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" (Allah) said. "You are of those allowed
respite." (Iblis) said: "Because You have sent me astray,
surely I will sit in wait against them (human beings) on
Your Straight Path. Then I will come to them from before
them and behind them, from their right and from their
left, and You will not find most of them as thankful ones
(i.e. they will not be dutiful to You)." (Allah) said (to
Iblis) "Get out from this (Paradise) disgraced and
expelled. Whoever of them (mankind) will follow you, then
surely I will fill Hell with you all." "And O Adam! Dwell
you and your wife in Paradise, and eat thereof as you
both wish, but approach not this tree otherwise you both
will be of the Zalimun (unjust and
wrong-doers)."
Then Shaitan (Satan)
whispered suggestions to them both in order to
uncover that which was hidden from them of their private
parts (before); he said: "Your Lord did not forbid you
this tree save you should become angels or become of the
immortals." And he [Shaitan (Satan)] swore by Allah to
them both (saying): "Verily, I am one of the sincere
well-wishers for you both." So he misled them with
deception. Then when they tasted of the tree, that which
was hidden from them of their shame (private parts)
became manifest to them and they began to stick together
the leaves of Paradise over themselves (in order to cover
their shame).
And their Lord called out to them (saying):
"Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you: Verily,
Shaitan (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 [i.e. Adam, Hawwa (Eve), and
Shaitan (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 (i.e.resurrected)."
(Al-Aa'raaf:ll-25)
Allah the Almighty further states -
'Thereof (the earth) We created you, and into it We shall
return you, and from it We shall bring you out once
again.' (Taha:55)
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