Adam and Joseph

Purpose 

To understand the story of Adam through the story of Joseph 

Full Text 

12:1  الر تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِين

Alif Laam Ra. These (are the) Verses (of) the Book [the] clear.

12:2  إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُون

Indeed, We, We have sent it down, (as) a Quran in Arabic so that you may understand.

12:3  نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبْلِهِ لَمِنَ الْغَافِلِين

We relate to you the best of the narrations in what We have revealed to you (of) this the Quran, although you were, from before it, surely among the unaware.

12:4  إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِي سَاجِدِين

When said Yusuf to his father, "O my father! Indeed, I I saw one ten (i.e eleven) star(s) and the sun and the moon; I saw them to me prostrating."

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12:111  لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِّأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثًا يُفْتَرَىٰ وَلَٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُون

Verily, (there) is in their stories a lesson for men (of) understanding. Not (it) is a narration invented, but a confirmation (of that) which (from) between his hands and a detailed explanation (of) all things, and a guidance and mercy for a people who believe.

[Al-Quran 12:1-4, ... 111]

The Quran, Surah Yusuf (Joseph) 

Surah Yusuf claims that it is the best of narrations [Q12:3], and a detailed explanation of all things [Q12:111]. This last ayat of the surah also includes the phrase [تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ]. The word يَدَيْ is alternately translated as before and hands.   

Confirmation of ... Between His Hands 

قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ الْعَالِين

He said, "O Iblis! What prevented you that you (should) prostrate to (one) whom I created with My Hands? Are you arrogant or are you of the exalted ones."

[Al-Quran 38:75]

Allah created Adam with His Hands. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph are all descendants of Adam. Comparing the narratives of Joseph and Adam, there are many parallels and overlaps, lending a clearer perspective. 

The story of Adam is mentioned in several places across The Quran (Q2:30-39, Q3:33, Q3:59, Q7:11-33, Q15:28-50, Q17:61-65, Q18:50-51, Q20:115-124, Q38:71-88). The first narrative begins in Surah Al-Baqarah at Q2:30. So, starting at the very beginning with the purpose of responsibility: 

وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُون

And when said your Lord to the angels, "Indeed, I (am) going to place in the earth a vicegerent, they said, "Will You place in it (one) who will spread corruption in it and will shed [the] blood[s], while we, [we] glorify (You) with Your praises and we sanctify [to] You." He said, "Indeed, [I] know what not you know."
[Al-Quran 2:30]

وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَجْتَبِيكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِن تَأْوِيلِ الْأَحَادِيثِ وَيُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ كَمَا أَتَمَّهَا عَلَىٰ أَبَوَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيم

And thus will choose you your Lord and will teach you of (the) interpretation (of) the narratives and complete His Favor on you and on (the) family (of) Yaqub as He completed it on your two forefathers from before - Ibrahim and Ishaq. Indeed, your Lord (is) All-Knower, All-Wise."
[Al-Quran 12:6]

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The following links study the ayaat about Adam across The Quran, comparing them with the ayaat in Surah Yusuf 

• Surah al-Baqarah begins with the khilafat Q2 30-39 || Q12   
• Surah Aal-e-Imran focuses on the chosen ones & The Deen Q3 33-34, 59-60 || Q12 
• Surah al-Araf details the refusal, the need for gratitude and taqwa Q7 10-36 || Q12  
• Surah al-Hijr is about the transition to The Age of Man Q15 23-50 || Q12  
• Surah Bani Israel begins with the vision, yet honours Adam and his progeny Q17 60-70 || Q12 
• Surah al-Kahf informs us of our sworn enemies Q18 50-51 || Q12  
• Surah Ta Ha is about the covenant taken from Adam Q20 115-124 || Q12  
• Surah Saad focuses on events in the future Q38 71-88 || Q12 

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Surah Yusuf concludes thus: 

12:105  وَكَأَيِّن مِّنْ آيَةٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُون

And how many of a Sign in the heavens and the earth they pass over it, while they (are) from them the ones who turn away.

12:106  وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُون

And not believe most of them in Allah except while they associate partners with Him.

12:107  أَفَأَمِنُوا أَن تَأْتِيَهُمْ غَاشِيَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ أَوْ تَأْتِيَهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُون

Do they then feel secure (against) that comes to them an overwhelming [of] punishment (of) Allah, or comes to them the Hour suddenly while they (do) not perceive?

12:108  قُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِين

Say, "This (is) my way; I invite to Allah, with insight, I and whoever follows me. And Glory be (to) Allah and not I am of the polytheists."

12:109  وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِم مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرَىٰ أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَدَارُ الْآخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُون

And not We sent from before you, but men We revealed to them from (among) (the) people (of) the townships. So have not they traveled in the earth and seen how was (the) end (of) those who (were) from before them? And surely the home (of) the Hereafter (is) best for those who fear Allah. Then will not you use reason?

12:110  حَتَّىٰ إِذَا اسْتَيْأَسَ الرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُوا جَاءَهُمْ نَصْرُنَا فَنُجِّيَ مَن نَّشَاءُ وَلَا يُرَدُّ بَأْسُنَا عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْمُجْرِمِين

Until when gave up hope the Messengers, and thought that they certainly were denied, then came to them Our help, and was saved whom We willed. And not (can) be repelled Our punishment from the people (who are) criminals.

12:111  لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِّأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثًا يُفْتَرَىٰ وَلَٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُون

Verily, (there) is in their stories a lesson for men (of) understanding. Not (it) is a narration invented, but a confirmation (of that) which (from) between his hands and a detailed explanation (of) all things, and a guidance and mercy for a people who believe.
[Al-Quran 12:105-111]

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List of comparison   

1. Allah created Adam before, and Joseph is from his descendants 
2. Allah created Adam with both His Hands to appoint Adam Khalifa of the Earth  
3. Joseph was destined to be appointed in charge of the storehouse of the earth in the Kingdom of Egypt 
4. Allah taught knowledge Himself to Adam
5. Joseph was given judgment and knowledge when he reached maturity 
6. All angels were ordered to prostrate to Adam
7. Allah showed a dream to Joseph in which the Sun, the Moon and eleven planets were prostrating to Joseph
8. Jacob interpreted the vision that Allah will choose Joseph to complete His Favour upon him 
9. All angels prostrated to Adam except Iblis 
10. Iblis thought Allah was in error, as he considered himself better than Adam
11. Joseph's brothers thought their father Jacob was in error, and sought their father's face 
12. Allah warned Adam of Iblis' jealousy and enmity 
13. Jacob warned Joseph to not to share the dream with his brothers, lest they plot against him, and he warned him also of Iblis' enmity 
14. Iblis deceived Adam into disobeying Allah
15. Aziz's wife was not able to get Joseph to sin 
16. Iblis plotted against Adam, and continues to plot against his progeny 
17. Joseph's brothers plotted against Joseph 
18. Iblis' deception caused Adam to be removed from Allah's presence 
19. Joseph's brothers caused him to be removed from his father's presence 
20. Adam realised his fault, Allah granted Adam words to repent, and Adam repented [Q2:37; Q7:23; Q20:122] 
21. Allah promised to send revelation for guidance ... 
22. Joseph was given a revelation when he was thrown in the well [Q12:15] 
23. Adam was sent down from The Garden to this Earth
24. Joseph was brought from Canaan to Egypt 
25. Joseph kept his duty to Allah, and the trust of his lord, and did not let himself be seduced [Q12:23]
26. Aziz' wife caused Joseph to be imprisoned 
27. Allah made Adam the Khalifa of this Earth
28. Joseph was made in charge of the storehouses of the Earth in the Kingdom of Egypt 
29. Adam died on this Earth and is buried here 
30. Joseph died in Egypt and requested his bones to be taken to Canaan when Allah liberates the Bani Israel from the Pharaoh (which they did)
31. The Garden is promised as inheritance to all believers who do reform 
32. The land of Canaan was promised to Abraham and his descendants who kept their covenant  
33. The meek will inherit the Earth in the Days of Allah 

Last updated on: April 24, 2022 

No Duality, No Trinity, No Divine Family

  قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ

Say, "He (is) Allah, the One.

Allah, the Eternal, the Absolute.

Not He begets and not He is begotten.

And not is for Him equivalent any [one]."

[Al-Quran 112]

مَّا يَفْتَحِ اللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ مِن رَّحْمَةٍ فَلَا مُمْسِكَ لَهَا وَمَا يُمْسِكْ فَلَا مُرْسِلَ لَهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيم

Whatever mercy God grants to people, no one can prevent, whatever He withholds, no one can release, for He is the Almighty, the Wise.

[Al-Quran 35:2, Translation: Safi Kaskas]

Worship: The Purpose of Creation

Worship is defined as reverence for a deity or deities. It is an act of religious devotion, of loving service, and may or may not involve immediate spiritual and/or material benefits for the worshipper. It is a means of connection to the divine. The Quran states that the purpose of creation of humans and jinns is to worship Allah  ﷻ :

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُون

مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُون

إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِين

فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَابِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُون

فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن يَوْمِهِمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُون

  And I created not jinn and humankind but that they worship Me.
I want no provision from them nor want I that they feed Me.
Truly, God, He is The Provider, The Possessor of Strength, The Sure.
And, truly, the impiety of those who did wrong is like the impiety of their companions. So let them not seek to hasten the Judgment.
Then, woe to those who disbelieved in that Day of theirs that they are promised.

[Al-Quran, Surah adh-Dhariyat 51:56-60, Translation: Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar]

No Image, No Idol, No other gods  

 وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَٰذَا الْبَلَدَ آمِنًا وَاجْنُبْنِي وَبَنِيَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ الْأَصْنَام

رَبِّ إِنَّهُنَّ أَضْلَلْنَ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ النَّاسِ فَمَن تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيم

  And when Abraham said: My Lord! Make this land that which is safe and cause me and my children to turn away from worshipping idols.

My Lord! Truly, they caused to go astray many among humanity; so whoever heeded me, truly, he is of me. And whoever rebelled against me, then Thou art, truly, Forgiving, Compassionate.

[Al-Quran, Surah Ibrahim 14:35-36, Translation: Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar]

As nobody has seen Allah ﷻ, there is no image, no drawing, no sculpture, no figure that can represent Him. The Ten Commandments given through Moses (Musa عليه السلام)  begin as:

Excerpt from Exodus 20 

And God spoke all these words:

2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

3 “You shall have no other gods before[a] me.

4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. 

Association of Partners

Allah ﷻ has no consort, no offspring, and neither is Allah ﷻ the offspring of anyone else. Association of any person with Allah ﷻ as a deity is an unforgivable sin. A person who dies a polytheist is promised eternal punishment.   

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرَىٰ إِثْمًا عَظِيمً

Indeed, Allah (does) not forgive that partners be associated with Him, but He forgives from other than that for whom He wills. And whoever associates partners with Allah, then surely he has fabricated a sin - tremendous.

[Al-Quran 4:48, Translation: Sheikh, Katri, and more]

Duality

وَقَالَ اللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا إِلَٰهَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَإِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُون

وَلَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَهُ الدِّينُ وَاصِبًا أَفَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ تَتَّقُون

 And Allah has said, “Do not take two gods, He is only One God, so fear Me alone.”

And whatever is in the skies and the earth is His and His is the law (that prevails) forever. Will you then fear (someone) other than Allah?

[Al-Quran, Surah an-Nahl 16:51-52, Translation: Mir Aneesuddin]

Ascribing partners to Allah ﷻ, worshipping someone other than Allah ﷻ, is a sin as ancient as humans themselves: 

1. In the creation of the human nafs, her mate, and then their mating and conceiving, we learn that when Allah ﷻ granted them a healthy baby, they immediately started ascribing partners to Allah ﷻ (Q7:189-191). More on this at Polytheism: The Sin committed by The First Human Couple. 
2. In the story of Adam عليه السلام, whom Allah ﷻ created with His Own Hands, to appoint as Khalifa of Earth, and taught him all the names, made the angels prostrate to Adam عليه السلام; yet we see Adam عليه السلام taking the council of his arch-enemy Iblis, and obeying Iblis in disobedience to Allah ﷻ. More on this at Adam's Attempt to Improve upon Allah's Creation. 

Iblis, the devil/satan, is the sworn enemy of Adam عليه السلام and his progeny. Allah ﷻ demonstrated that to Adam عليه السلام, and has continuously warned the children of Adam عليه السلام since then: 

أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَا بَنِي آدَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا الشَّيْطَانَ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِين

وَأَنِ اعْبُدُونِي هَٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيم

وَلَقَدْ أَضَلَّ مِنكُمْ جِبِلًّا كَثِيرًا أَفَلَمْ تَكُونُوا تَعْقِلُون

Had I not enjoined on you, O children of Adam! that you should not serve the devil, (as) he is your open enemy,

and that you should serve Me, this is the straight path?

And he had indeed led astray a large group of people from among you, then were you not having sense?

[Al-Quran, Surah an-Nahl 36:60-62, Translation: Mir Aneesuddin]

    

Trinity

لَّقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ ثَالِثُ ثَلَاثَةٍ 

وَمَا مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِلَّا إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ 

وَإِن لَّمْ يَنتَهُوا عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ لَيَمَسَّنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيم

Certainly, ungrateful were those who said: Truly, God is the third of three.• 

There is no god but One God. 

And if they refrain not themselves from what they say, there will afflict those who were ungrateful among them a painful punishment.

[Al-Quran, Surah al-Ma`idah 5:73, Translation: Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar]

Reading in context, Q5:73 is a direct objection to the mainstream Christian belief of Jesus (Isa عليه السلام) being a god (Q5:72 & Q5:17). It is also part of a larger set of ayaat objecting to the People of The Book (Jews and Christians) not adhering to The Book (the scripture revealed to them), and taking liberties with beliefs, and subsequent sinful actions they indulged in.   

All across the world, ancient and modern, polytheistic religions have a triune belief system, as opposed to the strictly monotheistic belief in Allah ﷻ as the only deity, as repeated across The Quran, and prior revealed scriptures. The Quran specifically mentions three names that the Arabs worshipped: 

أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَالْعُزَّى

وَمَنَاةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الْأُخْرَى

أَلَكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الْأُنثَى

تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَى

إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا أَسْمَاءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُم مَّا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى الْأَنفُسُ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ الْهُدَى

أَمْ لِلْإِنسَانِ مَا تَمَنَّى

Saw you, then, al-Lat and al-Uzza
and Manat, the third, the other?
Have you males and has He, females?
That, then, is an unfair division.
They are but names that you named, you and your fathers, for which God caused not to descend any authority. They follow nothing but opinion and that for which their souls yearn. And, certainly, drew near them the guidance from their Lord.
Or will the human being have what he coveted?

[Al-Quran, Surah an-Najm 53:19-24, Translation: Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar]

Divine Family

 37:149  فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ الْبَنُون

37:150  أَمْ خَلَقْنَا الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِنَاثًا وَهُمْ شَاهِدُون

37:151  أَلَا إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُون

37:152  وَلَدَ اللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُون

37:153  أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِين

37:154  مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُون

37:155  أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُون

37:156  أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَانٌ مُّبِين

37:157  فَأْتُوا بِكِتَابِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِين

37:158  وَجَعَلُوا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ الْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُون

37:159  سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُون

37:160  إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِين

37:161  فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُون

37:162  مَا أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَاتِنِين

37:163  إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ الْجَحِيم

 37:149  So [Prophet] inquire [of the idolaters], "Why do they think their Lord has daughters while they have sons"?

37:150  Or, maybe they witnessed the creation of the angels as females?"

37:151  No indeed, It is out of their [invented] falsehood that they say,

37:152  "God has begotten," and they are liars.

37:153  Has He chosen daughters over sons?

37:154  What is [wrong] with you? How do you reach your judgments?

37:155  Will you not be reminded [of the warning against such thinking]?

37:156  Or do you have a clear authority [for what you allege]?

37:157  Then, produce your Book, if you are truthful.

37:158  They also claimed a lineage between Him and the jinn, but the jinn know that they will be brought before Him for [judgment].

37:159  May God be exalted in His glory above all they describe,

37:160  except for God's devout worshipers [who don't make such claims].

37:161  So you [who deny the truth] and whatever you worship,

37:162  cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him

37:163  except for him who will burn in Hell.

[Al-Quran, Surah as-Safaat 37:149-163, Translation: Safi Kaskas]

The Quran clearly refutes all claims of any divine family. Allah ﷻ is One and He ﷻ is the Only Deity, the Only God. There exists no pantheon of divine beings! 

The Quran also clearly warns of the eternal consequence of association of partners with Allah ﷻ. 

Desires

25:41  وَإِذَا رَأَوْكَ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا الَّذِي بَعَثَ اللَّهُ رَسُولً

25:42  إِن كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ آلِهَتِنَا لَوْلَا أَن صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلً

25:43  أَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ أَفَأَنتَ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ وَكِيلً

25:44  أَمْ تَحْسَبُ أَنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ أَوْ يَعْقِلُونَ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا كَالْأَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلً

25:41  And whenever they see you [Prophet] they ridicule you, [saying], "Is this the one God sent as a messenger?

25:42  He would almost have misled us from our gods had we not stood firmly by them." But soon, when they see the punishment, they will know who is the most misguided.

25:43  Have you seen the one who has taken his own whims as his god? Are you responsible for him?

25:44  And do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are just like cattle; indeed, they are [even] more lost.

[Al-Quran, Surah al-Furqan 25:41-44, Translation: Safi Kaskas]

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Fate & Destiny: Eternal Consequences

وَكُلَّ إِنسَانٍ أَلْزَمْنَاهُ طَائِرَهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ وَنُخْرِجُ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كِتَابًا يَلْقَاهُ مَنشُورًا

اقْرَأْ كِتَابَكَ كَفَىٰ بِنَفْسِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ حَسِيبًا 

And [for] every person We have imposed his fate upon his neck, and We will produce for him on the Day of Resurrection a record which he will encounter spread open. 

[It will be said], "Read your record. Sufficient is your nafs against you this Day as accountant." 

[Al-Quran 17:13-14, Translator: Sahih International (edited to retain word nafs in italics)]

Photos credits in Our Record in Our Neck 

Everything a person says or does, is exactly being recorded in real time. An eternal compensation depends upon it. In the mortal life of this world, the children of Adam عليه السلام are already experiencing the temporary consequence of Adam عليه السلام's breaking of his covenant. Its a memory, and a physical reality, that should serve to make us wiser. 

Fate of The World

 مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَا إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِير

No disaster befalls in the earth nor among yourselves, but it is (recorded) in a book before We bring it into existence, that is certainly easy for Allah.

[Al-Quran, Surah al-Hadeed 57:22-23, Translation: Mir Aneesuddin]

The Quran is also very clear that everything that happens to a person, his or her fate, is already written beforehand by Allah ﷻ, and is fastened to the neck of the person. No good or harm can happen to a person except that Allah ﷻ has already decreed it, or allowed it to happen. So, the worship of anyone other than Allah ﷻ is a  falsehood, a going astray! 

We cannot change Allah ﷻ 's Plan. The fate of this world is also already decreed. That humans have not believed in the truth, an evil trial awaits. A moving creature is going to emerge from the Earth. Many people will believe in the Beast, as it will be of immediate, worldly benefit to worship the falsehood, even though it will be at the cost of the Hereafter! Very few will be able to hold on to faith in Allah ﷻ, The One True God. 

Like the mighty ancients of long ago, our technologically advanced civilisation is also expected to meet its demise at The Promised Hour. And then The Judgement, the eternal recompense. 

 

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Last updated on: November 17, 2022