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(Verily, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then He said to him: "Be!" - and he was.) [Al-Imran: 59].In examining this verse, we notice that God Almighty tells us that Jesus Christ, like Adam (pbuh), was created without a father. Similarly, both were Prophets, and both presented a miracle in the way in which their exemplary morals and behaviour were different from those of ordinary people.
What is interesting is that this connection between Jesus and Adam is not merely confined to the meaning of the verse as explained above. This connection even exists with regards to the various mentions of both Jesus and Adam in the Qur’an.
To explain further, if we look for the word ‘
Jesus’ in the Qur’an, we find that it is mentioned
25 times in the Qur’an. Similarly, if we look at the mention of ‘
Adam’ in the Qur’an, we find, again, that it is mentioned exactly
25 times!
Now, reflecting on the various verses where Jesus and Adam are mentioned, we find that the previous verse – (Verily, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is the likeness of Adam) - is the only verse in the Qur’an where
both Jesus and Adam were mentioned collectively. In no other verse do the two names meet; this gives the verse a pivotal importance in our discussion.
Furthermore, and amazingly enough, the number of times the word Adam was
mentioned from the beginning of the Qur’an up to this crucial verse is 7 times, and the number of times Jesus was mentioned from the beginning of the Qur’an up to this verse is also
7 times!
To better illustrate this beautiful consistency, each of the
25 verses mentioning Jesus and Adam are listed below
in their order of appearance in the Qur’an:
1 - And he taught Adam all the names
2 - He said : O Adam! Inform them of their names
3 - Prostrate yourselves before Adam
4 - O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden
5 - Then Adam received Words from his Lord
6 - Indeed! God chose Adam
7 - Verily, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is the likeness of Adam8 - Recite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam
9 - Then We bade the angels bow down to Adam
10 - O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden
11 - O Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you
12- O Children of Adam! Let not Satan deceive you
13 - O Children of Adam! Look to your adornment at every place of worship
14 - O Children of Adam! If there come to you Messengers
15 - And (remember) when thy Lord brought forth from the Children of Adam
16 - Prostrate to Adam
17 - Verily We have honoured the Children of Adam
18 - Prostrate to Adam
19 - of the offspring of Adam
20 - And indeed We made a covenant with Adam before
21 - Prostrate yourselves to Adam
22 - O Adam! Verily, this is an enemy to you and to your wife
23 - O Adam! Shall I lead you to the Tree of Eternity
24 - Thus did Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray
25 - Did I not ordain for you, O Children of Adam, that you should not worship Satan
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1 - We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear Signs
2 - and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord
3 - to Jesus the son of Mary We gave clear (Signs)
4 - Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus
5 - Then when Jesus came to know of their disbelief
6 - O Jesus! I will take you and raise you to Myself
7 - Verily, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is the likeness of Adam8 - and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord
9 - And because of their saying : We killed the Messiah Jesus son of Mary
10 - we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus
11 - The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only a messenger of Allah
12 - We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him
13 - by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary
14 - O Jesus , son of Mary! Remember My favour unto thee and unto thy mother
15 - O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a table spread
16 - Jesus, son of Mary, said: O Allah, our Lord
17 - O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind: Worship me and my mother
18 - And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias
19 - Such is Jesus, son of Mary
20 - and from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus
21 - that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus
22 - When Jesus came with Clear Signs
23 - We sent after them Jesus the son of Mary
24 - And remember Jesus the son of Mary
25 - As said Jesus the son of Mary to the Disciples
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More connections :
Number of letters (arabic) in the expression "the likeness of Jesus" where Jesus is stated :
Number of letters (arabic) in the expression "is the likeness of Adam" where Adam is stated :
There are
7 words (arabic) in the expression (Verily, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then He said to him: "Be!" - and he was.) [Al-Imran: 59] we studied previously :
The name (arabic) of Surat that contains this expression (Verily, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then He said to him: "Be!" - and he was.)
[Al-Imran: 59] also contains
7 letters (arabic)