The Creation of Adam

THE CREATION OF ADAM God wanted to pick these divine flowers, and He, therefore, assigned the angles to prepare a record of every human being G od first created the physical universe over a long and gradual process. Finally, he created man and settled him on the planet earth as a free creature. When God was going to create the first man, Adam, a dialogue took place between God and the angels. This finds mention in the Quran in these words: “When your Lord said to the angels, ‘I am putting a successor on earth,’ they said, ‘Will You place someone there who will cause corruption on it and shed blood, while we glorify You with Your praise and extol Your holiness?’ [God] answered, ‘Surely, I know that which you do not know.’ He taught Adam all the names, then He set them before the angels and said, ‘Tell Me the names of these, if what you say be true.’ They said, ‘Glory be to You; we have no knowledge except whatever You have taught us. You are the All