parts of the body, or else not prohibit reviling any of them, since the soul’s connection to them is the same in each case.

Eighth, the wording of the other hadith, agreed upon by al-Bukhārī and Muslim—“Allah created Adam in His image; his height was sixty cubits”—explicitly states that the one created in His image was sixty cubits tall. This explicitly refers to the body. How, then, can it be said that the body is not included in the hadith and that only the soul is meant?

Ninth, the name Adam encompasses the body just as it encompasses the soul. This is self-evident from the words of Allah, His Messenger, and the scholars, as in His saying, Exalted is He:

“And when We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate before Adam.’”

And His saying:

“And We said, ‘O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise.’” [al-Baqarah 35]

And His saying, Exalted is He:

“Then Adam received words from his Lord, and He accepted his repentance.” [al-Baqarah 37]

And His saying:

“O children of Adam, do not let Satan tempt you as he drove your parents out of Paradise.” [al-Aʿrāf 27]

There are many similar examples. Whoever claims that the name Adam refers only to the soul in expressions such as “He created Adam” and similar statements—the falsity of his claim is a matter of necessary knowledge imparted to mankind. Such an interpretation is applicable only in cases such as the statement in the hadith of