How can we reconcile the height of Adam mentioned in the noble prophetic traditions, which reaches thirty meters, with what modern sciences and physiology state: that the human body cannot live or walk if its height exceeds three meters, and that asserting Adam's height contradicts scientifically established facts?
The article discusses the issue of Adam's height, peace be upon him, affirming that the established religious texts state that his height was sixty cubits, and that creation has been decreasing in size ever since, up to the present day. The article then discusses this issue in the context of the theory of evolution, explaining that the religious narrative holds that Adam was the first human and was created directly, while agreeing with the possibility of the existence of human-like creatures that have become extinct. The article also discusses the time span between us and Adam, presenting two views: one estimates the duration at a maximum of 25,000 years based on some texts, and the other believes it is unknown and estimated at hundreds of thousands or millions of years. Finally, the article presents three approaches to understanding the hadiths regarding Adam's height: the first sees no rational or scientific contradiction with Adam's height, the second suggests that those of this height became extinct in the flood, and the third proposes that Allah created him in this form in Paradise and then made him in the current form when he descended to Earth. The article concludes that objections to the hadith about Adam's height are refutable, and there is nothing that completely nullifies it.
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