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'''Shayth (a)''' (Arabic: {{ia|شيث}}) or '''Seth''' was the second prophet after [[Adam (a)]]. He was among the children of Adam (a) and [[Eve]] and the small brother of [[Habil]] [Abel] and [[Qabil]] [Cain]. His birth was a gift from [[God]] for Adam (a) after the murder of Habil; therefore, Shayth (a) was known as Hibat Allah (gift of Allah).

Shayth (a) was the vicegerent of Adam (a) and the prophet after him. He had several tablets from God. He had four children, the first one of whom was Anush (Enosh).

According to historians, the lineage of Adam (a) continued through Shayth (a). Shayth (a) lived 912 years and his burial place is mentioned to be in [[Abu Qubays Mountain]]. In [[Baalbek]] region in the east of [[Lebanon]], there is a town called Nabi Shayth (a), where there is a great tomb attributed to Shayth (a).

Shayth (a) was the third son of Adam (a) and the younger brother of Habil and Qabil. Based on historical reports, after the griefs and complaints of Adam (a) about Habil's murder, God gave him a son called Shayth (a) instead of Habil. Thus, his epithet is "Hibat Allah" (gift of Allah). He was born when Adam (a) was 130 years old.

=== Marriage and Children ===

Historical sources considered Shayth's (a) wife a [[houri]], the [[marriage]] of the two was due to the request of [[Adam (a)]]. The result of this marriage was four children, the first of whom was Anush, who became Shayth's (a) vicegerent. Shayth (a) was 105 when Anush was born.

Some sources have spoken about the marriage of Shayth (a) with Iqlima (Eklima), [[Qabil]]'s sister.

=== Continuation of Human's Lineage ===

[[Al-Tabari]] mentioned his lifetime 930 years, but other sources mentioned his lifespan 912 years. Some sources considered Shayth's (a) burial place, a cave in [[Abu Qubays Mountain]], where Adam (a) and Eve are buried. However, in Nabi Chit town in [[Baalbek]] region, east of [[Lebanon]], there is a grave attributed to Prophet Shayth (a). In [[Mosul]], north of [[Iraq]], too, there is a grave attributed to Shayth (a), which was demolished by [[ISIS]] in 2014.

Upon his death, Shayth (a) appointed his son, Anush (a) as his vicegerent. He advised Anush (a) to have [[God-wariness]] and asked him to order his people to God-wariness and good worship. Also before his demise, Shayth (a) asked his household to swear not to marry the children of [[Qabil]].

== Sabaeans' Belief ==

Some [[Sabians]] consider their holy book, the tablets of Shayth (a). Some historians believe that Sabians are from Syriac people, the most ancient religion on earth who claim that their lineage reaches back to Sabi', a child of Shayth (a).

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