إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَىٰ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ ءَادَمَ خَلَقَهُۥ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٥٩
Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allāh is like that of Adam. He created him from dust; then He said to him, "Be," and he was.
Quran verses about Adam
آدم عليه السلام
73 verses in 26 surahs · 14 subtopics
Created from clay, Adam was taught the names by Allah, and the angels were commanded to prostrate to him, which Iblis refused. The verses tell of his dwelling in Paradise with his wife, the prohibition on eating from the tree, the disobedience Iblis led them into and their departure from Paradise, then the words he received from his Lord and the acceptance of his repentance.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 73
- Adam, the first of the chosen prophets, and some of his descendants 1
- The angels commanded to prostrate to him 7
- Settled with his wife in the Garden and forbidden to eat from the tree 2
- Iblis tempts them and has them expelled from the Garden 6
- Made a successor on earth 1
- Iblis’s refusal to prostrate to Adam 6
- He is taught the names: knowledge sets him above the angels 2
- He receives words from his Lord and his repentance is accepted 2
- Allah honours the children of Adam 1
- His creation from clay 3
- The cause of Satan’s enmity 6
- Allah’s covenant with him and his forgetting it 1
- Disobedience 31
- Obedience and piety expiate misdeeds and sins 8
- Disowning before Allah what the sinners do 1
- The evil end of the sinners 10
- Satan, the most disobedient of Allah’s creatures 2
- Satan is rebellious to the Most Merciful 1
- The disobedience of the Children of Israel and their punishment 3
- Sins bring retribution and an evil end 9
- Whoever does evil will be repaid for it 4
- Adam’s disobedience and the acceptance of his repentance 1
- Adam 28
- Iblis tempts Adam and Eve, and all descend to earth 4
- Adam honoured and settled with his wife in the Garden 7
- The creation of Adam 12
- Iblis’s disobedience, arrogance and expulsion 10
His creation from clay · 3 verses
وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن صَلْصَٰلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ ٢٨
And [mention, O Muḥammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud.
إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ ٧١
[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.
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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.