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📌 '''The Reason for  Adam's Creation'''

After this  lesson  about  freedom  Adam  learned another lesson,  one about  knowledge. Adam realized  that Iblis  was  the  symbol  of  evil  in  the  universe  and  that the  angels  were  the  symbol  of good.  However  he  did  not  yet  know  anything  about  himself.  Then  Allah  made  him perceive  his true  identity  and  the  reason  for his  creation, and  the  secret  of  his  glorification.

Allah  the Exalted said: 

_"He taught Adam all  the names  of  everything"._  (Ch  2:31  Quran).

📌 ''' Teaching  Adam  '''

Almighty  Allah  granted Adam  the power to  know the natures of  all  things  and to  summarize them by  names;  that  is  a bird,  that  is  a star,  that  is  a tree,  etc Allah  implanted in  Adam  an  insatiable need for  and  love  of  knowledge  and  a  desire  to  bequeath knowledge  to  his  children.  This  was  the reason  for his  creation  and  the  secret  of  his  glorification.

After Adam  had learned the names  of  all  things,  along with  their properties  and uses,  Allah presented them  to  the angels  and said:

_"Tell  Me  the  names  of  these  if you  are  truthful."_(Ch  2:31  Quran)

The  angels  admitted  their  inability:

_"Glory  be  to You, we  have  knowledge  except what You  have  taught us. Verily  it is  You  the  All Knower,  the All Wise."_ (Ch  2:32)

Allah  Almighty then  turned  to  Adam:

_"O Adam! Inform them of  their  names," and when he had informed them  of  their  names,  He said: 'Did I  not tell you that I  know  the unseen in the heavens  and the earth,  and I know  what you reveal and what you have  been hiding?'"_  (Ch  2:33).

Allah  wanted the angels  to  know that  He knew of  their astonishment  when  He had told them about  the creation  of  Adam  and that  He also  knew of  their confusion  which  they  had not  revealed, as  well  as  what  Iblis  had  concealed  of  his  disobedience  and  ingratitude. The  angels  realized  that  Adam was  the  creature  who  knew  what  they did  not  know  and  that  his capacity  to  learn  was  his  noblest  quality.  His  knowledge included knowledge of  the Creator which we  call faith  or  Islam,  as  well as  the  knowledge  he  would  need  to  inhabit  and  master  the  earth.  All kinds  of  worldly  knowledge  which  are  included  in  this.

Adam knew  the  names  of  everything. Sometimes  he  talked  to  the  angels, but  they  were preoccupied  with worshipping  Almighty  Allah.  Therefore  Adam,  felt  lonely.  One  day  he  slept  and when  he awoke he found near  his head,  a woman  gazing at  his face with  beautiful  tender  eyes. The angels  asked him  her name he replied: "Eve (Hawa)." (means  living things).  They  asked: "Why did  you  call  her Eve?"  Adam  said: "Because  she  was  created  of  me  and  I am  a  living  being."

📌 '''Adam Sees  Eve '''

Ibn Abbas  and  a  group  of  companions  of  the  Prophet  (PBUH)  narrated  that  when Iblis  was  sent out of  Paradise  and  Adam  was  accommodated  therein,  Adam  was  alone  in  Paradise  and  did  not have a partner from  whom  he could get  tranquility.  He slept  for some time and when  he woke up, he  saw  a  woman whom  Allah had  created  from  his  ribs.  So  he  asked  her,  "Who  are  you? She replied,  "A woman"  He  asked:  "Why  have  you  been created?" She  said  :"So  that  you  could  find tranquility in me."  The  angels,  trying  to  find  out  the  extent  of his  knowledge,  asked  him:  "What  is her name, O  Adam?"  He  replied, "Eve". They  asked: "Why  was  she  so  named?"  He  replied, " Because  she  was  created  from  something  living."

📌 '''Eve's Creation'''

  Muhammad  Ibn  Ishaaq  and  Ibn  Abbas  related  that Eve  was  created  from  the  shortest left rib  of Adam  while  he  was  sleeping  and  after  awhile  she  was  clothed  with flesh.  That  is  why  Allah the Exalted said:

_"O Mankind!  Be dutiful to your  Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam) and from Him (Adam) He created his  wife (Eve),  and from them both He  created many  men and women._ (Ch  4:1)

Allah  also  said:

_"It is  he  Who  has  created you  from  a single  person  (Adam) and  then He  created from  him  his wife  (Eve), in  order  that he  might enjoy  the  pleasure  of  living  with  her."_(Ch  7:189).

📌 '''Establishing  the Islamic '''

Greeting Abu  Hurairah narrated  that  the  Prophet  Muhammad  (PBUH)  said:  _"O  Muslims! I  advise  you  to  be gentle  with  women,  for  they  are  created  from  a  rib,  and  the  most crooked  portion  of  the  rib  is  its upper  part. If  you  try  to straighten  it, it will  break  and  if  you  leave  it, it will  remain  crooked,  so I urge  you  to  take  care  of  the  women."_  (Sahih  Bukhari).

Allah  commanded Adam  to  dwell  in  Paradise: 

_"O Adam! Dwell  you  and your wife in  the Paradise and eat both of  you freely  with pleasure and delight of  things therein as  wherever  you will,  but come  not near  this  tree  or  you  both  will be  of  the  Zalimeen  (wrong  doers)."_(Ch  2:35)

📌 '''The Location  of  Adam  and Eve's  Paradise'''

The  location  of  this  Paradise  is  unknown  to  us. The  Quran  did  not  reveal  it, and  the  commentators had five different  opinions.  Some said that  it  was  the paradise of  our refuge and that  its  place  was heaven.  Others  regreted  that  statement  because  if  it  was  the  paradise  of  refuge  Iblis  would  have been  forbidden  admission  and  disobedience  would  have  been  forbidden  as  well.  Still  others  said that  it  was  another  paradise  that  was  created  by Allah  for  Adam and  Eve.  A  fourth  group  said  it was  a paradise on  the earth  located in  a high  place.  Another group of  commentators accept  what was in  the Quran  without  questioning where this paradise was located.  We agree with  this last opinion  as  the  lesson  we  learn  from  its  location  is  immaterial  compared  to  the  lesson  we  learn from  the events  that  took place  there.

📌 '''Allah's Warning to Adam  and Eve'''

Adam and eve were admitted to  Paradise and there they  lived the dream  of  all  human  beings. Allah permitted  them  to  approach and  enjoy  everything  except  one  tree,  that  might  have  been the Tree  of  Pain  or the  Tree  of  Knowledge. Allah  forbade  them  they  were  give  abode  in  Paradise.

_"But come not near  this tree or  you both will be of  the wrong doers."_ (Ch  2:35)

📌 ''' Adam's Weakness '''

Adam and Eve understood that  they  were forbidden  to  eat  the fruit  of  that  tree.  Adam  was however  a  human  being  and  man  tends  to  forget.  His  heart  changes  and  his  will  weakens.  Iblis summoned all  the envy  within  him  and took advantage of  Adam's  humanity  to  exploit  him.  He started  to whisper  to him  day  after  day,  coaxing  him:  "Shall  I  guide  you  to the  Tree  of Immortality and  the  Eternal Kingdom?"  He  said  to  them:

_"Your  Lord did not forbid you this tree save you should become  angels  or  become of  the immortals." He  (Satan) swore  by  Allah  to them both  saying: "Verily  I am  one  of  the  sincere  well wishers  for  you both."  (Ch  7:20-21)_

Adam asked  himself:  "What will  happen  if  I  eat from  this  tree?  It might truly  be  the  Tree  of Immortality." His dream  was to  live forever  in  the pure innocence of  Paradise."

Years went  by,  and Adam  and Eve were preoccupied with  thoughts  of  that  tree.  Then  one day they  decided  to  eat  of  its  fruit.  They  forgot  that  Allah had  warned  them  not  to  approach it  and that  Iblis  was  their  sworn enemy.  Adam  stretched  out  his  hand,  picked  one  of  the  fruits  and offered  it  to  Eve. They  both  ate  of  the  forbidden  tree.

Allah  Almighty  told us:  _"So he (Satan)  misled them with deception."_ (Ch 7:22)

Allah  said:  _"Thus did Adam disobey  his Lord so he went astray."_  (Ch  20:121).

According  to  the  old  Testament,  Eve  was  tempted  by  the  serpent  to  eat  of  the  forbidden tree.  She ate  because  of  the  words  of  the  serpent  and  fed  Adam  some  of  it. At  that  moment, their eyes  were opened to  the fact  that  they  were naked, and they  took the leaves  of  the fig tree to  cover themselves.  Wahb Ibn Munabah said  that  their  clothing  (before  their  sin)  was  made  of  light  on the private  parts  of  both of  them.This  story  in the  Old  Testament  is  a  falsification and  deception. Allah  the  Almighty  revealed:

_"O Children of  Adam!  Let not Satan deceive  you, as he got your  parents  (Adam and Eve) out of Paradise  stripping them of  their  rainments; to show  them their  private parts. Verily he and Qabiluhu (his soldiers  from the jinn or  his tribe) see  you from where you cannot see them. Verily,  We made  the devils (protectors  and helpers) for  those  who believe  not."  (Ch  7:27)_

Adam  had  hardly  finished  eating  when he  felt  his  heart  contract,  and  he  as  filled  with pain, sadness  and shame. The surrounding atmosphere had changed and the internal  music had stopped. He discovered that  he and his  wife were naked, so  they  both  started cutting tree leaves  with  which to  cover  themselves.

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'''📌Condensed Story of Adam and  Allah's Promise'''

Allah  the  Almighty addressed  him:

_"Did I not  forbid you that tree and tell you: Verily Satan is an open enemy unto you?" They  said: "Our  Lord!  We have  wronged ourselves.  If  You forgive us  not,  and bestow  not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of  the losers." Allah said; "Get down,  one of  you an enemy to the other  (Adam, Eve, and  Satan  etc). On earth will  be  a dwelling  place  for  you  and an enjoyment, for  a time." He said: "Therein you shall live and therein you shall die,  and from it you shall be brought out (resurrected)."  (7:22-25)._

Again  there are old stories  about  these events.  Al  Hafez Ibn  Asaker narrated that  Allah commanded  two  angels  to  remove  Adam  from  His  holy  proximity.  So  Gabriel  stripped  him  of  the crown  on  his  head,  and  Michael took  the  diadem from his  forehead.  Adam thought  that  his punishment  had been  hastened and bowed down  crying;  "Forgiveness!  Forgiveness!" so  Allah asked:  "Are you running away  from  Me?" Adam  replied,  "No,  my  Lord,  but  I  am  shy  of  You." Abdul  Rahman  Ibn  Amru Al  - Awza'iy  said that  Adam  spent  100 years  in  Paradise. In  another narration  it  was  said  he  spent  60  years.  Ibn  Asaker  reported  that  Adam wept  for  60  years  for  his loss  of  Paradise and 70 years  for his  mistake, and he wept  for another 70 years  when  his  son  was killed. They  left  Paradise and descended upon  the earth.  Adam  was  sad and Eve was  crying.  Allah accepted  their  repentance  because  it  was  sincere  and  He  told  them that  the  earth  would  be  their realm  and  origin  where  they  would  live  and  die  and  whence  they  would  come  on  the  Day  of Judgment.

Allah  the Almighty  recounted this  third lesson  Adam  learned in  Paradise:

_"Indeed We made a covenant  with Adam before,  but he forgot,  and We found  on  his part  no  firm will power.  Remember  when We said to the angels  "Prostrate  yourselves  to Adam." They prostrated (all)  except Iblis,  who refused. then We said:  "O Adam! verily,  this is  an enemy to you and to your  wife. so let him not get you both out of  Paradise,  so that you be distressed in misery_.
_Verily,  you have  (a promise from Us) that you will never  be hungry therein nor  naked. And you will suffer  not from thrist therein nor  from the sun's heat."_
_Then Satan whispered to him, saying "O Adam!  Shall I  lead you to the Tree of  Eternity and to a kingdom that will  never  waste  away?"  Then they  both ate  of  that tree, and  so their  private  parts appeared to  them, and they  began to  stick  on  themselves  the  leaves  from  Paradise  for  their covering.  Thus did Adam disobey  his Lord,  so he went astray.  Then his Lord chose him, and turned  to  him  with  forgiveness  and  gave  him  guidance._
_Allah said: "Get you down (upon the earth),  both of  you, together from Paradise,  some of  you are an enemy to some others.  THen if  there comes  to you guidance from Me,  then whoever follows  My Guidance shall neither  go astray,  nor  fall into distress  and misery. But whosoever turns  away from My Reminder  (neither  believes  in this Quran nor  acts  on its orders  etc).  Verily, for  him is a life of  hardship and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of  Resurrection." He  will  say: "O  my  Lord!  Why  have  you  raised me  up  blind, while  I had  sight before." Allah  will said: "like  this, Our  Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc). came  unto you, but you disregarded them (you left them, did not think deeply in them,  and you turned away from them),  and so this Day,  you will be neglected in the Hellfire,  away from Allah's Mercy.)" And thus do We requite him who transgresses  beyond bounds  (commits  the great sins and disobeys  his  Lord (allah) and  believes  not in  His  Messengers, and  His  revealed Books, like  this Quran etc),  and believes not in the Ayat  (proofs,  evidences,  verses,  lessons,  signs,  revelations, etc).  of  his Lord,  and the torment of  the Hereafter  is far  more severe and more lasting."  (Ch  20:115-127)_

'''📌Commentary: Why Adam  and Eve Descended '''

Some people believe that  the reason  why  mankind does  not  dwell  in  Paradise is  that  Adam  was disobedient  and  that  if  it  had  not  been  for this  sin, we  could  have  been  there  all  along. These  are naive fictions  because when  Allah  wanted to  create Adam,  He said to  the angels,  "I shall  make a vicegerent  on  the earth." He did not  say,  "I  shall  make a vicegerent  in  Paradise."

Adam's  descent on  earth,  then,  was  not due  to degradation  but rather  it was  dignified  descent. Allah  knew that  Adam  and Eve would eat  of  the tree and descend to  earth.  He knew that  Satan would rape their  innocence.  That  experience was essential  for  their  life on  earth;  it  was a cornerstone of  their vicegerency.  It  was  meant  to  teach  Adam,  Eve, and their progeny  that  it  was Satan  who  had  caused  them to  be  expelled  from Paradise  and  that  the  road  to  Paradise  can  only be  reached  by  obedience  to  Allah and  enmity  to  Satan.

''' 📌Commentary:  Adam's Free  Will'''

Could it  be said that  Adam  and the rest  of  mankind were predestined to  sin  and to  be expelled from  Paradise  and  sent  to  the  earth?  In  fact, this  fiction  is  as  naive  as  the  first  one.

Adam  complete  free  will,  and  he  bore  the  consequences  of  his  deed.  He  disobeyed  by  eating  of  the forbidden  tree,  so  Allah  dismissed  him from Paradise.  His  disobedience  does  not  negate  his freedom.  On  the  contrary  it is  a  consequence  of  it.

The  truth of  the  matter  is  that  Allah knew  what  was  going  to  happen,  as  He  always  know  the outcome of  events  before they  take place.  However Allah  does  not  force things  to  happen.  He grants  free  will  to  His  human creatures.  On that  He  bases  His  supreme  wisdom  in populating  the earth, establishing  the  vicegerents, and  so  on.

Adam  understood  his  3rd  lesson.  He  knew  now  in a  practical  way  that  Iblis  was  his  enemy,  the cause of  his losing the blessing of  living in  Paradise,  and the cause of  his distress. Adam  also understood that  Allah  punishes  disobedience and that  the way  of  Paradise has  to  be through submission  to  the will  of  Allah.  And he learned from  Allah  Almighty  to  ask for  forgiveness. Allah  accepted  Adam's  repentance  and  forgave  him. He  then  sent  him  to  the  earth  as  His  first  messenger.

'''📌Encounter  Between Adam  and  Moses  (PBUT) - Hadith'''

Abu Hurairah  narrated that  the Messenger (PBUH) said: "Adam  and Moses  argued with  each other.  Moses  said to  Adam: 'Your sin  expelled you from  Paradise.'  Adam  said: '  You are Moses whom Allah  selected  as  His  messenger  and  as  the  one  to  whom He  spoke  directly.  Yet  you  blame me for a thing which  had already  been  written  in  my  fate before my  Creation?" Allah's  Prophet Muhammad  (PBUH) said  twice, "So Adam  outclassed  Moses."  (Sahih  Bukhari).

Umar Ibn  Al  Khattab  also  narrated that  the Prophet  Muhammad (PBUH) said: "Moses  (PBUH) said: 'My  Lord! May  I see  Adam  who  removed us  and himself  from  the Paradise?" So  Allah  made him see  Adam  and  he  said  to him:  "Are  you  Adam?"  Adam  said:  "Yes."  And  he  said  "Were  you the  one  in  Whom  Allah  breathed  His  spirit and  before  whom  He  bowed  His  angels  and  to whom He taught the  names  of  all  things?"  Adam  answered:  "Yes."  So Moses  said:  "What made  you remove  us  and  yourself  from  Paradise.?"  Adam  said: "Who  are  you?"  Moses  said: "I am  Moses." Adam said: "So  you are Moses  the prophet  of  the Children  of  Israel.  Were you the one Allah spoke to  directly?" Moses  answered "Yes." Adam  said: "Why  do  you blame me for a matter which  Allah  had predestined?" So  Allah’s  Prophet  Muhammad (PBUH) said twice. "Adam outclassed  Moses."  (Sahih  al  Bukhari).

'''📌Variation of Where Adam,  Eve,  and Iblis Descended'''

There  are  many traditions  concerning  the  place  of Adam's  descent  upon  earth.  Ibn  Abi Hatim narrated  that  Ibn  Abbas  said:  "Adam descended  on  land  'Dihna'  between  Mecca  and  Taif."  Al Hassan  said that  Adam  descended in  India and Eve in  Jeddah  (Saudi  Arabia),  Iblis  Bodistiman (Iraq), and  the  serpent  in  Ashahan  (Iran). This  last  was  also  reported  by  Ibn  Hatim.

Ass'ady  related  that Adam  descended  with  the  Black  Stone  (a  large  black  stone  set into the  wall  of the  ka'ba  in Mecca.  It  is  said  to  have  come  from  Paradise)  in India,  and  he  had  a  handful  of  the seeds  of  Paradise. He  sowed  them  in  India  and  they  grew  into  the  fragrant  tree  therein.

Ibn Umar  said  that  Adam  descended  on As-Safa  and  Eve  on Al  Marwa  (  names  of  two  mountains in the  vicinity  of  the  sacred  house  in Mecca.  Part  of  the  rites  of  pilgrimage  (hajj)  includes  pacing between these  two  hills  in commemoration of  Hajar's  search for  water).  This  was  also  reported  by Ibn  Hatim.  Abdul  Razzaq  reported  that Abi  Musa  Al-shari  said  that when  Allah  ordered  Adam  to descend  from  Paradise  to earth,  He  taught him  the  making  of  everything  and  provided  him  with the  crops  from  Paradise.

Abu  Hurairah narrated  that  the  Prophet  Muhammad  (PBUH)  said:  "The  best  of  days  on which the sun  has  risen  is  Friday.  One  this  day  Adam  was  created,  and  on  this  day  he  was  descended  to earth."  (al Bukhari)

'''📌Adam's  Life  on Earth'''

Adam  knew  he  bade  farewell  to  peace  and  he  left  Paradise.  On earth he  had  to  face  conflict  and struggle. No  sooner had one ended than  another began.  He also  had to  toil  to  sustain  himself.  He had  to  protect  himself with  clothes  and  weapons  and  protect  his  wife  and  children  from the  wild beasts.

Above  all,  he  had  to struggle  with  the  spirit of  evil.  Satan,  the  cause  of  his  expulsion  from Paradise,  continued  to  beguile  him  and  his  children in an effort  to  have  them  thrown into  the eternal  hellfire.  The  battle  between good  and  evil  is  continuous,  but  those  who  follow  Allah's guidance and should fear nothing while those who  disobey  Allah  and follow Iblis  will  be damned along  with  him.

Adam  grasped  all  of  this  and  with the  knowledge  of  this  suffering  he  started  his  life  on the  earth. The  only thing  that  allowed  his  grief was  that  he  was  master  of the  earth  and  had  to  make  it  yield to  him.  He was  the one who  had to  perpetuate, cultivate and construct  and populate the earth.  He was  also  the one who  had to  procreate and raise children  who  would change and improve the world.

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