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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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The story of our mother Hawwa (Eve).

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Introduction.

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All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

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And may peace and blessings be upon the most noble of prophets.

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And messengers, our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.

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And upon all his family and his Companions.

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To proceed:

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This is a series discussing our mother Hawwa.

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Through the verses of the Noble Qur'an.

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The story of our mother Hawwa has been mentioned.

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Along with our father Adam, peace be upon him, in three surahs.

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In Surah al-Baqarah and Surah al-A'raf.

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And Surah Taha.

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The story is an educational tool.

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It has a profound impact on the human soul.

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It appears in the Qur'an in many places.

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To serve as a lesson, guidance, and mercy for us.

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As Allah the Almighty said:

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“In their history verily there is a lesson for men of understanding. It is no invented story but a confirmation of the existing (Scripture) and a detailed explanation of everything, and a guidance and a mercy for folk who believe.” (12:111)

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“In their history verily there is a lesson for men of understanding. It is no invented story but a confirmation of the existing (Scripture) and a detailed explanation of everything, and a guidance and a mercy for folk who believe.” (12:111)

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"But [it is] a confirmation of what was before it,

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and a detailed explanation of all things,

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and guidance and mercy."

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Sayyid Qutb, may Allah have mercy on him,

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addresses the stories in the Qur'an in various places and contexts.

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These contexts for which the stories are presented

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are what determine the flow of the narrative,

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the specific episode presented,

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the form in which it appears,

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and the manner in which it is delivered,

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in harmony with the spiritual, intellectual, and artistic atmosphere

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in which it is presented.

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Thus, it fulfills its objective role,

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achieves its psychological purpose,

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and creates its intended resonance.

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Some people mistakenly believe there is repetition

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in the Qur'anic stories,

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because a single story

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may be presented repeatedly in different surahs.

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However, a discerning look

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confirms that no story or event

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has been repeated in the exact same form,

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in terms of the amount of detail provided,

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the method of delivery, or the context.

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Rather, wherever an episode is repeated,

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there is something new presented

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that negates the reality of mere repetition.

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We shall continue in a future meeting, if Allah wills.

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And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

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The story of our mother Hawwa.

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The story of our mother Hawwa.