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live on earth for a temporary period. swore an oath to both of them, I am offer his repentance properly, the holy
Because Allah also told them that your a sincere adviser to both of you so Quran uses the word (Talikiy) which
open enemy is shaytan, so watch out from the verse we can understand means accepting and welcomimg a
for him. The Quran says: “Did I not that Iblis spoke to them face to face person now was the words which Adam
forbid you twain this tree, and did I not in paradise. Another question may recieved. Different things have been
say to you twain, “ Surely Shaytan arise that it is the belief of everyone reported from different companions,
is for you twain an open enemy”?”. that all Prophets are sinless and they (may Allah be pleased with them). But
So from this it is clear that Allah did are protected from major sins and the generally accepted report is that
warn them about their open enemy. minor sins, some scholars have said of the blessed companion Ibn Abbas
The verse of Sura Al-Baqarah (verse all the Prophets are protected from which is mentioned in the Quran in a
36), Allah says, “Some amongst you major sins and not minor sins. But different place, These phrases are:-
will be enemies of each other”. This our belief is if they do a minor sin by “O Lord, we have wronged ourselves,
can mean that the enemy of Adam mistake and it’s never purposefully, and if you do not forgive us, we will
and Hawa Shaytan. Some have said they ask for sincere repentance then surely be among the losers”. (Al-
between the children of Adam there Allah wipes that sin away. If you look Araf 7.23) So after when Adam was
shall be disunity and corruption. at Iblis’s situation he made a mistake forgiven, it is wrong for us to say that
That means the same time Iblis was and because of arrogance and pride Adam was sent to earth as a source
also ordered to live on earth so he he did not ask for repentance, so Allah of punishment. Because in this, Allah
asked Allah for respite until the day misguided him. mentiones, “I am going to create a
of judgement and he also challenged deputy on earth” (Al-Baqara 2:30).
Allah that he will misguide the children Sincere repentance From this we can understand this
of Adam from the devotion and In the next part of the story, Allah verse was said before the creation
sincere ones. Allah says in the Quran: mentions, “Then Adam learnt certain of Adam and also Allah knew what
“He Iblis said: “My Lord, respite me words (to pray with) from his Lord so will happen in the future, so he was
till the day they are raised, He (Allah) Allah accepted his repentance. No waiting for the right time to come, and
said: “ Then surely you are of the doubt he is the Most -Relenting, the because Adam was forgiven, Allah’s
respited, to the day of known Time.: very merciful. We said “Go down from word was true. So that Adam can be
He Iblis said: “My Lord, since you have here, all of you. Then should some a source of guidance for mankind by
misguided me, I will certainly make guidance come to you from me, those establishing the Law of Allah on earth.
(vices) alluring to them on earth, and who follow my guidance shall have From this we can also learn a lesson,
I will misguide them all. Except your no fear, nor shall they grieve. As for the way our first parents repented
servants among the devoted ones.” those who disbelieve, and deny our because of an error, the same way we
A question may arise here as to how sins, they are the people of fire; they should also repent sincerely having
Shaytan got into paradise and tricked shall be there forever” (Al-Baqarah done a sin.
Adam and Hawa , baecause he was 37-39) These verses talk about how
thrown out of paradise due to his Adam and Hawa were forgiven. After Conditions for repentance
disobediance. Some commentators doing the sin, Hazrat Adam was Sincere repentance has three
have said he whispered from far away regretful and remorseful. He did not conditions:
out of paradise and caused them to know what to do and how to humbly 1. Acknowledge one’s sin as a sin,
do this act. Some have said he (Iblis) ask for pardon. But Adam could not being ashamed of it and feeling
assumed the shape of a snake or bear it and he was also afraid what if I remorseful.
of something else and succeded in say something and more displeasure 2. Giving up the sin altogether,
entering paradise. The verse of (Al- comes upon me. But Allah knows 3. Making up one’s mind firmly never
Araf, 36-37) clearly explaines how what passes through man’s heart, to indulge in it again.
he (Iblis) tricked the twain. He (Iblis) and he is also the Most Merciful and
said that if you twain eat the fruit from the Most Gracious. Seeing the agony If out of these three conditions, any
this tree you shall become Angels or and remose in Adam , Allah taught him one of them is missing, then the
you will become immortals. He (Iblis) the words of a prayer so that he could repentance won’t be accepted.
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