(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious,
the Most Merciful)
Prophet Sheth (Alaihim assalaam)
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.
