1. Amazing Miracle: Jesus and Adam
"Verily, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is the likeness of Adam. He
created him from dust, then He said to him: "Be!" - and he was"….
As is well known, Jesus Christ (pbuh) is one of the most popular and controversial personalities in
history. To some, he is seen as God, to others he is the son of God. Muslims in particular, however,
view Jesus Christ as a messenger of God, who was sent to spread God’s word and obey his
commands, as did Moses (pbuh), Noah (pbuh), Abraham (pbuh) and those who were sent before him,
as well as Muhammad (pbuh) who was sent after him. Muslims have a most honourable regard for
Jesus, and belief in him is a condition of Islam.
While it may come as a surprise to some, the Qur’an is in fact a great source for anyone wishing to
learn about Jesus Christ! The Qur’an speaks with utmost respect and beauty of this Holy Messenger
and his mother Mary.
There is no doubt that there are people who are sceptical about the Qur’an and consider it the written
word of Muhammad, and it is the duty of a Muslim to acknowledge and respect all opinions, so long
as they can be logically and fairly proven.
There are also people who deny the Prophets and the miracles that came with them. Among those
are the miracles of the creation of Adam and Jesus Christ. God's response to those rejecting such
miracles is:(Verily, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is the likeness of Adam. He created him from
dust, then He said to him: "Be!" - and he was.) [Al-Imran: 59].

2. In examining this verse, we notice that God Almighty tells us that Jesus Christ, like Adam (pbuh), was
created without a father. Similarly, both were Prophets, and both presented a miracle in the way in
which their exemplary morals and behaviour were different from those of ordinary people. This is the
Islamic argument; that Jesus cannot be regarded as divine simply because he had no father, because
if that holds true, then Adam must also be considered divine as he had neither a father nor a mother.
But the question is: How can this verse really convince someone who simply rejects the Qur’an as the
true word of God? After all, a sceptic has every right to be sceptical, but along with this scepticism
comes a right upon him to seek proof in order to erase any doubt beyond question! So is there any
physical proof for the truth of these words? Is there something, within this verse, that can tangibly
prove the proposed similarities between Jesus and Adam? No judgment is made in the words to
follow; this is left for the reader to contemplate.
What is interesting is that this connection between Jesus and Adam is not merely confined to the
meaning of the verse as explained above. This connection even exists with regards to the various
mentions of both Jesus and Adam in the Qur’an.
To explain further, if we look for the word ‘Jesus’ in the Qur’an, we find that it is mentioned 25 times in
the Qur’an. Similarly, if we look at the mention of ‘Adam’ in the Qur’an, we find, again, that it is
mentioned exactly 25 times!
It is only natural for an atheist, probably even a Muslim, to consider this a coincidence. Therefore, we
must look further, and see whether God Almighty has deposited in this verse any consistent numerical
symmetry that could destroy any possibility of coincidence.

3. Now, reflecting on the various verses where Jesus and Adam are mentioned, we find that the
previous verse – (Verily, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is the likeness of Adam) - is the only
verse in the Qur’an whereboth Jesus and Adam were mentioned collectively. In no other verse do the
two names meet; this gives the verse a pivotal importance in our discussion.
Furthermore, and amazingly enough, the number of times the word Adam was mentioned from the
beginning of the Qur’an up to this crucial verse is 7 times, and the number of times Jesus was
mentioned from the beginning of the Qur’an up to this verse is also 7 times!
To better illustrate this beautiful consistency, each of the 25 verses mentioning Jesus and Adam are
listed below in their order of appearance in the Qur’an:
REFERENCES TO 'ADAM' IN THE QUR’AN
Chapter Verse
Verse
Number Number
1 And he taught Adam all the names 31
2 He said : O Adam! Inform them of their names 33
2
3 Prostrate yourselves before Adam 34
4 O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden 35
5 Then Adam received Words from his Lord 37
6 Indeed! God chose Adam 33
Verily, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is 3
7 59
the likeness of Adam
Recite to them the truth of the story of the two
8 5 27
sons of Adam
9 Then We bade the angels bow down to Adam 11
10 O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden 19
- O Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment
11 26
upon you
12 O Children of Adam! Let not Satan deceive you 27
O Children of Adam! Look to your adornment at 7
13 31
every place of worship
O Children of Adam! If there come to you
14 35
Messengers
And (remember) when thy Lord brought forth from
15 172
the Children of Adam
16 Prostrate to Adam 61
17
17 Verily We have honoured the Children of Adam 70
18 Prostrate to Adam 18 50
19 of the offspring of Adam 19 58
And indeed We made a covenant
20 115
with Adambefore
21 Prostrate yourselves to Adam 20 116
O Adam! Verily, this is an enemy to you and to
22 117
your wife

4. 23 O Adam! Shall I lead you to the Tree of Eternity 120
Thus did Adam disobey his Lord, so he went
24 121
astray
Did I not ordain for you, O Children of Adam, that
25 36 60
you should not worship Satan
REFERENCES TO 'JESUS' IN THE QUR’AN
Chapter Verse
Verse
Number Number
1 We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear Signs 87
and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that
2 2 136
given to (all) prophets from their Lord
3 to Jesus the son of Mary We gave clear (Signs) 253
Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from Him,
4 45
whose name is the Messiah, Jesus
5 Then when Jesus came to know of their disbelief 52
6 O Jesus! I will take you and raise you to Myself 55
3
Verily, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is
7 59
the likeness of Adam
and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that
8 84
given to (all) prophets from their Lord
And because of their saying : We killed the
9 157
Messiah Jesus son of Mary
we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac,
10 4 163
Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus
The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only a
11 171
messenger of Allah
We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the
12 46
Law that had come before him
by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of
13 78
Mary
O Jesus , son of Mary! Remember My favour
14 110
unto thee and unto thy mother 5
O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down
15 112
to us a table spread
16 Jesus, son of Mary, said: O Allah, our Lord 114
O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto
17 116
mankind: Worship me and my mother
18 And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias 6 85
19 Such is Jesus, son of Mary 19 34
20 and from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus 33 7
that which We commended unto Abraham and
21 42 13
Moses and Jesus

5. 22 When Jesus came with Clear Signs 43 63
23 We sent after them Jesus the son of Mary 57 27
24 And remember Jesus the son of Mary 6
61
25 As said Jesus the son of Mary to the Disciples 14
The above facts demonstrate the accurateness of the Qur’an in its depiction of Jesus and
Adam, not only in terms of meaning, but also in terms of context and numerical symmetry.
Both prophets are mentioned 25 times, and the sole place where they meet together is at the
point where both happen to be mentioned for precisely the seventh time. In addition, anyone
who reads the Qur’an will note that this is not a deliberate play on words to simply preserve
consistency; meaning and context are never lost throughout the verses of this Holy Book.
Finally, this is simply one out of thousands of similar examples that have been discovered in the
Qur’an, and the question is whether all these can come by chance? Or is it in fact God Almighty who
preserved this perfect balance? This is left to the reader’s discretion, but regardless the answer, the
ever-present challenge of the Qur’an to all of mankind and angels still resonates today: (Say: If the
whole of mankind and the Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could
not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support.) [Al-Isra’: 88].
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By: Abduldaem Al-Kaheel
www.kaheel7.com/eng