoiding that specific prohibited tree. Iblis became very jealous when he saw the favors of The Almighty on the Prophet Adam and began to devise ways and means to humiliate them.
Iblis made numerous attempts to misguide them Then Shaitan (Satan) whispered to him, saying : “O Adam! Shall I lead you to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that will never waste away?”
They were also warned of the power of evil Finally, Iblis Satan succeeded in his mission and made them approach that specific tree,Adam and Eve followed the temptations of Iblis and were deprived of the heavenly bliss.
Then they both ate of the tree, and so their private parts appeared to them, and they began to stick on themselves the leaves from Paradise for their covering. Thus did Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray.
Lord called to them, “Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?
They requested The Almighty to forgive them by following supplications
They said, “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, indeed we (both) will definitely be among the losers.”
Lord said:” Descend from Paradise , both of you, together, some of you are an enemy to some others. Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My Guidance shall neither go astray, nor fall into distress and misery. Therein you will live, and therein you will die, and from it you will be brought forth.” And those who disbelieve and deny Our signs - those will be companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.”
Lord said: ‘O Mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam) and from Him (Adam) He created his wife (Eve), and from them both He created many men and women.
And Allah knows best...
