Islam the Oldest Religion suggested by Jinn Hama

 

Hama (Hama bin Heem bin Laqees bin Iblees) was the son of Heem, the son of Lakhis, the son of Iblis. He was the great grandson of Iblis, the Satan. Hama was converted to Islam by the First Messenger Noah and he was alive till the Last Messenger Muhammad (pbuh). He is considered to be one of the immortals (a Jinn) who was alive during Muhammad (pbuh).

Authenticity:

Al-Haafith Ibn Hajar, in his book Al-Isaabah fi Tamyeez As-Sahaabah, wrote a biography for the narrator of the story of Haamah ibn Al-Haym and said: “Haamah ibn Al-Haym ibn Laqees ibn Iblees was mentioned by Ja’far Al-Mustaghfiri among the Companions (of the Prophet  sallallaahu `alayhi  wa  sallam (may  Allaah exalt his mention)) and said: ‘The chain of narrators of this Hadeeth narrated by him is not verified (not authentic).’ ”

However, he mentioned in his book Al-Fataawa Al-Hadeethiyyah that this story is reported by several chains of narrators that reach the degree of Hasan [Good].

Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) meeting with Hama:

Abdullah bin Umar has narrated from his father Umar Faruq — I was sitting with Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on one of the hills of Tahama when an old man presented himself in front of the Prophet and saluted him. Messenger [The prophet] answered and said, Your voice and accent seem to be those of the jinn race (demon).

He answered, I am Hama bin [son of] Him bin Laqis bin Iblis (Satan). Messenger asked, What is your age? He answered, At the time when Qabil [Cain] killed Habil [Abel] I was 43 years old….

… In the age of  Prophet Nuh (AS) [Noah] I used to live with Muslims in a mosque…. I had told Nuh that I was a part of the gathering of the killers of Habil bin Adam [Abel, son of Prophet Adam AS]. I desire God’s forgiveness.

Will God accept my repentance?  Nuh said, Allah SWT (God) is forgiving and merciful. Get up and do wudu and offer two prostrations [of prayer]. I acted on  Nuh’s advice and I hadn’t yet lifted my head from the prostration when Nuh said, lift your head from prostration, your repentance is accepted….

… I often used to go on pilgrimage to see Prophet Yaqub (AS) [Jacob]. 
I was with Prophet Yusuf (AS) [Joseph] in the place of his captivity. 
I used to meet Prophet Ilyas (AS) [Elijah] in the wilderness, and I still meet with Ilyas [on occasion].

I have seen  Prophet Musa (AS) [Moses] too. He educated me in the books of the Old Testament and told me that when you meet Prophet Isa (AS) [Jesus] give him my regards. I conveyed  Musa’s greetings to Isa.

Isa (Jesus) told me that when you meet Prophet Muhammad (SAW), you should convey my greetings to him. It is the narrator’s statement that when he heard this, Messenger [The Prophet] started crying and said, May salutations keep reaching Prophet Isa (AS). And till the world exists O Hama, may there be peace upon you. You have fulfilled what was entrusted to you.

(Sahih Hadith)


Islam holds that Adam was the first man and the Prophet, and all of humanity descended from him and Eve.

 

The Prophets' chronological order in Islam:

Adam - 1st man and 1st prophet in Islam
Noah - 1st Messenger in Islam
Muhammad - Last Prophet (& Messenger) in Islam
Messengers [Messages (books)] - around 314 books in Islam. 314 Messengers.
Prophets - It is believed in Islam, that there were around 124,000 prophets.

Muslims in Islam, are required to embrace new teachings from the coming messengers and acknowledge Allah, the One God, as the supreme authority on religion. For example, until the year 609 AD, Jesus fulfilled the dual role of Prophet and Messenger for them (pbuh). After 610 AD, nevertheless, it would be Muhammad (pbuh).

To sum up, only Islam affirms the existence of the first and last messenger of Islam and claims that the one God, Allah, sent these messengers with around 314 messages (books), which were fulfilled over time by 124,000 prophets. In addition, Hama (the jinn), who was converted to Islam by Noah the First Messenger, accepted teachings of other messengers, lived and received Islam also from Muhammad the Last Messenger (pbuh), proves Islam to be the oldest Religion from that same God.