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== Cause of Naming == | == Cause of Naming == | ||
About the cause of naming the father of human beings as Adam, | About the cause of naming the father of human beings as Adam, al-Azhari reports from al-Zajjaj that derivation of the word is from "Adīm al-arḍ" (surface of the earth) since a human being is created from soil. Raghib Isfahani gives more details and mentions four reasons for it: | ||
* The body of Adam is made of the surface of the earth. | * The body of Adam is made of the surface of the earth. |