{"id":99,"date":"2015-02-16T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.al-kitab.org\/4books\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2026-01-28T01:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:20:33","slug":"genesis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/al-kitab.org\/4books\/?page_id=99","title":{"rendered":"Genesis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"H1\">Genesis is the name of the first section of the holy <em><span class=\"popup\" title=\" Torah, or Old Testament \">Taurat<\/span>.<\/em> The name &#8220;Genesis&#8221; means &#8220;origins&#8221; or &#8220;beginnings&#8221;. As a book of origins, Genesis records the creation of the world and all that is in it. In the first 11 chapters, it tells us of the beginnings of mankind, marriage, sin, civilization, business, agriculture, music, worship, languages, nations, and more. Chapters 12 through 50 record the lives of several ancient prophets and the beginning of the people of Israel. Genesis is the beginning of and foundation of\u00a0<em><span class=\"popup\" title=\" the Scripture \">Al-Kitab<\/span><\/em>. In order to understand\u00a0<em><span class=\"popup\" title=\" the Scripture \">Al-Kitab<\/span><\/em>\u00a0properly, a person needs to have a good knowledge of Genesis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"H1\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Section2\">\n<h4 class=\"Section2\">Outline of Contents:<\/h4>\n<p class=\"Section2\">1. Creation of Heaven and Earth (chapters 1 and 2)<br \/>\n2. Fall of Adam and <span class=\"popup\" title=\" Eve \">Hawa<\/span>\u00a0(chapter 3)<br \/>\n3. Story of <span class=\"popup\" title=\" Abel \">Habil<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"popup\" title=\" Cain \">Qabil<\/span>\u00a0(chapter 4)<br \/>\n4. Prophet Seth and his Descendants (chapter 5)<br \/>\n5. Prophet\u00a0<span class=\"popup\" title=\" Noah \">Nuh<\/span>\u00a0and the Great Flood (chapters 6 to 8)<br \/>\n6. The Sons of Prophet\u00a0<span class=\"popup\" title=\" Noah \">Nuh<\/span>\u00a0(chapter 9)<br \/>\n7. Beginning of Nations and Tower of Babylon (chapters 10, 11)<br \/>\n8. Prophet\u00a0<span class=\"popup\" title=\" Abraham \">Ibrahim<\/span>\u00a0(chapters 12 to 25:10)<br \/>\n9. Prophet\u00a0<span class=\"popup\" title=\" Isaac \">Ishaq<\/span>\u00a0(chapters 25:11 to 26:35)<br \/>\n10. Prophet\u00a0<span class=\"popup\" title=\" Jacob \">Yaqub<\/span>\u00a0(chapters 27 to 36)<br \/>\n11. Prophet\u00a0<span class=\"popup\" title=\" Joseph \">Yusuf<\/span>\u00a0(chapters 37 to 50)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Section2\"><a title=\"Genesis 1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.al-kitab.org\/4books\/?page_id=102\">Go to Genesis chapter 1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesis is the name of the first section of the holy Taurat. The name &#8220;Genesis&#8221; means &#8220;origins&#8221; or &#8220;beginnings&#8221;. 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