The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04

israflel and Asrael and the Almighty
fashioned the head and breats of man
from the Dust brought from the snot
Where the mosque OF Mecca now stands
After Adam was created there was left
over some of the dust brought by the
archangels and out of it God made
locGsts.
Inc soul of the first man was created
thousand years before his body and
remained all that time stepped in the sea
OF light and glory which flows from
Nou' IL dld not enter the body until 40
years attef the latter had been made and
as II displayed some reluctance in obey
ing Gods command to do so. the AL
mighty said to 1t Quicken Adam against
your Will and as a penalty for your dis
opedienee you shall quit the body sorely
against your WILL"
Inc Ialmud says that Adam was so
tall as to allow his head to reach to the
seventh heaven. but that God pressed him
down at the Fall, and his horror at the
murder of Abel feduced him to the nor
mai size o/man; but there is another
story anent this shortening. Amazed at
the size of the first man, the angels
murmured telling God there were now
two deities-one in heaven and one ipon
earth whereupon God reduced the size of
Adam to a thousand cubits.
Still the angels and even the sun were
AFRAID of one of such gigantic statue and
to allay their fears the Almighty in
vented sleep. When Adam slumbered
the sun and the angels, who never sleep.
observed how helpless was man and never
feared him again
But there is legend to the effect that
the angels began to worship Adam. CRYING
HOLY, hoiy holy which dspIeased God
and He put Adam to sleep that he might
reduce his size by cutting off innumerable
bits of flesh in his sumber and that Ife
later told Adam to scatter the flesh and
wheresoever it was placed the land would
be given to posterity for habitation
The Mussulmans say that Ridhwan
the porter of paradise brought to Adam
the winged horse Meimun. and to Eve
lightfooted She camel, and upon these
two BEASTS the first pair rode into Eden.
where they We're welcomed by all the
angels and beasts The most beautiful
dentzens of paradise were the peacock
and the serpent. The former Possessed
feathers of emeralds and pearls and A
voice of divine sweetness wherewith If
daily sang in the highways of Eden the
praises of God, the serpent was queen
of all creatures having a head like
ruby and eyes of diamonds. She was as
large as camel and possessed four
feet, most beautiful colors adorned her
skin and her hair and face were those
OF lovely maiden. She was as fra
grant as musk and amber; her food was
saffron and her voice was exquisitely
melodious. Though created a thousand
years before man this serpent fmme-
diately became Ewes favorite companion
In paradise and indeed for a short while
after the expulsion all animals were
gifted with the power of speech They
lost it in this manner: When Adam was
ploughing the shear stuck and in inn
patience he smote the OK which was
drawing the implement. The beast said.
ADAM why hast thou smitten me?'
Adam answered. Because thou didst
not pull the plough
Adam said the OK. when thou vast
rebelious. did God smite thee thus?''
'Oh, Cod cried Adam .is every beast
to reproach me and recall to me nv
sin p Then the Almighty took pity and
from beasts the power of
speech.
Our first parents lived 500 wears in
Paradise and all that time E,blis, or Sa-
IAN, whose name was Sammael and who
was an expelled seraph with six wings,
was trying to enter the garden to cor,
'upt them. He only succeeded with the
assistance of the peacock and the SER
pent. both of which animals were ex-
oelled with the disobedient pair.
Adam fell on the island of Ceylon. Eve
1t Jedda, the serpent into the desert of
sahara and the peacock in Persia.
In Paradise our first parents had their
bodies covered with pink and horney