**Wisdoms and Admonitions (7)**<\/p>\n
### The Best of God\u2019s Creation
\nIt is narrated that the children of Adam once gathered in a house and began arguing. One of them said: \u201cThe best of God\u2019s creation is our father Adam.\u201d Another said: \u201cThe nearest angels.\u201d Another said: \u201cThe bearers of the Throne.\u201d<\/p>\n
While they were debating, **Hibat Allah (Seth)** entered. Some of them said: \u201cSomeone has come who will settle the matter for you.\u201d He greeted them and sat down, then asked: \u201cWhat were you discussing?\u201d They replied: \u201cWe were discussing who is the best of God\u2019s creation.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cWait for me a little while until I return.\u201d
\nHe then went to his father Adam and said: \u201cFather, I entered upon my brothers and they were disputing about who is the best of God\u2019s creation. They asked me, but I had no answer, so I told them to wait until I returned.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adam (peace be upon him) said:
\n\u201cMy son, I once stood before God, the Exalted, and I saw written upon the face of the Throne:<\/p>\n
\u2018In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.
\nMuhammad and the family of Muhammad are the best of those whom God created.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Meaning: **Muhammad and the family of Muhammad are the best of God\u2019s creation.**<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
### The Worst of God\u2019s Creation
\nIt is narrated from the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) that he said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe worst of God\u2019s creation are five:
\n– Iblis (Satan),
\n– the son of Adam who killed his brother,
\n– Pharaoh, the possessor of stakes,
\n– a man from the Children of Israel who led his people away from their religion,
\n– and a man from this nation who pledges allegiance to disbelief at the gate of Ludd.\u201d<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
### All Knowledge in Four Sentences
\nGod revealed to Adam (peace be upon him):<\/p>\n
\u201cI have gathered all knowledge for you in four statements:
\n– One for Me,
\n– One for you,
\n– One between Me and you,
\n– And one between you and the people.<\/p>\n
The one for Me: worship Me and do not associate anything with Me.
\nThe one for you: I will reward you for your deeds when you are most in need of them.
\nThe one between Me and you: it is upon you to supplicate, and upon Me to answer.
\nThe one between you and the people: love for others what you love for yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
### The Virtue of Bowing (Ruk\u016b\u02bf) to God
\nImam al\u2011Sadiq (peace be upon him) said:<\/p>\n
When God granted Iblis certain powers, Adam said:
\n\u201cMy Lord, You have given Iblis authority over my children, allowing him to flow through them like blood in the veins. What protection is there for me and my children?\u201d<\/p>\n
God said:
\n– \u201cFor you and your children, a sin counts as one, but a good deed counts as ten.\u201d
\nAdam said: \u201cMy Lord, increase it.\u201d
\nGod said: \u201cRepentance remains open until the soul reaches the throat.\u201d
\nAdam said: \u201cMy Lord, increase it.\u201d
\nGod said: \u201cI forgive sins and do not mind.\u201d
\nAdam said: \u201cThat is sufficient for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then it was asked: \u201cWhat caused Iblis to receive such power?\u201d
\nThe Imam replied: \u201cBecause of an act of worship he performed\u2014he prayed **two units of prayer in heaven over four thousand years**.\u201d<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
### The Virtue of Prostration (Suj\u016bd)
\nImam al\u2011Baqir (peace be upon him) narrated that the Messenger of God said:<\/p>\n
When Adam was sent down from Paradise, God commanded him to work the earth with his own hands after the comfort of Paradise. Adam cried and wept over Paradise for **two hundred years**. Then he prostrated before God and did not raise his head from prostration for **three days and nights**.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
### The Five Lights
\nImam Husayn (peace be upon him) said:<\/p>\n
When God created Adam and taught him the names of all things, He placed within Adam the forms of **five luminous beings**:
\n– Muhammad
\n– Ali
\n– Fatimah
\n– Hasan
\n– Husayn<\/p>\n
Their lights shone throughout the heavens, the veils, the gardens, the Throne, and the Kursi.<\/p>\n
God commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam in honor of him because he carried these luminous forms. The angels all prostrated except **Iblis**, who refused to humble himself before the greatness of God and the lights of the Ahl al\u2011Bayt. Because of his arrogance, he became one of the disbelievers.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
### The Kaaba and Forgiveness
\nImam al\u2011Baqir (peace be upon him) narrated:<\/p>\n
When Adam built the Kaaba and circumambulated it, he said:
\n\u201cO Lord, every worker receives a reward. I have done this deed\u2014so grant me something.\u201d<\/p>\n
God said: \u201cAsk, O Adam.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adam said: \u201cO Lord, forgive my sin.\u201d
\nGod replied: \u201cYour sin has been forgiven.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adam then said: \u201cAnd for my descendants after me?\u201d
\nGod said: \u201cWhoever from your descendants comes here acknowledging his sin as you did, I will forgive him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meaning: whoever performs **Hajj or Umrah** and sincerely repents will be forgiven and purified from sins like the day his mother gave birth to him.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
### The Benefit of Speaking Little
\nIt is narrated that when Adam\u2019s children and grandchildren increased, they would speak a lot in his presence while he remained silent.<\/p>\n
They asked: \u201cFather, why do you not speak?\u201d<\/p>\n
Adam replied:
\n\u201cMy children, when God expelled me from His presence, He instructed me: **\u2018Speak little so that you may return to My presence.\u2019**\u201d<\/p>\n
Meaning: **speaking little brings one closer to God**, while excessive useless talk distances a person from Him.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
### A Supplication of Adam
\nIt is reported that when Adam felt sadness he would say:<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no power and no strength except with God.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adam once said to his Lord after raising his head from prostration:<\/p>\n
\u201cMy Lord, did You not create me?\u201d
\nGod said: \u201cYes.\u201d
\n\u201cDid You not breathe into me from Your spirit?\u201d
\n\u201cYes.\u201d
\n\u201cDid You not place me in Your Paradise?\u201d
\n\u201cYes.\u201d
\n\u201cDid Your mercy not precede Your wrath?\u201d
\n\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then Adam said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no god but You. Glory be to You. I have wronged myself, so forgive me. Indeed You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.\u201d<\/p>\n
God accepted his repentance and showed him mercy.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
### One Sin for One, One Good Deed for Ten
\nWhen Adam descended to earth he said:<\/p>\n
\u201cMy Lord, this enemy (Satan) whom You made hostile to me\u2014I could not overcome him even in Paradise. If You do not help me, I cannot overcome him.\u201d<\/p>\n
God replied:
\n– \u201cA sin will be counted as one, but a good deed as ten\u2014up to seven hundred times.\u201d
\n– \u201cEvery child you have will have an angel or two protecting him.\u201d
\n– \u201cRepentance remains open as long as the soul remains in the body.\u201d
\n– \u201cI forgive sins without limit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adam said: \u201cThat is sufficient for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Iblis said:
\n\u201cMy Lord, if You do not give me advantages over Adam, I cannot overcome him.\u201d<\/p>\n
God said:
\n– \u201cFor every child of Adam, two devils will be born for you.\u201d
\n– \u201cYou will flow in them like blood in the veins.\u201d
\n– \u201cYou and your descendants may dwell in their hearts.\u201d
\n– \u201cYou may promise and deceive them.\u201d<\/p>\n
But God warns: **Satan\u2019s promises are nothing but deception.**<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
### The First to Plow and Cultivate the Earth
\nImam al\u2011Sadiq (peace be upon him) said:<\/p>\n
When Adam came down to earth he needed food and drink. He complained to the angel Gabriel.<\/p>\n
Gabriel told him:
\n\u201cO Adam, become a farmer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adam asked him to teach him a supplication, so Gabriel said:<\/p>\n
\u201cSay:
\nO God, suffice me from the burdens of this world and every terror before Paradise.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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