Cain and Abel in Islam

Hābīl (Arabic: هَابِيل, Abel) and Qābīl (Arabic: قَابِيْل, Cain) are two of the first sons of Adam and Hawaʾ (Eve) mentioned in the Qurʾan.

The events of the story in the Qur'an are virtually the same as the Hebrew Bible narrative: Both the brothers were asked to offer up individual sacrifices to God; God accepted Abel's sacrifice and rejected Cain's; out of jealousy, Cain slew Abel – the first case of murder committed upon the Earth.

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