The story of God?s prophets is the story of the true and happy life of divine guidance, love, and compassion. The lives of God?s prophets and the difficulties they endured in their mission to spread the word of God and in their efforts to establish the rule of God constitute a rich source that we can draw on to improve our understanding of life and strengthen our personal values and beliefs so as to better respond to and build on life?s vicissitudes. It is for this reason that the last divine book revealed to humankind, the Qur?an, repeats on numerous occasions the stories of the prophets and the obstacles they faced in the course of their ministries. And it is precisely this same rationale that has given rise to this book and will, God willing, bring the following volumes in this series?THE STORY OF GOD?S PROPHETS?into print.The story of the human progenitors partakes of a special place within the larger story of God?s prophets. The story as told by Qur?an speaks to the quintessential reality that constitutes our humanity. The story of Adam and Eve?s creation, their fall from divine grace, and their redempt