Allah ﷻ created Adam ﷺ from clay, and breathed His spirit into him. He was the very first human being and the first prophet. Allah taught Adam the names of all things, a knowledge the angels themselves did not possess, demonstrating the unique honour given to mankind.
Adam and his wife Hawwa (Eve) were placed in Jannah and allowed to enjoy its pleasures freely. They were forbidden only from one tree. Iblis (Shaytan) — who had refused to bow to Adam out of arrogance — tricked them into eating from it. Adam ﷺ disobeyed and then sincerely repented, and Allah forgave him and chose him as His prophet.
He was then sent to earth as its first inhabitant, where he and Hawwa built family life and spread the worship of one God across generations.