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What is Islam's view on human evolution and the different species of humans that is said to have existed, Does it contradict Islam's belief in Adam (as) as the first human?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

The claim of Darwin in evolution is not correct. Many scientists refuted his claim and written books proving his claim to be not authentic and not scientifically established.

Allah (SWT) mentioned in Quran how first human being (Adam) was created from clay and granted spirit from Allah then immediately existed in this life.

There is no question of evolution of man from other animals.

The Prophetic Hadeeth says: Allah has created Adam on the existing shape of human beings.

Wassalam.
Do we know to what age Adam (as) lived?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

We have in many books that Adam (AS) lived around one thousand years. Some books mentioned less than that.

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Was the creation of Eve from the rib of Adam (a) or was she an independent creation of Allah? When exactly was she created, was it after Iblis was cast out of heaven or before it?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

The myth of creating Ave from a rib from Adam came from non Muslims. Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq (AS) refuted this false claim.

Ave was created like Adam was created when Adam was in the heaven and both lived together in the heaven.

Quranic verses proved this fact .

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What was the name of the tree that Prophet Adam (a) ate from?
Amina Inloes

Narrations say that the tree was a grape "tree", a wheat/grain "tree", or the tree of envy of Ahl al-Bayt (A). [For instance, see Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (A)]. Maybe there is some truth to all of them since it wasn't a normal tree.

"Apple" is not present in narrations but to my knowledge the idea of it being an apple tree was also a later addition to Christianity.