Habil (Abel) — هَابِيل

ہابیل

Also known as: Abel


Path — Straight Path | صراط مستقیم

Reason: His sacrifice was accepted; refused to kill in self-defense; the first righteous martyr (5:27-32)


Story — English

Son of Adam whose sacrifice was accepted by Allah while his brother Qabil’s was not. When Qabil threatened to kill him, Habil said: ‘If you raise your hand against me to kill me — I shall not raise my hand against you to kill you. Indeed I fear Allah, Lord of the worlds. Indeed I want you to take upon yourself my sin and your sin so you will be among the companions of the Fire.’ He was killed — the first death in human history. A raven showed Qabil how to bury him. His story establishes the sacredness of human life and the principle that killing one innocent soul is like killing all of humanity.


کہانی — اردو

آدم کا بیٹا جس کی قربانی قبول ہوئی۔ قابیل نے قتل کی دھمکی دی تو کہا: ‘تو ہاتھ بڑھائے، میں نہ بڑھاؤں گا’۔ قتل ہوئے — انسانی تاریخ کا پہلا قتل۔ کوے نے دفن سکھایا۔


Lessons from the Quran

  1. Refusing to retaliate for a greater principle
  2. The first murder in human history — and its eternal condemnation (5:32)
  3. Acceptance or rejection of deeds is from Allah — not human approval
  4. Killing one innocent is like killing all of humanity (5:32)

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