Habil, The first victim: In the Quran in Islamic History

In the Quran

In the QuranThe first victim

Habilهابيل

In the first generation of humankind (no known date)

The son of Adam whose offering was accepted, and who refused to raise his hand against his brother.

Two sons of Adam each made an offering. Allah accepted Habil's and not his brother's, who then threatened to kill him. Habil answered: Allah accepts only from the God-fearing, and if you raise your hand to kill me, I will not raise mine to kill you. His brother killed him, the first murder on earth.

What does the Quran say?

If you should raise your hand against me to kill me - I shall not raise my hand against you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allah, Lord of the worlds.
Quran 5:28

5:27-31

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 3335

The lesson

Whoever kills one soul unjustly, it is as if he killed all of humanity (5:32).

Where do they appear in the story?

Date unknownHabil and Qabil

Who else is linked?

Adam Hawwa Qabil

Source: the Quran · Wikipedia

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