The Prophet Nuh عليه السّلام

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

After Adam عليه السّلام




Allah blessed the descendants of Adam 
عليه السّلا,his children and grandchildren,
and they spread and multiplied. If Adam
عليه السّلامhad come back and seen them 
all, and someone had said to him, 'These
are your descendants, Adamعليه السّلام, 'he 
would have been astonished. He would
have said, سُبحان الله 'Glory be to Allah!
These are all my children! These are all 
my descendants!'


 Adam عليه السّلام 's descendants founded
many villages. They built many houses.
They ploughed the land, grew crops
and lived in comfort and contentment.
They followed the way of their ancestor,
Adam عليه السّلام. They worshipped only
Allah and did not worship anything else
beside Him. They were one united
community. Adam عليه السّلام was the
one father of all of them,and Allah
was their One Lord.



 Shaithan's envy


 
Shaithan had not bowed down to Adam
عليه السّلام when Allah had commanded him 
to do so. So he was driven out and damned 
forever. But how could shaithan and his
descendants be content with this?Were not
people still worshipping Allah? Were not 
people still a single community with no
differences? That could not be! Would 
Adam عليه السّلام's descendants go to the
Garden while Iblis and his descendants 
went to the Fire? That could not be!
Should not he take revenge on the sons
of Adam so that they would go to the fire 
with him?


InshaAllah to be continued....
 

Stories of the prophets
by Sayyed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi