وَاتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَاَ ابۡنَىۡ اٰدَمَ بِالۡحَـقِّۘ اِذۡ قَرَّبَا قُرۡبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنۡ اَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمۡ يُتَقَبَّلۡ مِنَ الۡاٰخَرِؕ قَالَ لَاَقۡتُلَـنَّكَؕ قَالَ اِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللّٰهُ مِنَ الۡمُتَّقِيۡنَ
(O Most Esteemed Messenger!) Relate to these people the account of two sons of Adam (Habil and Qabil [Abel and Cain]) which is absolutely true. When both of them made offering (one each to Allah), the offering from one of them (Habil [Abel]) was accepted while that from the other (Qabil [Cain]) was not accepted. Thereupon, he (Qabil [Cain]) said to Habil (Abel — out of jealousy and vengeance): ‘I will surely kill you.’ He (Habil [Abel]) said (in reply): ‘Indeed, Allah accepts (offering) only from the self-protecting.