114. High above all is Allah, the Lord, the Truth! Be not in haste with the Qur'an before its revelation to thee is completed, but say "O my Lord! Advance me in knowledge."
115. We had already beforehand taken the covenant of Adam but he forgot, and We found on his part no firm resolve.
116. When We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to Adam," they prostrated themselves, but not Iblis: he refused.
117. Then We said, "O Adam! Verily this is an enemy to thee and thy wife, so let him not get you both out of the Garden so thou art landed in misery."
118. "There is therein for thee not to go hungry nor to go naked."
119. "Nor to suffer from thirst nor from the sun's heat."
120. But Satan whispered evil to to him; he said "O Adam! Shall I lead thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?"
121. As the result they both ate of the tree and so their nakedness appeared to them: they began to sew together, for their covering, leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow himself to be seduced.
122. But his Lord chose him: God turned to him and gave him Guidance.
123. God said: "Get you down, both of you: all together, from the Garden, with enmity one to another. But if, as is sure, there comes to you Guidance from Me, whosoever follows My Guidance will not lose his way, nor fall into misery."
124. "But whosoever turns away from My Message, verily for him is a life narrowed down, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Judgement."
Ta Ha 20:114-124
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O my Lord! Advance me in knowledge.
It is impossible for a human mind to grasp all the information of the multiverse. The arrogant may argue that they have both the right and the capability.
God warns us not to cram the information of the Qur'an into our heads as quickly as possible.
The Qu'ran is supposed to be assimilated in stages. I only read 2 pages on an average day; sometimes I follow the timeline of the Qur'an, and sometimes I pick a random spot. Either way the perfection of the Book of God stands, but it is the arabic version of the Qur'an that carries the divine Guarantee of non-corruption.
Here we are taken to the case of Adam. The case of Adam is narrated numerous times in the Qur'an. In this instance, God reminds us of how Adam was weak, and forgot his responsibilty to God.
We are taken to the beginning of the human race, when God created Adam out of elements of earth and water (clay). God commanded the angels to bow down to Adam, and they did.
Iblis is another name for Satan. Satan is a member of the jin race. Satan refused to bow down to Adam because he considered himself superior to the human race.
God bluntly told Adam that Satan was an enemy to him and his wife, and warned Adam not to let Satan get him kicked out of Paradise.
Satan proceeded to do so by convincing Adam to eat of the Forbidden Tree. Satan misled Adam by implying that eating of the Forbidden Tree would grant him a place of immortality- Adam was already there, though he was not aware of it.
Adam and his wife both ate of the Forbidden Tree. But God forgave them, and gave them another chance.
God banished them to live an imperfect life on Earth. "Them" being Adam, Eve, Satan, the human race and the jin race. Here it is shown why there is suffering on Earth: it is because the human race is paying for the error of Adam, for taking the word of Satan over the Word of God.
There is a way to escape misery and to get back to Paradise, which is to follow the Guidance of God. Those who reject the Guidance of God will live clueless lives and will be blind when the Event comes to pass.
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