Cain and Abel in Islam

Qabil wa Habil (Arabic: قـابـيـل وَهـابـيـل‎‎, Cain and Abel) are believed by Muslims to have been the first two sons of Adam (Arabic: آدم‎‎) and Hawwa’ (Arabic: حـواء‎‎, Eve) mentioned in the Qur’an. The story in the Qur’an is virtually the same as the Hebrew Bible narrative, saying that both the brothers were asked to offer up individual sacrifices to God. God accepted Abel's sacrifice because of Abel's righteousness and Cain, out of jealousy, slew Abel. This was the first ever case of murder committed upon the Earth, and Abel was chronicled in history as one of the first believers and as the first ever martyr. Although Islam does not traditionally view Abel as a Nabi (Arabic: نَـبِي‎‎, Prophet), some scholars speak of him as a prophet like his father.

Of Adam's first children, Cain was the elder son and Abel the younger. Each of them presented a sacrifice to God but it was accepted only from Abel, because of the latter's righteous attitude and his faith and firm belief in God. After the offering of their sacrifices, Cain, the wicked sibling, taunted Abel out of envy and told him that he would surely slay him. Abel justly warned Cain that God only accepted the sacrifice of those that are righteous in their doings. He further went on to tell Cain that if Cain did indeed try to slay him, Abel would not retaliate and slay him because the God-fearing would never murder for the sake of envy. Abel then told Cain that in murdering him, he would carry the weight not only of his sin but also of the sins of his victim. The victim, as a result, in suffering the injustice, would be forgiven his own sins and the murderer, while being warned, would consequently increase his own sin. Abel preached powerfully and reminded Cain that the punishment for murder would be that he would spend the afterlife in the fires of Hell.

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