The First Human Being and
The First Prophet: Adam
As you will remember, while we were talking about the creation of
man, we said that the first man on earth was Adam, peace be upon him.
Adam was also the first prophet. That is, Allah also sent a messenger to
the very first community He created on earth and taught them their deen
(religion) and how to become slaves devoted to Allah.
Allah taught Adam how to speak and all the names. This is related
in the Qur'an as follows:
He taught Adam the names of all things… (Surat al-Baqara: 31)
This is surely very important. Among all living things, only man
has the faculty of speech. Speaking is a feature peculiar to human beings.
Thanks to the fact that Allah initially gave this faculty to Adam, it became
possible for man to know the objects around him and to give names to
them.
The generations succeeding Adam could also speak, had feelings,
felt sorry or excited, wear clothes, used tools and devices and had talent
for music and the arts. Musical instruments such as the flute, wall
drawings and some other objects that scientists have found with the
remains of ancient human beings prove that they were people like us. In
other words, contrary to the claims of some people, the first human
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