Historical Narrative in Islam
Islamic literature recounts that in the Generations of Adam, many men and women continued to follow Adam's original teachings, worshiping God alone and remaining righteous. Among Adam's descendants there were many brave and pious men, greatly loved and revered by their respective communities. Exegesis goes onto narrate that, upon the death of these elders, people felt enormous grief and some felt prompted to make statues of these people in remembrance of them. Gradually, however,generations after generations many forgot what such statues were for and began to worship them, (as the sahytan (satan) slowly deceived each generation) along with many other idols. It was to guide the people that God raised up Noah to be the next prophet to mankind.
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