The Story of Creation Before Adam

Nasnas and Earlier Worlds in Shia Sources

Full Arabic and English PDF editions available. Arabic: 84 pages · English: 77 pages. Five parts and 24 chapters, with documentary appendices, sources and indexes.

An inquiry into Shia-source reports concerning nasnas and worlds preceding Adam. It examines the wording, meaning and limits of the evidence, distinguishing transmitted accounts from established conclusions. Detailed studies of angels and jinn belong to their separate books.