In the beginning, there was silence in Heaven.
A silence in which the decision of God was heard.
And He spoke to the heavenly beings:

“I will create a vicegerent on earth —
a bearer of Light, a mirror of My consciousness.”

Then Heaven trembled, not with fear, but with awe.
For never before had any being heard that something would be made
in the likeness of the One Himself —
a being that would carry what even angels could not bear: free will.

 The Creation of Adam

From clay, dust, and breath, He shaped the first man.
And when the form was complete,
He breathed into him from His Spirit.
Adam became alive — not merely of matter,
but of thought, will, and love.

The angels bowed in obedience,
but one stood upright: Iblis.

He saw not the Light, but only the dust.
He said:

“I am better than him; You created me from fire and him from clay.”

Thus pride was born — the first separation between obedience and arrogance.
Iblis was cast out, but not destroyed.
For even his existence served a purpose:
to reveal what lives within the heart of man.

Adam was given the knowledge of names,
the ability to name what exists —
and with that, the power to choose between truth and deception.

 The Fall and the Promise

When humanity fell, it was not out of hatred, but through deception.
The whisper of Iblis said:

“Eat, and you will become like gods.”

But in his fall, Adam found the beginning of mercy.
For he cried out:

“Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves.
If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us,
we shall be among the lost.”

And God forgave.
Yet He also said:

“Descend, all of you —
and when My Word comes to you,
whoever follows it shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve.”

Within that promise, the Plan of Light was hidden —
the decree that One would come
who would not only speak words,
but be the Word itself.

 The Plan Before Time – Jesus as the Idea of Light

Long before the birth of Mary,
long before the dust of Adam breathed,
there was in the heart of God a plan —
an idea of purity that would know no sin.

That idea was called Kalimatullah —
the Word of God.

Not created, but proceeding from the Source.
A blueprint of redemption,
a Light waiting until the earth was ready
for its appearance in flesh.

When the time came,
God sent His Spirit to Mary,
and the Word became flesh — not by desire,
but by obedience.
Thus Jesus (ʿĪsā) was born:
the Word that spoke what Adam had forgotten.

He was not God,
but God spoke through him —
as the Sun shines through a perfect mirror.
His being was the answer to the fall:
the proof that Light can dwell in dust
without being defiled by darkness.

 The Heavenly Order

Adam represents Creation.
Iblis represents Choice.
Jesus represents Restoration.

In Adam the story began,
in Iblis it was tested,
and in Jesus it was healed.

Three names —
three dimensions of one divine plan:
the journey from dust to spirit,
from pride to humility,
from creation to unity.

 Prayer of Light

O Father of Life,
You who formed man from dust
and clothed him with spirit,
teach us again to breathe in Your rhythm.

Let the fire of pride within us be silenced,
and awaken in us the humility of Adam.

Remind us of the Word that was before time,
the Light You promised,
and the voice that still calls from eternity:
“Return to the Light that made you.”

Amen.