Was Adam عليه السلام A Prophet?
What if one argues that the raising of Adam عليه السلام in status was just because humanity as we know it started from him rather than him being a prophet
Just because someone argues doesn’t mean its a valid argument. This Quran verse cannot get more clearer than that. All the other things that happened exclusively with Adam (AS) as mentioned in so many other places in Quran, if someone still doesn’t want to admit His prophethood then its their choice.
So you. Any use this ayah to say Adam عليه السلام was a prophet. What nation did he do itmam e hujjat to if he was a prophet like that of nuh عليه السلام? Why not just say that humanity started with the truth in clarity after conversation with God instead of claiming that Adam عليه السلام was a prophet? So the ayah would simply mean what I wrote in my last message if this is correct
@AhmadShoaib Try to collect all the verses on Adam (sws) and read them again. The whole scheme of humanity was revealed not just in His heart but rather shown to him right in front of his eyes along with right and wrong and all other necessary guidance for success in the hereafter. After reading all this, if one still reaches this conclusion that Adam (AS) was not a Nabi then its their choice. Secondly, why was Adam (sws) needed to do itmam-e-hujjah on anyone? when we know that humanity started as being his direct biological descendants and He being a Nabi (who received direct revelation from God without any intermediary or barrier) was present among them. @sheharbano Since nothing has been said conclusively in this regard, its hard to say whether Iblees was the first Jinn or not. But there seems to be a subtle hint that he was not (which I am more inclined to believe). Again, nothing can be said conclusively in this regard. As far as itmam-e-hujjah on iblees is concerned, He committed istakbaar in front of God (without any barriers/intermediary), which I do not think holds any resemblance to itmam-e-hujjah done by Prophets, and we might never see the likes of it again. And that is why He leads all other Munkirs of truth and earned highest of the condemnation and repudiation by God.