Quran (indirectly, as two sons of Adam)

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The Quran is the central religious scripture of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the literal word of God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad and containing guidance, narratives, and laws for personal and communal life.

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Quran (indirectly, as two sons of Adam) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy book ⓘ
religious scripture ⓘ
alsoCalled Koran ⓘ
linked to: Quran

al-Qur’an ⓘ
linked to: Quran
believedBy Muslims ⓘ
centralTextOf Islam ⓘ
compiledIn 7th century CE ⓘ
considered literal word of God ⓘ
contains guidance for communal life ⓘ
guidance for personal life ⓘ
laws ⓘ
narratives ⓘ
hasFeature repeated motifs ⓘ
rhythmic prose ⓘ
use of oaths ⓘ
hasGenre revelatory discourse ⓘ
language Classical Arabic ⓘ
liturgicalUse recited in Ramadan ⓘ
recited in daily prayers ⓘ
mentions Adam ⓘ
two sons of Adam ⓘ
modeOfRevelation oral recitation ⓘ
narrativeIncludes story of two sons of Adam ⓘ
primaryTheme afterlife ⓘ
monotheism ⓘ
moral conduct ⓘ
prophethood ⓘ
regardedAs final revelation ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
revealedBy God ⓘ
revealedTo Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
standardizedUnder Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
storyOfTwoSonsOfAdamAppearsIn Surah al-Ma’idah ⓘ
linked to: Surah Al-Ma'idah
storyOfTwoSonsOfAdamVerses 5:27–31 ⓘ
structure 114 surahs ⓘ
twoSonsOfAdamKnownAs Habil ⓘ
Qabil ⓘ
twoSonsOfAdamNamesInIslamicTradition Habil ⓘ
Qabil ⓘ
twoSonsOfAdamStoryFollowedBy verse equating killing one soul with killing all mankind ⓘ
twoSonsOfAdamStoryIntroduces sanctity of human life ⓘ
twoSonsOfAdamStoryMoral God accepts only from the righteous ⓘ
condemnation of unjust killing ⓘ
twoSonsOfAdamStoryTheme acceptance of sacrifice ⓘ
envy ⓘ
murder ⓘ
usedFor ethical guidance ⓘ
legal derivation in Islamic law ⓘ
spiritual reflection ⓘ

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Cain and Abel → appearIn → Quran (indirectly, as two sons of Adam) ⓘ