The three religions agree on one basic fact: Both women and men are
created by God, The Creator of the whole universe. However,
disagreement starts soon after the creation of the first man, Adam, and the
first woman, Eve. The Judaeo-Christian conception of the creation of
Adam and Eve is narrated in detail in Genesis 2:4-3:24. God prohibited
both of them from eating the fruits ofthe forbidden tree. The serpent
seduced Eve to eat from it and Eve, in turn, seduced Adam to eat with her.
When God rebuked Adam for what he did, he put all the blame on Eve,
"The woman you put here with me --she gave me some fruit from the
tree and I ate it."; Consequently, God said to Eve: "I will greatly increase
your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your
desire will be for your husband and he will rule over you." To Adam He
said: "Because you listened to your wifeand ate from the tree .... Cursed is
the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the
days of your life..."
The Islamic conception of the first creation is found in several places in the
Quran, for example:
"O Adam dwell with your wife in the Garden and enjoy as you wish but
approach not this tree or you run into harm and transgression. Then Satan
whispered to them in order to reveal to them their shame that was hidden
from them and he said: 'Your Lord only forbade you this tree lest you
become angels or such beings as live forever.' And he swore to them both
that he was their sincere adviser. So by deceit he brought them to their
fall: when they tasted the tree their shame became manifest to them and
they began to sew together the leaves of the Garden over their bodies. And
their Lord called unto them: 'Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you that
Satan was your avowed enemy?' They said: 'Our Lord we have wronged
our own souls and if You forgive us not and bestow not upon us Your
Mercy, we shall certainly be lost' " (Quran 7:19:23).
created by God, The Creator of the whole universe. However,
disagreement starts soon after the creation of the first man, Adam, and the
first woman, Eve. The Judaeo-Christian conception of the creation of
Adam and Eve is narrated in detail in Genesis 2:4-3:24. God prohibited
both of them from eating the fruits ofthe forbidden tree. The serpent
seduced Eve to eat from it and Eve, in turn, seduced Adam to eat with her.
When God rebuked Adam for what he did, he put all the blame on Eve,
"The woman you put here with me --she gave me some fruit from the
tree and I ate it."; Consequently, God said to Eve: "I will greatly increase
your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your
desire will be for your husband and he will rule over you." To Adam He
said: "Because you listened to your wifeand ate from the tree .... Cursed is
the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the
days of your life..."
The Islamic conception of the first creation is found in several places in the
Quran, for example:
"O Adam dwell with your wife in the Garden and enjoy as you wish but
approach not this tree or you run into harm and transgression. Then Satan
whispered to them in order to reveal to them their shame that was hidden
from them and he said: 'Your Lord only forbade you this tree lest you
become angels or such beings as live forever.' And he swore to them both
that he was their sincere adviser. So by deceit he brought them to their
fall: when they tasted the tree their shame became manifest to them and
they began to sew together the leaves of the Garden over their bodies. And
their Lord called unto them: 'Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you that
Satan was your avowed enemy?' They said: 'Our Lord we have wronged
our own souls and if You forgive us not and bestow not upon us Your
Mercy, we shall certainly be lost' " (Quran 7:19:23).
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