Week 5 Reading Notes: Folklore of the Holy Land, Part A

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 Our Father Adam:

  • Allah formed Adam out of dust, but was lifeless for 40 years and 40 days
  • Allah breathed into his nostrils to give life
  • Satan gave man lots of trials and tribulations
  • Adam=man and woman, but was split to form woman
  • Woman refused to submit to man, so became mother of devils
  • Hawa (Eve) was created from the rib of Adam
  • Satan persuaded Hawa and Adam to eat forbidden fruit 
  • Adam was cast out of paradise, met back in Mecca (200 yrs later)
  • Noah=one of six great prophets
  • Lived in Damascus until Allah flooded earth
  • Everyone laughed and mocked him for preparing for flood, even his wife
  • The ark saved animals and preserved the Arabic language
  • Satan came on ark as a fly then turned into donkey
  • Job was rich but Allah took away his fortunes and gave him disease
  • Despite the misfortunes, Job continued serving Allah
  • But, his wife was more devoted than him, by caring for Job the entire time
  • Allah restored his children and made his wife more beautiful to give him 26 more sons
  • 10 yr old Abraham was already worshipping Allah intensely
  • Went into temple and axed all of the images
  • When leaders confronted him, he said Allah wanted to destroy quarrel between other gods
  • Sent him to Nimrod to be burned with fire
  • Allah saved Abraham from flames
  • Nothing Nimrod did would harm Abraham
  • Abraham adventured to Egypt and Seba, Mosque at Hebron
  • He was sent to Mecca to build haram on mountain
  • Had to sacrifice his own son
  • Hebron was inhabited by Jews and Christians
  • Abraham wasn't going to die until he told Allah he was ready
  • Abraham was hospitable--helped old man
  • Told Allah he was ready to go because he didn't want to be that old and pitiful
  • Laid to rest in Hebron in a cave
  • Jews by cave, heard knock, it was a "friend"
  • Jews did not open door, but bag of money was placed in hole
  • Bag is still there today
Bibliography: Folk-lore of the Holy Land: Moslem, Christian and Jewish by J. E. Hanauer (1907). Web link.

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