With so much killing and attempted killing taking place in the news...do we really reflect today on the enormity of taking another man or woman's life? With all of humanity being descended from Father Adam and Mother Eve (pbut), we must take a lesson from the story of brothers Cain and Abel. Many are, already, familiar with the story...Cain and Abel offered sacrifices to the One God and Creator of Father Adam (pbuh), it was accepted of Abel, but, not accepted of Cain. The jealousy of Cain led him to the slaughter of his brother Abel. The Quran and the Bible are on the same page, as far as, that is concerned. However, the Quran sheds a bit of interesting light on something and that is the impact of the slaughter of Abel upon the family, blood-line or offspring (seed) of Abel. The position of the Quran is that Cain did not only slay Abel alone, but, that he slew the entire "Nation" of Abel...future children and grand-children and the multitude of generations that would have been sprung from Abel. I think that if combatants only considered this (on either sides of the fence), the enormous cost of taking the life of another brother sprung from Adam, there would be less killing taking place. If they were made to wander as Cain was...made....the penalty being manifest as it was/is during the Days of the Almighty God (Yahweh, Al Huwa), then perhaps more peace on earth. It is not something only binding of the Children of Israel, but, upon muslims and all who are descended from Father Adam (pbuh).
Another interesting perspective is found in the Lost Books of Enoch, where a description is given of the soul of a man ascending unto the very Gates of Heaven and brings forth a case against Cain and the seed of Cain. So that, in addition, to the penalty of wandering the zones of the earth, there are these continuous, forth coming, charges against Cain by Abel and concerning Abel's seed, that was destroyed in destroying him. This would certainly make a case for peace on earth between warring men...between warring brothers and sons of Adam (infinite peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and mother Eve). Too much killing has been going on. An indication of the lack of regard for the life of another (human) can be seen in those that disregard Kosher & Halal/Zabiha laws. They are not considering, enough, the fact that Allah gave those animals lives & that they must acknowledge that fact in their request for the animals flesh as food, and in what kinds of activities are conducted by the continuity of life granted in the slaughter/sacrifice of animals for food. Thus, it is, evidently, natural to understand that Ad Dawwab will then subjugate those that reject Allah, His Books, and His Prophets (infinite saws).
Holy Bible:
1 Now Adam slept with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When the time came, she gave birth to Cain, and she said, "With the LORD's help, I have brought forth a man!" 2 Later she gave birth to a second son and named him Abel.When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain was a farmer. 3 At harvesttime Cain brought to the LORD a gift of his farm produce, 4 while Abel brought several choice lambs from the best of his flock. The LORD accepted Abel and his offering, 5 but he did not accept Cain and his offering. This made Cain very angry and dejected.6 "Why are you so angry?" the LORD asked him. "Why do you look so dejected? 7 You will be accepted if you respond in the right way. But if you refuse to respond correctly, then watch out! Sin is waiting to attack and destroy you, and you must subdue it." 8 Later Cain suggested to his brother, Abel, "Let's go out into the fields." And while they were there, Cain attacked and killed his brother. 9 Afterward the LORD asked Cain, "Where is your brother? Where is Abel?""I don't know!" Cain retorted. "Am I supposed to keep track of him wherever he goes?" 10 But the LORD said, "What have you done? Listen -- your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground! 11You are hereby banished from the ground you have defiled with your brother's blood. 12 No longer will it yield abundant crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless fugitive on the earth, constantly wandering from place to place." 13 Cain replied to the LORD, "My punishment is too great for me to bear! 14 You have banished me from my land and from your presence; you have made me a wandering fugitive. All who see me will try to kill me!" 15The LORD replied, "They will not kill you, for I will give seven times your punishment to anyone who does." Then the LORD put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him. 16 So Cain left the LORD's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. 17 Then Cain's wife became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and they named him Enoch. When Cain founded a city, he named it Enoch after his son. 18 Enoch was the father of Irad. Irad was the father of Mehujael. Mehujael was the father of Methushael. Methushael was the father of Lamech. 19 Lamech married two women -- Adah and Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to a baby named Jabal. He became the first of the herdsmen who live in tents. 21 His brother's name was Jubal, the first musician -- the inventor of the harp and flute. 22 To Lamech's other wife, Zillah, was born Tubal-cain. He was the first to work with metal, forging instruments of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain had a sister named Naamah.23 One day Lamech said to Adah and Zillah, "Listen to me, my wives. I have killed a youth who attacked and wounded me. 24 If anyone who kills Cain is to be punished seven times, anyone who takes revenge against me will be punished seventy-seven times!" 25 Adam slept with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, "God has granted me another son in place of Abel, the one Cain killed." 26 When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. It was during his lifetime that people first began to worship the LORD.
[What does it mean for someone to receive 7 times what the Lord punished Cain with? It reads, "11You are hereby banished from the ground you have defiled with your brother's blood. 12 No longer will it yield abundant crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless fugitive on the earth, constantly wandering from place to place." So that would mean 7 expulsions, {which means, that if the earth has 7 zones as spoken in the Quran, "God is He Who created seven Firmaments and of the earth a similar number. Through the midst of them (all) descends His Command: that ye may know that God has power over all things, and that God comprehends, all things in (His) Knowledge." ~ Al Talaq 12; and Hell has 7 gates, "To it are seven gates: for each of those gates is a (special) class (of sinners) assigned." ~ Al Hijr 44. Cain was expelled from the 1st zone of the earth leaving for 6 zones of possible expulsions left of the earth plus expelled from 1st gate of Hell into the 2nd gate of Hell {equaling 7 expulsions} for those that would kill Cain...depending upon which zone of the earth it took place in.} In addition, 7 times no yield on the crops, 7 times the homelessness and wandering.]
Holy Quran:
[5:27] Recite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam. Behold! they each presented a sacrifice (to Allah.: It was accepted from one, but not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely," said the former, "(Allah) doth accept of the sacrifice of those who are righteous.
[5:28] "If thou dost stretch thy hand against me, to slay me, it is not for me to stretch my hand against thee to slay thee: for I do fear Allah, the cherisher of the worlds.
[5:29] "For me, I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as well as thine, for thou wilt be among the companions of the fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong."
[5:30] The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother: he murdered him, and became (himself) one of the lost ones.
[5:31] Then Allah sent a raven, who scratched the ground, to show him how to hide the shame of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he; "Was I not even able to be as this raven, and to hide the shame of my brother?" then he became full of regrets-
[5:32] On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people (nation): and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people (nation). Then although there came to them Our apostles with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.
The Lost Book of Enoch:
1. And thence I went to another place, and he showed me in the west another great and high mountain [and] of hard rock.
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2 And there was in it four hollow places, deep and wide and very smooth. How smooth are the hollow places and deep and dark to look at.
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2. And there were four hollow places in it, deep and very smooth: three of them were dark and one bright; and there was a fountain of water in its midst. And I said: 'How smooth are these hollow places, and deep and dark to view.'
3. Then Raphael answered, one of the holy angels who was with me, and said unto me: 'These hollow places have been created for this very purpose, that the spirits of the souls of the dead should assemble therein, yea that all the souls of the children of men should assemble here. And these places have been made to receive them till the day of their judgement and till their appointed period till the period appointed, till the great judgement (comes) upon them.'
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5. I saw the spirits of the children of men who were dead, and their voice went forth to heaven and made suit.
5. I saw (the spirit of) a dead man making suit, and his voice went forth to heaven and made suit.
6. Then I asked Raphael the angel who was with me, and I said unto him: 'This spirit--whose is it whose voice goeth forth and maketh suit?'
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6. And I asked Raphael the angel who was with me, and I said unto him: 'This spirit which maketh suit, whose is it, whose voice goeth forth and maketh suit to heaven?'
7. And he answered me saying: 'This is the spirit which went forth from Abel, whom his brother Cain slew, and he makes his suit against him till his seed is destroyed from the face of the earth, and his seed is annihilated from amongst the seed of men.'
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