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 '''Prophet Ādam (a)''' (Arabic:{{ia|النبی آدم}}), according to religious reports, has been the first man on earth and the father of all human beings. [[God]] breathed of His spirit in Adam's body, then praised Himself for creating Adam. Then, [[angel]]s were ordered to prostrate on Adam. Adam's wife was [[Eve]] (Arabic:{{ia|حواء}}) and they were banished from [[paradise]] due to eating a [[forbidden fruit]]. Prophet Adam (a) was the first [[viceroy of God]] on earth and the first [[messenger]] of God. His creations, breathing of God in his body, prostration of angels to him, his [[infallibility]] and his coming on earth are [[theology|theological]] and [[Hadith|traditional]] discussions.
-== Origin of the Name ==
+== Etymology of the Name Adam ==
-The word "Adam" is adopted from Hebrew, but its original root in Hebrew is unknown. Its feminine form is "Adama" which in Hebrew means "soil".
-In ancient [[Arabic]] of the south, the root of the word "Adam" means "servant" and "[[slave]]".
+The word "Ādam" is not an Arabic word and entered tor this language from other languages. This word is used in the story of the creation of human in ''Torah'', but its original root in Hebrew is unknown, too. Its feminine form is "Adama" which in Hebrew means "soil". Also the root '' ʾ d m '' in Hebrew, is related to "red" which might apply to the color of the soil from which human is created.
-In Arabic, the root of the word "Adam" has a broader sense, ranging from its derivations such as "Udma" meaning a means of mixture, "Adma" for camel, whiteness and blackness in the eyes and tan color in human beings.
+Although the word Adam is not Arabic, some Muslim scholars have offered some explanations for naming the father of human beings as Adam on the basis of Arabic language. For example, it is said that derivation of the word is from "Adīm al-arḍ" (surface of the earth) since a human being is created from soil, or [[al-Raghib al-Isfahani]] gives more details and mentions four reasons for it:
-== Cause of Naming ==
-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.