Adam name meaning
The prophet, the meaning of the name and the Quran verses
Adam (آدَم, Ādam) is the name of a prophet mentioned 25 times in the Quran, in 9 surahs.
- In Arabic
- آدَم
- Transliteration
- Adam (Ādam)
- In the Quran
- The first man, whom God taught the names of all things (2:31).
- Meaning of the name
- According to one view reported by the Lisān al-ʿArab, from udma, the color of the earth
- Root
- أ د م
- Mentions
- 25 times, in 9 surahs
In the classical dictionaries
Lisān al-ʿArab · لسان العرب, extract quoted as is:
… قال: وهي في الناسالسُّمرة الشديدة، وقيل: هو من أُدْمة الأَرض، وهو لَوْنُها، قال: وبه سميآدم أَبو البَشَر، على نبينا وعليه الصلاة والسلام.الليث: والأُدْمةُ في الناس شُرْبةٌ من سَواد، وفي الإِبِل والظِّباءبَياض. يقال: ظَبْيَة أَدْماء، قال: ولم أَسمع أَحداً يقول للذُّكور …
Adam in the Quran
The prophet's name is highlighted. Translation: Saheeh International.
Surah البَقَرَةِ (Al-Baqara), verse 2:31
وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ ٱلْأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنۢبِـُٔونِى بِأَسْمَآءِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
And He taught Adam the names - all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, "Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful."
Surah البَقَرَةِ (Al-Baqara), verse 2:33
قَالَ يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ أَنۢبِئْهُم بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَنۢبَأَهُم بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَأَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ
He said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed."
Surah البَقَرَةِ (Al-Baqara), verse 2:34
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.
Surah البَقَرَةِ (Al-Baqara), verse 2:35
وَقُلْنَا يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ ٱسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنْهَا رَغَدًا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."
Surah البَقَرَةِ (Al-Baqara), verse 2:37
فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٍۢ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.
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