How were Adam and Eve created, and what is the meaning of the phrase "created from a crooked rib"?
Allah created Adam from dust, then fashioned him with His Own Hands, and breathed into him of His Spirit. Then He created Eve from him. Texts that mention this include:
- The Almighty's saying: "I created with My Hands" [Sad: 75]. - The : "Indeed, Allah created Adam from a handful that He took from all the earth" (Narrated by Ahmad and authenticated by Al-Albani). - The Hadith: "When Allah fashioned Adam (peace be upon him) in Paradise, He left him as long as He willed to leave him" (Narrated by Muslim). - The Hadith: "Allah created Adam, and his height was sixty cubits" (Narrated by Al-Bukhari). - The Almighty's saying: "So when I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My Spirit, then fall down to him in prostration" [Al-Hijr: 29]. - The Almighty's saying: "O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate" [An-Nisa: 1]. - The Hadith: "Treat women kindly, for woman was created from a rib" (Narrated by Al-Bukhari).
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