Views of bn ‘Ādil Aldamashqī on the Creation of Adam (AS) and the Jinn

Abstract

The stories of the creation of Prophet Adam and the prostration of the Angels and the Satan for him has generated a hot debate among the Muslim scholars, especially the exegists (almufassirūn). Ibn Ādil Aldamashqī is one of those scholars who actively participated in the debate through the examination of the Interrogative Terms that are related to the stories in the Holy Qur'an, to arrive at his own view. This paper aims at shedding light on issues related to the creation of Prophet Adam (AS), the prostration of the Angels for him and the allurement of the Satan for Adam and his wife. The author applied the Question and Answer method to address the divergent opinions of the Qur'an exegists, especially Alfakhr Al-rāzī and Alzamakhsharī. Ibn ‗Ādil Aldamashqī's book, Al-lubāb fī 'Ulūm Al-kitāb, was used as a case study.