Stories of Prophet Adam
2 true Stories of Prophet Adam, peace be upon him, retold from the Qur’an and authentic hadith and narrated for bedtime in Munira.
Adam and the Names of Everything
Allah makes Adam, peace be upon him, from the clay of the earth and teaches him the names of everything. In a beautiful garden he makes a mistake, says sorry, and is forgiven. Adam learns that Allah accepts us when we turn back to Him.
From the StoryLong, long ago, before there were any people at all, Allah spoke to the angels. He told them that He was going to place on the earth a new kind of creation, who would live there, one after another. The angels wondered about this. They asked whether this new creation might do harm on the earth, while they themselves praised Allah and declared His glory all the time.
7 min · Ages 4–12 · Retold from Surah Al-Baqarah 2:30–38, Al-A'raf 7:11–25, Ta-Ha 20:115–123, Al 'Imran 3:59, Sad 38:71–72, Al-Kahf 18:50; Sahih al-Bukhari…
The Two Sons of Adam
Two sons of the Prophet Adam, peace be upon him, each give Allah a gift, and Allah accepts one of them. One brother feels jealous, but the other will not answer harm with harm. It is a serious story for older children, and it teaches us to be happy for others and to stay calm when we are angry.
From the StoryAfter Adam and his wife came down to the earth, Allah gave them children, and their family grew. The Qur’an does not tell us the names of these two brothers, and what Allah has not told us, we do not need to know. They were brothers. They shared the same mother and the same father. They woke under the same wide sky, and walked on the same green earth.
7 min · Ages 7–12 · Retold from Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:27–32; Sahih al-Bukhari 3335 and Sahih Muslim 1677 (the first son of Adam); Sahih al-Bukhari 13, 6065, 6114…
Hear the whole Story in Munira. Narrated Page by Page over hand-drawn Scenes, then a picture Quiz and one Moral to carry into tomorrow. Bedtime Mode dims the screen and fades the narration to silence.
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Where the Qur’an and hadith tell it
Qur’an: Al-Baqarah 2:30–38, Al 'Imran 3:59, Al-Ma'idah 5:27–32, Al-A'raf 7:11–25, Al-Kahf 18:50, Ta-Ha 20:115–123, Sad 38:71–72
Hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 3326, Sahih al-Bukhari 6227, Sahih Muslim 2841, Sahih al-Bukhari 3335, Sahih Muslim 1677, Sahih al-Bukhari 13, Sahih al-Bukhari 6065, Sahih al-Bukhari 6114
