The three religions agree on one basic fact: Both women and men are created by God, The Creator of the whole universe.
However, disagreement starts soon after the creation of the first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve. The Judaeo-Christian conception of the creation of Adam and Eve is narrated in detail in Genesis (2:4-24).
God prohibited both of them from eating the fruits of the forbidden tree. The serpent seduced Eve to eat from it and Eve, in turn, seduced Adam to eat with her.
When God rebuked Adam for what he did, he put all the blame on Eve,
"The woman you put here with me --she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it."(Genesis, 3: 12).
Consequently, God said to Eve:
"I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband and he will rule over you." (Genesis, 3: 16).
To Adam He said:
"Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree of which I forbideen you to eat, “ Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life..." (Genesis, 3: 17).
The Islamic conception of the first creation is found in several places in the Qur’an, for example:
"O Adam dwell with your wife in the Garden and enjoy as you wish but approach not this tree or you run into harm and transgression. Then Satan whispered to them in order to reveal to them their shame that was hidden from them and he said: 'Your Lord only forbade you this tree lest you become angels or such beings as live forever.' And he swore to them both that he was their sincere adviser. So by deceit he brought them to their fall: when they tasted the tree their shame became manifest to them and they began to sew together the leaves of the Garden over their bodies. And their Lord called unto them: 'Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you that Satan was your avowed enemy?' They said: 'Our Lord we have wronged our own souls and if You forgive us not and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be lost' " (7:19:23).
A careful look into the two accounts of the story of the Creation reveals some essential differences.
The Qur’an, contrary to the Bible, places equal blame on both Adam and Eve for their mistake. Nowhere in the Qur’an can one find even the slightest hint that Eve tempted Adam to eat from the tree or even that she had eaten before him. Eve in the Qur’an is no temptress, no seducer, and no deceiver. Moreover, Eve is not to be blamed for the pains of childbearing. God, according to the Qur’an, punishes no one for another's faults. Both Adam and Eve committed a sin[2]and then asked God for forgiveness and He forgave them both.
2006-12-16
08:51:07
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They both are equally to blame. God gave both of them a command. They both disobeyed. Although Eve ate of the tree, Adam had every right to pass it up. May God Bless
2006-12-16 08:56:17
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answered by Anonymous
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*You are delusional.In my bible Genesis 2:16 It said that God commanded the man. It says nothing of the woman. In verse 17 God says don't eat of the tree of good and evil for in the day you do you will surely die. Now in Genesis 3:3 Eve tells the Serpent that they can't eat or even touch it or they will die. After they BOTH did eat, the man blamed the woman, the woman blamed the Serpent. Regaurdless who ever was to blame they were all punished for it. The way I read it God only gave the command to the man. He had the direct word from God himself. Weather God told Eve or Adam told Eve, she still didn't listen and added....that she couldn't even touch it.
So you think Adam and Eve are in heaven? God said they would DIE if they ate from the forbidden fruit, not a gateway into heaven if they disobeyed. Biblical people like Adam and Eve had a personal relationship with God and still they thought that they knew better than he did.
I think your Qur'an is a very well thought out plan by a looney goon who likes little girls. I think he just might have been inspired by the Angel of darkness and is blinding the truth to so many people.
Adam and Eve are both at fault. BOTH!! One is no more to blame than the other. Quit trying to make trouble where there is none.
2006-12-16 08:57:32
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answered by GraycieLee 6
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If two people went to a party, and something wild happened - and the next day you asked the two seperatly what exactly happened, you would probably get two similar versions. So, it doesn't surprise me in this case, either. Something to ponder on is this:
When God confronted Adam, and he told God that Eve gave it to him, well, hey, whats new under the sun? Sounds exactly like what somebody might say even today if they got caught. God makes alot of effort in the Bible to present men (no gender intended) as they are. The world may have changed, but people have not changed at all. About Eve's childbearing pain: What God said was that HER pains would be multiplied, not that there originally wouldn't have been any discomfort from giving birth - its just common sense that there would be some pain given what is happening to the body during childbirth. Her pains would be multiplied - Why would God give her such a punishment? Because it wasn't fruit that she ate, what she did was she had sexual relations with Satan, and so did Adam. Also, what most churches don't teach you is that the pregnancy that occured as a result, being Cain and Able - She became pregnant with them both - they were twins but of separate conceptions - that means that Able was in fact Adam's son, but Cain was the son of Satan. Satan's plan was to destroy the seedline whereas Christ could not come through except that Satan would be in the lineage. You can find Cains geneology but you will NOT find it anywhere in Adams geneology, because he simply was not Adams son. Cain went off and married and you can find his children throughout the Bible, they are called Kenites, and that fully translated means "sons of cain". They even survived the flood of Noah;
they mixed in with the tribe of judah, becomming their scribes, because they certainly couldn't farm - God told Cain he would never be able to grow anything - so they kept books; There are two ways to be a "Jew" - either by geological location, meaning you live in the area of Judea, or else you are born of the tribe of Judah. The Kenites mixed in and lived around Judah, professing themselves as "jews" (geo location, so they were right) - but when you read where the Jews yelled at Pilate: Crucify Him!
Yep, they were the Kenites, mixing in at the Synagoques, etc -
they became lawyers, scribes, even priests. So you see the seriousness of Eve's sin. Its too bad that most people don't know the deeper message that Genesis has to offer - it explains so much in so very much detail, yet most christians don't even bother to read it. I commend you.
2006-12-16 09:25:25
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answered by Anonymous
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The fact that human females are the only female mammals that suffer intensely during any childbirth supports the Genesis story. Clearly, when God gave this command Eve's abdomen was altered causing the pelvis and cervix to be improperly alligned to make childbirth painful. Animals without this problem, such as most Equine, Bovine, and similar animals in normal situations can give birth without any discomfort and without having to lay down or "push".
1 Timothy 2
13For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. 15But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.
2006-12-16 09:01:58
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answered by phoenix_slayer2001uk 2
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You see in Christianity both Adam and Eve had a responsibility. Adam blames Eve but God doesn't. He is just in his punishment.
Why would God increase the pain of childbirth because of Eve's disobedience to Him? Some think it is an unfair penalty to make all women suffer for Eve's sin.
The answer lies in two things. First we must understanding that Eve was the means God commanded to fill the earth with people. Her union with Adam was supposed to produce children for the perfect world that God had created. But, Eve rebelled against God. Since sin brings pain and suffering, it was a natural consequence that she have pain and suffering in the very thing for which she was brought forth because she had rebelled against God.
Second, Adam was her "head." This is a biblical concept where the male head of the family represents the family. We see this in Heb. 7:7-10 when Levi, the distant descendant of Abraham, is said to have paid tithes to Melchizedek while still in the loins of his Father Abraham even though Levi wasn't even alive at the time. In other words, Abraham represented his descendents because he was the "head" of his family and descendents.
Adam was the "head" of Eve. When Adam fell, he represented his descendents. They then inherited the sinful nature that Adam brought upon himself as well as the effects of sin upon both he and Eve. Hence, their descendents would suffer the effects of sin in their persons by being born of sinful parents. The pain of childbirth is simply the result of that sin.
2006-12-16 09:18:11
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answered by Sternchen 5
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Hogwash, God punished both Adam and Eve. Adam had to slave in the sun, Eve had pain in childbearing. Adam's was not as intense, but he always had it on his back. Eve's was less common but more intense. And if you're using that to say that God discriminates against women, then you are reaching pretty dern far. And that's not a question in any way. And God did not punish someone for another's faults! They all deserved it.
2006-12-16 08:56:26
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answered by L-dog =) 3
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Both religious have the problems that god is not
a powerful and nothing unrealize and intellegence and everlasting. He is not a comparsion father who trapped to his products to commit a forbidden fruit of tree.(This is a clarify sin and holly fruit of tree). He punished his product even they were asking for forgiven. My father will not punish me when I say sorry. He cannot realize his products will commit sin and satan will tempt his product. he cannot lead devil to be holly. If his heaven is everlasting, will be a disaster. I will not be there because no change, no worry, no hope, no fear, no job, no achievement, no promotion, no dyeing(no changing of style of life) always eating and drinking will become fat and drunker.
These will be an awful place I cannot imagine.
2006-12-16 09:16:47
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answered by johnkamfailee 5
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Your story is full of holes.
Things were not as simple as your prophet might have surmised, and you do not understand the true nature, or the eternal consequences of sin.
If they asked for forgiveness and then received it, way back then, why are we all still stuck in this sinful world?
There were many more consequences as a result of Adam's sin, and no matter how your book puts it, God held Adam responsible. Not Eve.
Christians know that forgiveness is only possible after true repentance.
Since Adam's sin resulted in mankind becoming enslaved to Satan, repentance was impossible until mankind was freed by Jesus Christ, our redeemer.
2006-12-16 09:13:14
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answered by Anonymous
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surely the Bible says that it relatively is Eve's fault that females have classes and discomfort in newborn start. in case you have discomfort for the duration of intercourse then you certainly ought to seek for suggestion from a doctor. something may be incorrect. besides no it is not all Eve's fault. it relatively is Adam's(PBUH*) fault besides extra Adam's(PBUH*) fault then Eve's by using fact Adam(PBUH*) became meant to substantiate Eve did no longer consume the apple and preserve her. by using fact of their sin Adam(PBUH*) and Eve have been kicked out of Jinnah(Heaven) and despatched right down to Earth yet they repented and Adam(PBUH*) became the 1st Prophet in Islam and in the international. females at the instant are not cursed in childbirth or menstruation. it relatively is healthful.
2016-10-15 02:00:53
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answered by balikos 4
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So, what you are saying is one of the accounts is wrong. The Genesis account was first recorded around1450 B.C. or about 3450 years ago or so. The Koran account was recorded around 625 A.D or about 2000 years later.
Which one do you think is the correct account?
2006-12-16 09:00:00
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answered by Anonymous
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