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Thursday, April 9, 2009

Please quote from the Quran who was created first man or woman?

7:189 "O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain scattered countless men and women:- reverence Allah, through whom ye demand your mutual, and the wombs: for Allah ever watches over you."





This verse in my opinion does not make clear that man was created first. Since men, women and mankind is mentioned in the same verse it seems deliberate that it is not mentioned that man was created first.




Adam (Peace Be Upon Him) was created first. Then Eve (Havva), his wife was created from his ribs.





Here are the relevant Qur'an verses:- (1) The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he was.


( , Aal-e-Imran, Chapter 3, Verse 59).


(2) O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women:- reverence Allah, through whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for Allah ever watches over you. (Alu Imran, Chapter 4, Verse 1).


(3) It is He Who created you from a single person, and made his mate of like nature, in order that he might dwell with her (in love). When they are united, she bears a light burden and carries it about (unnoticed). When she grows heavy, they both pray to Allah their Lord, (saying): "If Thou givest us a goodly child, we vow we shall (ever) be grateful." (Al Araf, Chapter 7, Verse 189).





Additional details;- Narrations from the Prophet are explanations to the verses of Holy Qur'an. Here is a narration regarding the creation of the first woman:-





Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, "Treat women nicely, for a women is created from a rib, and the most curved portion of the rib is its upper portion, so, if you should try to straighten it, it will break, but if you leave it as it is, it will remain crooked. So treat women nicely." (Book 55, Hadith 548).





Mohammed ibn Ishaq and Iban Abbas narrated that Eve was created from the shortest rib of Adam (PBUH) while he was sleeping and after a while she was clothed with flesh. This why Allah Exalted said, "O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women:- reverence Allah, through whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for Allah ever watches over you." (7:189)!!




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A'raaf {7:189}





((He it is Who created you from a single being, and of the same kind did He make his mate, that he might incline to her))





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