How can what is stated in the tradition that Allah created Adam with His hand be reconciled with what is stated in the Holy Quran that the creation of Adam was by "Be, and it is"?
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Allah's creation of Adam with His own two hands is affirmed in the Qur’an in His saying: "He said, 'O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My own two hands?'" There is no contradiction between this and Adam's creation by "Be," for Allah created him with His hand, and then said to him, "Be," and he was. Whereas all other creations were brought into existence by the word "Be" alone.
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