Creation Days and Narratives
How does the order of creation differ between the Torah and the Quran?
In the Torah, humans are created on the sixth day after animals, whereas in the Quran, the creation of Adam is emphasized, and the timeline is less specific.
What phrase is repeated in both the Torah and the Bible to emphasize the completion of each creation act?
What is And God saw that it was good?
Who is the first man created according to the sacred texts of the Torah, Bible, and Quran?
Who is Adam?
In the Bible how is God described in the creation account of Genesis?
What is Elohim?
What is the purpose of humanity in the Torah?
What is to be fruitful and multiply?
According to the Quran, what was created on the second day?
What is the specific details of what was created on the second day are not explicitly mentioned.
In the Quran, what does Allah say about creating the heavens and the earth?
What is Indeed, His command is only when He intends a thing to say to it, Be, and it is?
In the Bible, who is considered the mother of all living?
Who is Eve?
What attribute of God is emphasized in the Quran during creation?
What is Al-Khaliq (The Creator)
In Christian theology, how is the creation process viewed in relation to Jesus Christ?
What is that all things were made through Him and for Him (Colossians 1:16)?
What common elements are found in the creation stories of the Torah, Bible, and Quran?
All three texts share the themes of a singular, omnipotent God creating the universe, the creation of humans, and the establishment of a moral order.
In the Bible, Torah, and Quran what command did God give to Adam in the Garden of Eden?
What is "You may surely eat of every tree in the garden" or freedom to enjoy the garden while also prohibition regarding one particular tree?
Which figure in the Quran is mentioned as a prophet and the first human?
Who is Adam?
In the Bible, how is God's creative power exemplified?
What is by His Word?
In the Quran, what is the purpose of life as created by Allah?
What is to test humanity?
What is the consequence of disobedience in the creation narratives across the three texts of the Torah, Bible, and the Quran?
In the Torah and Bible, Adam and Eve's disobedience leads to their expulsion from the garden and the introduction of sin, while in the Quran, Adam and Eve are forgiven after their repentance, emphasizing mercy rather than condemnation.
What does God declare as the purpose of the creation of humanity in the Quran?
What is To worship Me?
What is the role of Adam in the creation narratives of the Torah, Bible, and Quran?
What is in all three texts, Adam is seen as the first human; however, the Quran emphasizes his role as a khalifah on earth, while the Torah and Bible focus more on his relationship with God and Eve in the garden.
How is the Garden of Eden depicted as a symbol in the Torah?
What is a paradise representing innocence and direct communion with God?
How is the concept of rest after creation portrayed in the Torah compared to the Bible?
Both the Torah and Bible emphasize that God rested on the seventh day, but this concept is not explicitly mentioned in the Quran.
What unique element does the Bible introduce in the creation of humanity that is not found in the Torah's account?
What is the concept of the breath of life being breathed into man?
What did God declare after the creation of light?
What is "it is good"?
In terms of the creation of living beings, what distinctions exist between the Torah and the Quran?
What is the Torah describes the creation of various animals before humans, while the Quran focuses more on the creation of Adam and his immediate role rather than a sequential order.
What is God's relationship with creation, as described in the Quran?
What is that He is sustaining and maintaining it?
How do the concepts of stewardship and dominion differ between the Torah and Quran?
What is that the Torah emphasizes dominion while the Quran emphasizes stewardship and responsibility towards creation?