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Did Allah Almighty teach Adam (peace be upon him) all the names, including those that have only recently been discovered? Was Adam (peace be upon him) able to utilize this knowledge, such as igniting fire and farming? And how accurate is the statement that humanity only recently became aware of farming?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Allah intended to show the superiority of Adam through knowledge, so He taught him all the names. Then He presented them to the angels, who admitted their inability to know them. Scholars have differed regarding these names; some have gone to the extent of saying that they were the names of Adam's progeny and the angels, while others believed they were laws and principles, and some said they were the names of things, their essences, and their actions. The lesson in this is to demonstrate Adam's great power and the angels' inability. There is no benefit in elaborating on the type of names Adam learned or what he used or ate; rather, the important thing is to reflect on the lesson and guidance from this story.

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