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Adam and Eve also known as Adam and hawa are known to be the father and mother of mankind.

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How was it possible for satan to lead Adam and Eve astray when they were in heaven?

A heaven is suppose to be a place where evil cannot exist and devil/satan is not allowed to enter. So how was it possible for the satan to lead Adam and Eve go astray and disobey Allah's command. I ...
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Why did Allah ask Adam to teach the Angels their names?

In the Quran: Allah taught Adam all the names of everything, then He showed them to the angels and said: "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful." They (angels) said: "Glory be to You, ...
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Did Satan disguise himself as a serpent to convince Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Immortality?

From Wikipedia: Satan, disguised as a serpent, repeatedly told Adam to eat from the tree, and eventually both Adam and Eve did so, thus disobeying Allah. This surprises me; I don't recall a ...
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Adam and Eve and children: Were they practising incest?

How did the children of Adam and Eve breed? Was it incest? By the way, as far as I know the only problem for a brother and a sister to have a child is mutations in DNA. If Adam and Eve had an ...
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Tafseer this ayah [2:30] "إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْ ضِ خَلِيفَةً"

The translation is: Remember, when your Lord said to the angels: "I have to place a trustee on the earth 1....." [2:30] And these two ayah shows us how Adam and his wife lived in Janna, but ...
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How did Adam and Hawwa multiply?

Bismillah. Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin was-Salatu was-Salam 'ala Sayyidil-Mursalin wa 'ala 'Alihi wa Sahbihi Ajma'in. So the question is How did Adam and Hawwa multiply? I'd like to know both Sunni ...
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How do Muslims explain the similarities between the Epic of Gilgamesh and the story of Adam and Eve

I got confused because both of the Stories have striking similarities i would like an explanation?
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Does Islam support marriage between siblings?

In Islam it is said that human being came from the Adam and Eve and it is added that when they get married, they had 41 children and they were twins. Holding this into hand, does Islam permit marriage ...
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