Quran (indirectly, as two sons of Adam)

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The Quran is the central religious scripture of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the literal word of God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad and containing guidance, narratives, and laws for personal and communal life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy book
religious scripture
alsoCalled Koran NERFINISHED
al-Qur’an NERFINISHED
believedBy Muslims NERFINISHED
centralTextOf Islam NERFINISHED
compiledIn 7th century CE
considered literal word of God
contains guidance for communal life
guidance for personal life
laws
narratives
hasFeature repeated motifs
rhythmic prose
use of oaths
hasGenre revelatory discourse
language Classical Arabic NERFINISHED
liturgicalUse recited in Ramadan
recited in daily prayers
mentions Adam NERFINISHED
two sons of Adam
modeOfRevelation oral recitation
narrativeIncludes story of two sons of Adam
primaryTheme afterlife
monotheism
moral conduct
prophethood
regardedAs final revelation
religion Islam
revealedBy God NERFINISHED
revealedTo Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
standardizedUnder Caliph Uthman ibn Affan NERFINISHED
storyOfTwoSonsOfAdamAppearsIn Surah al-Ma’idah NERFINISHED
storyOfTwoSonsOfAdamVerses 5:27–31
structure 114 surahs
twoSonsOfAdamKnownAs Habil NERFINISHED
Qabil NERFINISHED
twoSonsOfAdamNamesInIslamicTradition Habil NERFINISHED
Qabil NERFINISHED
twoSonsOfAdamStoryFollowedBy verse equating killing one soul with killing all mankind
twoSonsOfAdamStoryIntroduces sanctity of human life
twoSonsOfAdamStoryMoral God accepts only from the righteous
condemnation of unjust killing
twoSonsOfAdamStoryTheme acceptance of sacrifice
envy
murder
usedFor ethical guidance
legal derivation in Islamic law
spiritual reflection

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Cain and Abel appearIn Quran (indirectly, as two sons of Adam)