Adam , according to Muslim tradition, was the first man and the first prophet of humankind. His name is mentioned in several passages in the Qurʾān and also in the expression "the sons of Adam" ( banū Ādam , Q 7:26, passim), a phrase that defines humankind, but he is not named in the Qurʾānic passages describing the creation of man from mud or clay. While the Qurʾān does not identify Adam explicitly as a prophet, and his name does not appear in those verses that list the prophets, other sources, such