THE PROPHET SHETH (peace be upon him)
Sheth was the third son of the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him). When he was born, his
father, the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) had attained the age of 130 years. Allah
conferred upon him the honour of prophethood after his father. It is said that Allah
revealed to him fifty small portions of scripture. When the Prophet Adam (peace be upon
him) was on death bed, he appointed Sheth as his successor and advised his descendants to
follow him and live peacefully in perfect harmony. He tried to guide his followers to the
right path but some of them were depraved by the Satan. They began to worship his
self-made portrait. He passed away at the age of 912 years. Anush, his son won a
remarkable position after him. In the fourth century there existed in the Egypt a sect of
Gnostics, calling themselves Sethians. They regarded Sheth as a divine emanation.
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