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بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّۚ-

You shall become enemies for each other,

Here, it is like Allah Almighty said, “O Ādam! Your offspring will be enemies to one another. The non-Muslims will always be hostile toward Muslims, and those who follow falsehood will always be opposed to those who follow the truth.”^{^[1]}

Clarifying a Common Misconception

Dear Islamic brothers! This clarifies a common misconception. Some reckless individuals say that Prophet Ādamعَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام was expelled from Paradise. They say because he ate the fruit of Paradise, we are the ones suffering the consequences.

This is an extraordinarily foolish and ignorant statement. It was not Prophet Ādamعَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام who brought us from Paradise to the Earth. Instead, we are the reason for his descent to Earth. He was and still is among the dwellers of Paradise. Among his descendants were two kinds of people: the righteous and the irreligious, the believers destined for Paradise and the disbelievers destined for Hell. There has always between enmity between them.

When Allah Almighty sent Prophet Ādamعَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام from Paradise to Earth, it is as though he said, “O Ādam! Go to the Earth. Your offspring will live there. A distinction will be made among them. Then, on the Day of Judgement, those destined for Hell will enter Hell, while you and your righteous offspring will return to Paradise, where you shall remain forever.”^{^[2]}

A Beautiful Answer to a Strange Question

Sayyidunā ꜤAbdullāh b. ꜤAbbās رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُما was a Companion of Allah’s Messenger and a master of Quranic interpretation. He is also known as Sulṭān al-Mufassirīn (King of the Exegetes). Once, the then king of Rome wrote a letter

[1] Tafsir Naimi, part 1, al-Baqarah, under verse 36, vol. 1, p. 303

[2] Ibid, al-Baqarah, under verse 36, vol. 1, p. 307

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