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Eve holds a high status as the mother of humanity and as the first female creature. So much so that, like the Prophet of her time, she attained the station of being addressed by God and holds maternal rights over all humans. For this reason, she is called Hawwa, meaning the Mother of the Living.

God created her as the first pure-natured and chaste woman from a special clay. Contrary to the distortions found in the Bible which, accompanied by fabrications, introduce Eve as the dwelling place of Satan or the agent of deceiving Adam (peace be upon him), the Quran assigns her a high status and rank. It is worth noting that the first ones to practice weaving on earth were Adam and Eve, and the first man to wear a woven jubba was Lord Adam. And the first woman to wear a shirt and veil was Lady Eve, and both were made of sheep's wool.


How Lady Eve Was Created

Template:متن قرآن. He created you from one soul, and created from it its mate.

The expression (then He made from it its mate) actually indicates that God created Adam, then created his mate from the remaining clay of him. On this basis, the creation of (Eve) was after the creation of (Adam) and before the creation of Adam's children, and the creation of Adam's mate was not from the parts of Adam's own existence but rather took place from the remaining clay of him, as explicitly stated in Islamic narrations. As for the narration that says (Eve) was created from the last left rib of Adam, it is an unfounded statement taken from some Israelite narrations and aligns with what is mentioned in the second chapter of Genesis in the current distorted Torah. Furthermore, it is contrary to observation and sense, because according to this narration, one of Adam's ribs was removed and Eve was created from it, and thus men should have one less rib on the left side, while we know there is no difference between the number of ribs in men and women, and this difference is nothing but a myth[1].

Amr ibn Abi Miqdam says: I asked Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): "From what thing did God create Eve?" Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) said: "What do people say about this?" I said: "They say God created Eve from one of the ribs of Adam (peace be upon him)." He said: "They are lying. Is God incapable of creating Eve from other than Adam's rib?" I said: "May I be sacrificed for you, O Son of the Messenger of God! So from what thing did God create Eve?" Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) said: "My father narrated from his fathers that the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: God Almighty took a portion of clay and mixed it with the hand of His power, and from that clay created Adam (peace be upon him), and then some of that clay remained extra. God created Eve (peace be upon her) from that extra portion[2]."

Regarding the place of their Descent, it must be said that some have mentioned Mount Serendib (Ceylon or Sri Lanka) in the south of India as the place of descent and initial residence of Adam (peace be upon him)[3]. On this island, there is a mountain that the Portuguese named Adam's Peak, and it is said that Adam's footprint is on that mountain. The height of this mountain is 7420 feet. They say the plant that grows on this island is from the leaves that Adam carried with him from Paradise[4]. Muslims, Christians, and Buddhists go on pilgrimage to Adam's footprint which is engraved on a stone atop Adam's Peak. [5].

The origin of the idea that Adam's landing place was in the south of India is the assumption of some commentators based on what is stated in the Book of Genesis in the Torah. That in Paradise four rivers flowed for Adam, the first of which is Pishon, they thought the Pishon river is the Indus River and the Garden of Eden is in India, and Adam and Eve after exiting India descended to the south of Serendib Island (Ceylon) Descent.

But according to authentic Islamic narrations, their Descent was in Mecca: When Adam and Eve (peace be upon them) were expelled from Paradise, they landed in the land of Mecca. Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) landed on Mount Safa beside the Kaaba and resided there; hence that mountain is called Safa because Adam (peace be upon him), the Safi Allah (Chosen One of God), entered there. And Lady Eve (peace be upon her) landed on Mount Marwah (which is near Mount Safa) and resided there. That mountain is called Marwah because Mar'ah (meaning woman, referring to Eve (peace be upon her)) resided there. Adam (peace be upon him) engaged in prostration for forty days and nights and wept due to separation from Paradise[6].

Lady Eve in the Holy Quran

Holy Quran refers to the life of Lady Eve in several sections. In each category of Verses, alongside the narration of the story of Prophet Adam, the presence and existence of this woman is mentioned. The first women in different cultures and nations have different names[7].

Hawwa is a name given to Adam's wife in Islamic literature. It seems this name does not have an Arabic root[8]. The word Hawwa is mentioned for the first time in the Torah[9] and probably entered the Arabic language and culture from there[10].

In the Quran, the name Hawwa is not mentioned and she is only referred to with the word "Zawj" (spouse)[11]. The name Hawwa in the Quran is only mentioned as Adam's wife - who steps into the scene of creation - [12]. Hawwa is a believing woman and faithful to the prophet of her time, possessing a high status and a source of tranquility for her husband. All human attributes regarding Prophet Adam are also found in the existence of Lady Hawwa, the great mother of humanity[13].


Attributes and Characteristics of Lady Eve

Physical Characteristics

Since the Quran does not intend to tell stories, it does not delve into physical characteristics of the characters in its narratives like storybooks. Regarding Hawwa, only two physical characteristics can hardly be found.

Wheat-colored:

Adam was created from clay and Hawwa was created from the existence of Adam. Template:Quran Text; He created you from one soul. And from it, He created its mate». Template:Quran Text; It is He who created you from one soul. And from it, He created its mate that he might find tranquility in her. According to the view of linguists who take Adam from "Admah" meaning wheat-colored, Hawwa can also be considered a wheat-colored woman[14].

Dark Lips:

If one pays attention to the meaning of the word "Haw", it refers to redness that tends towards blackness. It is also applied to dark lips. Thus, a man and woman with dark lips are called: "Rajul Ahwa wa Imra'ah Hawwa[15]". So we have not gone astray if we consider Hawwa a wheat-colored woman with dark red lips.

Spiritual Characteristics

Identical to Prophet Adam (peace be upon him)

Some consider Hawwa to be created from the rotten residue of Adam's clay, or from clay lower and more foul-smelling than Adam's clay, or from one of Adam's left ribs. Now that the Quran [states] Hawwa was created from the soul of Adam and from the same soil as Adam. "It is He who created you from one soul. And from it, He created its mate that he might find tranquility in her[16]".

In the Torah, the creation of Adam is stated as follows: "God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, so that he felt nothing, then He took one of the ribs from his chest, put flesh in its place, then God made a woman from that rib and brought her to Adam. Adam said: This time I have seen bone from my bones, and flesh from my flesh, and it is fitting to call her Woman, because she was taken from man, and for this reason, a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife so that they form a single body, that day Adam and his wife were naked and were not ashamed of their nakedness[17].


Lady Eve, a Kind Wife

Whenever God in the Quran refers to a spouse with the word Zawj, He has considered the emotional relationship between husband and wife. From the fact that here the word Zawj is used for Adam's wife, it can be understood that it refers to marital relations and love and mercy between Adam and Hawwa[18].


The High Status of Lady Eve

From the perspective of the Quran, Hawwa possesses a high status. Such that God addresses her; it should be noted that the Quran has never addressed a prophet along with his wife; always the address is to the prophet and his people. Perhaps the secret of such expression is attention to the center of conjugality which causes the survival of human life[19]. It should be noted that God paid special attention to Hawwa, because as soon as Adam's creation was completed, He created her for his tranquility.


Lady Eve, a Kind Wife

Whenever God in the Quran refers to a spouse with the word Zawj, He has considered the emotional relationship between husband and wife. From the fact that here the word Zawj is used for Adam's wife, it can be understood that it refers to marital relations and love and mercy between Adam and Hawwa[20].

Tomb of Lady Eve

Sayyid ibn Tawus has narrated about the tomb of Lady Eve (peace be upon her) in Jeddah: "It is stated in the Scrolls of Idris (peace be upon him) that Adam (peace be upon him) was ill with a fever for ten days and his death occurred on Friday, the 11th of Muharram, and he was buried in a cave on Mount Abu Qubays and positioned facing the Qibla. His age from creation until death was nine hundred and thirty years, and Eve (peace be upon her) lived only one year after him; then she suffered illness for fifteen days and then passed away, and she was buried beside Adam[21]."


See also


Footnotes

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  1. ↑ Tafsir-e Namuneh; Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi; Vol. 19, p. 380
  2. ↑ Tafsir Nur al-Thaqalayn, Vol. 1, p. 430
  3. ↑ Al-Hilal Magazine, Year 1352, No. 7, p. 964
  4. ↑ Tarikh al-Tabari, Vol. 1, pp. 121–125, 126
  5. ↑ Rihla Ibn Battuta, Vol. 4, pp. 181–182
  6. ↑ Ilal al-Shara'i: p. 491 – Al-Kafi: Vol. 6, p. 513 – Nur al-Thaqalayn: Vol. 1, p. 61
  7. ↑ For example, among the Greeks Pandora, in the Zoroastrian religion Mashyane, in Japanese legends Yami, and among the Luya tribe in Kenya Sela. Refer to: Mehdi Rezaei, Creation and Death in Myths, p. 167 onwards; Abbas Ashrafi, Comparison of Quranic Stories and the Testaments, p. 146
  8. ↑ Hawwa is considered a Hebrew word. Mohammad Javad Meshkour, Comparative Dictionary of Arabic with Semitic and Iranian Languages, Vol. 1, p. 203; Encyclopaedia Judaica, 1996, Jerusalem, Keter Publishing House. V9, p979
  9. ↑ Genesis, 3/20; 4/1
  10. ↑ It is said that in pre-Islamic poetry, the name Hawwa appears three times, twice in the poetry of Umayyah ibn Abi Salt and once in the poems of Adi ibn Zayd al-Christian who lived during the time of the Prophet, see Encyclopaedia Judaica, 9/983
  11. ↑ Baqarah/35; Nisa/1; A'raf/189 and 197; Taha/117; Zumar/6
  12. ↑ In the Quran, only the name of Mary, peace be upon her, is mentioned and this was to prove the servitude of Jesus, peace be upon him
  13. ↑ Except for cases that specifically refer to honoring Adam
  14. ↑ Mufradat Raghib, Vol. 1, p. 70
  15. ↑ Lisan al-Arab, Vol. 1, p. 207
  16. ↑ A'raf, Verse 189
  17. ↑ Chapter Two of the First Book which is the Book of Creation, quoted from Tafsir al-Mizan Translation, Vol. 1, p. 214
  18. ↑ Daqa'iq al-Furuq al-Lughawiyyah, p. 97
  19. ↑ Al-Qisas al-Quraniyyah, p. 35
  20. ↑ Daqa'iq al-Furuq al-Lughawiyyah, p. 97
  21. ↑ Ibn Tawus, Ali ibn Musa, Sa'd al-Su'ud li-l-Nufus al-Mandud, p. 37, Dar al-Dhakha'ir, Qom, 1st ed., n.d.
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