Reading Notes: Holy Land Folklore A

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• Adam and Hawa
• Allah first created the Tablet of Destiny, which has all people's fates and lives written upon it
• Allah then created the great pen, which wrote all things on the tablet
• This was followed by the creation of water, seas, wind, and the continents
• The story of Adam and Eve follows that Allah created Adam, who rest for 40 days (or 40 years) lifeless, and the angel Iblis refused to wait, and he became Satan
• Adam gave birth to many monsters that roam the Earth
• The angel Gabriel visited him many times, and over Adam's life, he gave birth to 40,000 kids

• Noah, Job, Etc
• The Story of Noah is very similar to that of the Bible, with slightly different characters and descriptions.
• Ayub had a wife who dares parley with the devil, and he asked Allah for mercy, which was granted
• There was a man named Hakim Lokman who, while being ugly, was one of the greatest and wisest man to ever live
• However, when a wise doctor was needed, his sister's son was actually a better doctor and offered life saving advise.

• Abraham
• Abraham's full name meant "Friend of God"
• Abraham was born and grew very fast and could speak at only 15 months
• He was hidden because Nimrod was afraid of someone overthrowing him
• He wondered if the sun, moon, stars, etc. were his Lord, but they all changed
• Nimrod had Abraham thrown into fire, but Abraham allowed him to be unburnt
• The story of the Tower of Babel is told, and is because Nimrod ordered it
• Abraham was very hospitable, and giving

Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron

Bibliography: Folk-lore of the Holy Land: Moslem, Christian and Jewish by J. E. Hanauer (1907).