Adam
Adam (Adem, آدم) is the first prophet of Islam and, according to Islamic tradition, the first human being. He is an important figure in Judaism and Christianity as well and is best known for the story of Adam and Eve. Muslims believe that Adam received the Scrolls of Adam from God.
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Famous quotes containing the word adam:
“Sisters we are, yea, twins we be,
Yet deadly feud ‘twixt thee and me;
For from one father are we not,
Thou by old Adam wast begot,
But my arise is from above,”
—Anne Bradstreet (c. 1612–1672)
“Adam lay y-bounden,
Bounden in‘ a bond;”
—Unknown. Adam Lay Ibounden (l. 1–2)
“Thou knowest in the state of innocency Adam fell, and what
should poor Jack Falstaff do in the days in villainy?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)