Soul of adam and eve
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Prophet Adam (as) ate the forbidden apple & got the wrath of God therefore Adam (as) & Eve both were thrown away from heavens to earth So after their death are their soul in heavens.
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Soul of adam and eve
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone,
and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of
His Messengers.
This concept of the ‘eternal sin’ is a blasphemy
propagated by the Christians, where they
say that Hadrat Adam (a.s.)
ate the “apple”, and God discarded Hadrat Adam (a.s.) and Hawwa from the heavens
to the earth as a punishment for Adam’s sin!
This tale is a self-concoction of the People of the Book, where some
truth is mixed with a lot of falsehood
to sustain and justify their dogma and blasphemy that then God sent Jesus
Christ on earth to die and get the ‘eternal sin’ of man forgiven!
Allah Subhanah relates the Truth
in the Glorious Quran regarding the episode:
Allah Says in the Holy Quran
Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah
verse 30:Behold thy Lord said to the Angels:
"I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said "Wilt thou place therein one
who will make mischief therein and shed blood, whilst we do celebrate Thy
praises and glorify Thy Holy (Name)?"
He said: "I know what ye know not."
The above Aayah clearly proves, that even before
Allah Subhanah created Hadrat
Adam (a.s.), He had Decreed that He will create man
to be His vicegerent on ‘earth’!
Thus the notion that Allah Subhanah punished
them for their sin is an absolute lie and utter falsehood.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran
Chapter 7 Surah Aaraaf
verses 19-23:
19 O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the garden and enjoy (its good
things) as ye wish: but approach not this tree or ye run into harm and
transgression."
20 Then began Shaitaan to whisper suggestions
to them, bringing openly before their minds all their shame that was hidden
from them (before): he said "Your Lord only forbade you this tree lest ye
should become Angels, or such beings as live for
ever."
21 And he swore to them both that he was their sincere
adviser.
22 So by deceit, he brought about their fall: when they
tasted of 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 Shaitaan
was an avowed enemy unto you?"
23 They said: "our Lord! We have wronged our own souls: if Thou
forgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy mercy we shall certainly be
lost."
Allah Subhanah Says that the Shaitaan swore and
lied to both of them, and beguiled them to eat of the tree which Allah Subhanah had forbidden.
This absolutely falsifies the statement of the People of the Book who
claim that Shaitaan first beguiled Hawwa, who in turn invited Hadrat
Adam (a.s.) to eat of the
forbidden tree. There is absolutely no
mention in the Quran that the tree was an ‘apple’
tree, or any other particular fruit.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran
Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah
verses 36-38:
36 Then did Satan make them slip, and get them out of the state (of
felicity) in which they had been. We
said: "Get ye down all (ye people) with enmity
between yourselves. On earth will be
your dwelling place and your means of livelihood for a time."
37 Then learnt Adam from his Lord words of inspiration and his Lord
turned toward him; for He is Oft-Returning Most Merciful.
38 We said: "Get ye down all from here; and if as is sure there comes to you guidance from Me"
whosoever follows My guidance on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran
Chapter 20 Surah Ta Ha verses 120-122:
120 But Satan whispered evil to him: he said "O Adam! Shall I lead
thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?"
121 In the result they both ate of the tree and so their nakedness
appeared to them: they began to sew together for their covering leaves from the
Garden: thus did Adam disobey His Lord and allow himself to be seduced.
122 But his Lord chose him (for His Grace): He turned to him and gave
him guidance.
Allah Subhanah Says that once Hadrat Adam (a.s.) and Hawwa had eaten of the forbidden tree, and their shame became apparent to
them, Hadrat
Adam (a.s.) immediately repented for his deed, and
was taught by his Lord how to seek His forgiveness, and the Merciful Lord forgave them their sin
and turned towards them in Mercy. Only
after Allah Subhanah had forgiven them their sin, did He command them
to go down to earth and live their life there for a time appointed by Him as a
test.
Thus the Quranic point of view
is that Allah Subhanah did not sent Hadrat Adam (a.s.) and Hawwa on earth as a punishment for their sin; but just as He had
Decreed before the creation of man, He sent them to the earth for a time
appointed by Him as a test; for it is
not conceivable that the Majestic and Merciful Lord would punish His slaves
once He has already forgiven them!
Your Question: So after their death are
their soul in heavens.
In light of the guidance and teachings of the Quran
and the Sunnah, the souls of every human being, even
the Prophets, who die are kept in a place called the ‘Barzakh’. The literal meaning of the term ‘barzakh’ is something of a barrier or a veil, or something which
is kept hidden. The period or place
between one’s death and when one will be granted life again by Allah on the Day
of Judgement, is known as ‘barzakh’.
It is beyond our comprehension to understand the exact
nature of the life of Barzakh, as it is a life completely different
from our worldly lives of flesh and blood.
Indeed, the soul is something completely different from the body. After separation from their bodies, souls do
experience and feel far more pleasure and pain than they experienced when they
were joined together. They are subject
to confinement, pain, punishment, sickness, and grief as they are to various
states of joy, rest, bliss, and freedom.
There are four abodes of the soul, and each abode is bigger and greater
than the previous one.
The soul's first abode is the womb of the mother, where
there is confinement, compression, seclusion, and three layers of
darkness.
The second abode is its earthly habitat where it joins the
body, grows, does good and evil, and accumulates blessings for its ultimate
success, or failure.
Its third abode is the abode of Barzakh,
which is more spacious and immense than the abode of this world.
The fourth abode is the abode of eternity, either
Allah causes the soul to pass through these abodes in
stages, until it reaches the abode most suitable for it, an abode that only it
deserves and for which it is uniquely suitable, because this abode was created
for it, and the soul was given the ability to perform the deeds that lead
precisely to its abode.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister