STORIES OF THE PROPHETS

Topic: *STORIES OF THE PROPHETS*   *ADAM(AS) ON EARTH - PART 2

*TWO KINDS OF FORCES ON EARTH*

🔹  There were two kinds of forces on earth from the very  beginning of time ; Hizbullah and Hizbul shaitan.  Allah(swt) warns us about shaitan and also taught us on how to protect ourselves from the evil forces.

🔹  The plot of shaitan is very weak and will have no effect on us, if we seek the protection of Allah(swt).

🌟🌟 *CHILDREN OF ADAM(AS)* 🌟🌟

🔹  Adam(AS) and Hawwa had twenty twins(a boy and a girl) out of twenty births. All of them possessed different characteristics.

🔹  Adam(AS) taught them thawheed, story of his creation, how the shaitan cheated them and how to protect oneself from shaitan.

🌟🌟 *THE FIRST MARRIAGE* 🌟🌟

🔹  The first twins of Adam(AS) were Qabil(not so good looking) and his sister(good looking). The second twins were Habil(handsome) and his sister(not so good looking).

🔹  Allah(swt) instructed Adam(AS) that Habil should marry Qabil's sister and Qabil should marry Habil's sister. But Qabil did not consent and wanted to marry his own beautiful sister and this led to the dispute between them.

🌟🌟 *THE FIRST MURDER ON EARTH* 🌟🌟

🔹  Allah(swt) commanded that each son was to offer a sacrifice.  His(swt) judgement would favor the son whose offer was the most acceptable. 

🔹  Qabil offered his worst but Habil offered his best livestock. Allah(swt) accepted Habil’s sacrifice, so Qabil became enraged, threatening to kill his brother.

🔹 Habil advised his brother that Allah(swt) would accept the charity of those who are fearful of Him(swt). He also told Qabil, that he will not harm him even if he is harmed by him, as he fears Allah(swt).

🔹  Overcome by his arrogance, Qabil hit his brother and killed him. Then he became regretful of what he did. Allah(swt) taught him how to bury the body of his dead brother through a crow.

🔹  Not withstanding the guilt of murder, Qabil left his father and went far away.

🌟🌟  *ADAM’S(AS) DEATH*  🌟🌟

🔹 Adam(AS) continued to teach his progeny about Islam and reminded them about the evil plans of shaithan. As years passed the offspring of Adam(AS) spread out across the globe. 

🔹  Some of the children of Adam(AS) continued in their father’s way, by teaching others about Islam, like Sheeth(AS).

🔹  Adam(AS) fell ill and one day the Angel of death approached him. When Adam(AS) reminded him that he had 40 more years left to live on earth, he(AS) was reminded that he gave those years to Dawood(AS).

🌟🌟  *ADAM'S(AS) LAST ADVICE TO HIS CHILDREN* 🌟🌟

🔹 Adam(AS) told his children that Allah(swt) would continue sending guidance to them through Prophets, who would be with unique names, traits and miracles, but they would all call to the same thing;  Thawheed.

🔹 Adam(AS) passed away happily as he(AS) knew that he is going back to his Creator and will be free of all the miseries of this world.

🔹 The Angels shrouded the body of Adam(AS) and buried him and they led the Salat-al-Janazah. Then the Angels informed the children of Adam(AS) to follow the same procedure to bury anyone who dies.

🌟🌟 *HOW MANY PROPHETS WERE SENT TO THE PEOPLE* 🌟🌟

🔹 Qur’an mentions the name of 25 Prophets. Some narrations mention that Prophet Muhammad(ﷺ) had given a rough figure about the number of Prophets as 1,24,000. 

🔹 Allah(swt) tells Prophet Muhammad(ﷺ) in the Qur’an that, “And We sent some Messengers whom We have already mentioned to you(ﷺ) and some Messengers whom We have not "

🌟🌟  *POINTS TO PONDER* 🌟🌟

💠   Learning the "Stories of Prophets" should rekindle our relationship with Allah(swt).

💠 Allah(swt) is the owner of Honor and Dignity and if He(swt) wills, He raises us in status and if He wills, He takes away our status. So don’t displease Allah(swt) for the sake of pleasing people.

💠   The impact of Qur’an should not stop with pleasing our ears but it should go further down into our heart and make a difference.

💠 Seek protection from Allah(swt) every morning and evening. ( Recite 3 times the following -  Surah Al Mu’minun : verses 97-98; ayatul kursi; and Al-Mu'awwidhatayn{last two surahs} )

💠 It is the Sunnah of all the Prophets of Allah(swt), that they always reminded their children to stick to the right path. We should follow this Sunnah.

💠 If Allah(swt) decided to take a person away, that should be the best thing for that person at that time and we should never ever question the Decree of Allah(swt).

*Alhamdhulillah.

بارك الله فى علمك و عملك

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