STORIES
OF THE PROPHETS
IN
AL-QURAN
(Lessons that we can
extract, lessons that we can apply)
(Teaser extraction
from the book)
AFTER ADAM’S A.S. DEATH
Sheeth
took over as head of the clan and the Prophet.
By this time, Adam’s a.s. descendent had been split into two clans, the descendants
of Qabil, who had run away to live in the plains, and those who remained with
Adam a.s. in the mountains. The men in
the mountain were handsome but their women were not as good looking. On the plains, from among the followers of
Qabil, the men were not so handsome while their women were beautiful.
Iblis
grabbed this opportunity to instigate and spread more mischief among them. Disguised as a boy, Iblis went to live among
Qabil’s descendants on the plains and started to teach the people how to sing
and enjoy music.
The
people from the mountains soon came to hear about it and were curious. They then fixed a festival once a year where
they would get together to celebrate. Soon,
some men from the mountains were seduced by the beautiful women from the plains
and they started to sneak into the plains.
News of the beauty of the women of the plains spread. More and more men from the mountain came down
to the plains to see for themselves. Soon
the men and women, who by now had mixed freely, committed adultery.
Prophet
Sheeth tried his best to restore order and ensure that Allah’s s.w.t. commands against
committing adultery and other sins were observed. But Iblis had successfully tempted the men
from the mountains with the beauty of the women. The people from the mountains migrated down
to the plains in search of worldly fun and pleasures.
The
situation remained until the time of Prophet Idris a.s. who descended from
Prophet Sheeth, the third Prophet after Adam a.s. and Sheeth a.s. When Idris a.s. saw the immorality and
decadence spreading, he legislated Jihad against this evil and corruption, Idris a.s. put together an army and attacked
the people of the plain. Qabil’s men
were defeated and the survivors taken captive.
The war is the first recorded Jihad in history and Idris a.s. is the
first Prophet to fight a war of Jihad for the cause of Allah s.w.t.
To
be continued…
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