Araf 22-23
22- HE (IBLIS) LURED THEM THROUGH FALSE HOPES, AND WHEN THEY TASTED THE TREE, THEY SAW THEIR PRIVATE PARTS. THEY THEN KEPT TRYING TO COVER THEMSELVES BY THE LEAVES OF THE TREES OF THE GARDEN, AND THEIR LORD CALLED THEM SAYING: “DID I NOT FORBID YOU THIS TREE, AND TOLD YOU THAT THE DEVIL IS YOUR CLEAR ENEMY?”
23- THEY SAID: “OUR LORD, WE HAVE WRONGED OUR OWN SOULS, AND IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE US AND HAVE MERCY UPON US, WE WILL BE OF THE LOSERS”.
Adam and Eve lived in the Garden in comfort as Allah the Highest promised him. Allah the Highest said: “WE SAID: “O ADAM, THIS (IBLIS) IS AN ENEMY FOR YOU AND FOR YOUR WIFE, DO NOT LET HIM GET YOU OUT OF THE GARDEN FOR THEN YOU WILL SUFFER * FOR THERE (IN THE GARDEN) YOU WILL NOT GO HUNGRY OR BE NAKED * AND YOU WILL NEVER BE THIRSTY THERE OR SUFFER THE HEAT OF THE SUN”. (S: 20 117-119)
Adam and Eve were dressed in the garden and covered, at least their private parts were. It is not known exactly how were they covered and with what exactly, yet they were covered according to these Ayahs. Once they broke up their covenant with Allah the Highest, of not touching the forbidden tree, Allah the Highest took away the bounties bestowed upon them, and the first thing they noticed was that they lost their clothes, and they found themselves naked. It is Allah’s policy with mankind since its creation; that Allah the Highest keeps His covenant with us as long as we keep our covenant with Him. As in His saying “IF YOU SUPPORT ALLAH’S (RELIGION) HE SUPPORTS YOU AND MAKES YOUR FOOTHOLD FIRM”. (S: 47 A: 7)
In the mean time, Allah the Highest promised those who plead for forgiveness, to be forgiven and to provide for them, saying: “PLEAD FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF YOUR LORD, FOR HE IS MOST FORGIVING * HE WILL SEND YOU PLENTY OF RAIN FROM HEAVEN * AND WILL LET YOU HAVE GARDENS AND WILL LET YOU HAVE RIVERS”. (S: 71 A: 10-12)
Then they knew that they have done wrong, and contrary to what Iblis did when he erred, they pleaded for Allah’s forgiveness, and with humility.
Adam and Eve were lowered from the Garden because of their disobedience, yet still provided with plenty to eat and drink and without much effort. However, now they had to labour more, for their eating and drinking, and had to make their own clothes. Also also they felt the heat and the cold, which was not the case in the Garden. The lowering could have been physical from one place to another, or it could have been lowering of their status. We do not know for sure.
This is a lesson for us to remember; whenever we feel that Allah the Highest abandons us, we should look at ourselves, very hard and very critically, to see our shortcomings in our relationship with Allah the Highest and to see if we are fulfilling our covenants with him. When we find out our sin or disobedience, we should hurry to plead for forgiveness and to get back on the right Path, and we will find Allah the Highest, Most Forgiving and Most Generous in Reward.
We should also remember that whenever we are given a bounty from Allah the Highest, it carries within it a test and temptation as happened with our forefathers, Adam and Eve.
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