The Holy Quran 2:38 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

قُلْنَا ٱهْبِطُوا۟ مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا ۖ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

Translation

We said, "Go down from here (from Jannah), all of you. If there comes to you any guidance (a prophet or a book) from Me, then those who follow My guidance (by having Imaan in Me and obeying My commands) shall have no fear (of calamities) on them, neither shall they grieve (in the Aakhirah)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The meaning is that Almighty Allah accepted the repentance of Adam ﵇ but did not command him to return to Paradise at once; rather, He kept in force the earlier command to live in the world, because this is what wisdom and benefit required. It is obvious that he had been made vicegerent for the earth, not for Paradise.

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