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Source: The Qur'ān, 5:30-34, translated by E.

And God sent a crow to scratch in theĮarth and show him how he might hide his brother's shame, he said, 'Alas, for me! Am I too helpless to become like this crow and hide my brother's shame?' and in the morning he was of those who did repent. Mayest draw upon thee my sin and thy sin, and be of the fellows of theįire, for that is the reward of the unjust.'īut his soul allowed him to slay his brother, and he slew him, and in the Thee verily, I fear God, the Lord of the worlds verily, I wish that thou To me thine hand to kill me, I will not stretch forth mine hand to kill Thee ' he said, 'God only accepts from those who fear. Truly when they offered an offering, and it was accepted from one of them,Īnd was not accepted from the other, that one said, 'I will surely kill

Recite to them the story of the two sons of Adam

The Story of the Two Sons of Adam The Quran Source: Genesis 4:1-17, King James version.And Cain knew his wife and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and heīuilded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his.And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land.And the LORD set a mark uponĬain, lest any finding him should kill him. Vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain,.In the earth and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth Īnd from thy face shall I be hid and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond.And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.Her strength a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee.Receive thy brother's blood from thy hand And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to.And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood.And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I.Were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they.

And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not.

And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy.

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.

And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of theįat thereof.

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit.And Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived, and bare Cain, and.Ashliman's folktexts, a library of folktales, folklore,Ĭain and Abel The First Book of Moses, called Genesis Cain and Abel (Turkey, History of the Forty Vezirs).The Story of the Two Sons of Adam ( The Quran).

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