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 ‫�ﺴﻢ ﷲ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ اﻟﺮﺣ�ﻢ‬

‫‪ says:‬ﷻ ‪Allah‬‬
‫�ﻔ ًﺔ َﻗ �ﺎﻟ ٓﻮ �ا �أ َﺗ ْﺠ َﻌﻞُ‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ ْ َ َ َ ﱡ َ � َ � ٰٓ � فﱢ َ ٌ ف ْ َ‬
‫ض ﺧ ِﻠ ۭ‬ ‫و ِ�ذ ﻗﺎل ر�ﻚ ِﻟﻠﻤﻠ� ِﺌﻜ ِﺔ ِإئ ﺟ ِﺎﻋ ۭﻞ ِ� ٱﻷر �‬
‫َ َ ُْ ُ َ ََ ْ ُ ﱢ َ�َ ََ ْ ُ ُ َ ﱢ ُ َ ْ َ‬
‫ِﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ �ﻔ ِﺴﺪ ِﻓﻴﻬﺎ و�ﺴ ِﻔﻚ ٱﻟﺪﻣﺎء وﻧﺤﻦ �ﺴﺒﺢ ِبﺤﻤ ِﺪك‬
‫ﻮن )‪َ (٣٠‬و َﻋ �ﻠ َﻢ َء َادمَ‬ ‫َ ُ َ ﱢ ُ � َ َ َ ﱢىن ٓ � ْ � ُ َ َ َ ْ � ُ َ‬
‫وﻧﻘﺪس ﻟﻚ ﻗﺎل ِإ أﻋﻠﻢ ﻣﺎ � ﺗﻌﻠﻤ‬
‫ْ َ ْ َ � َ � � َ ُ ﱠ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ � � َ � ٰٓ � َ َ َ � ۢ � ف � ْ َ �‬
‫ﻮى ِبﺄﺳﻤﺎ ِء‬ ‫ٱﻷﺳﻤﺎء كﻠﻬﺎ ﺛﻢ ﻋﺮﺿﻬﻢ ﻋ� ٱﻟﻤﻠ� ِﺌﻜ ِﺔ ﻓﻘﺎل أﻧ ِﺒ� ِ‬
‫ﻮا ُﺳ ْب َﺤ ٰ� َﻨ َﻚ َ� ﻋ �ﻠ َﻢ �ﻟ َﻨ �ﺎ إ ﱠ� ﻣﺎَ‬ ‫َ � �‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ٰ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫� ُ‬ ‫َ ٰٓ ُ َ ٓ‬
‫ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﻫ�ﺆ� ِء ِإن ﻛﻨﺘﻢ ﺻ� ِﺪ ِﻗ ين )‪ (٣١‬ﻗﺎﻟ‬
‫َ َ َ ٰٓ � َ ُ � ۢ ْ ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ � ْ َ َ� ﱠ َ � َ � َ ُ � َ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻤﺘﻨﺎ ِإﻧﻚ أﻧﺖ ٱﻟﻌ ِﻠ�ﻢ ٱﻟﺤ ِﻜ�ﻢ )‪ (٣٢‬ﻗﺎل ﻳ��ﺎدم أﻧ ِبﺌﻬﻢ‬
‫ب �ﺄ ْﺳ َﻤ �ﺎﺋﻬ ْﻢ َﻓ �ﻠ ﱠﻤ �ﺎ �أ ۢﻧ َب �ﺄ ُﻫﻢ ب �ﺄ ْﺳ َﻤ �ﺎﺋﻬ ْﻢ َﻗ َ‬
‫ﺎل �أ �ﻟ ْﻢ �أ ُﻗﻞ �ﻟ �� ْﻢ إ نﱢ ٓئ �أ ْﻋ �ﻠﻢُ‬
‫ِ‬ ‫ِِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ِِ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫َ ْ�ُ َ ُُْ َ َ َ � ُْ َ �ُ ُ َ‬ ‫�‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ َْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ض وأﻋﻠﻢ ﻣﺎ ﺗبﺪون وﻣﺎ ﻛﻨﺘﻢ ﺗ�ﺘﻤﻮن‬ ‫ٰ‬ ‫ٰ‬
‫ﻏ�ﺐ ٱﻟﺴﻤ�ﻮ ِت وٱﻷر �‬
‫َ ْ ُ � َ � َ � ٰٓ � ْ ُ ُ � � َ َ َ َ َ ُ ٓ � ﱠ ٓ ْ َ � َٰ‬
‫)‪ (٣٣‬و ِ�ذ ﻗﻠﻨﺎ ِﻟﻠﻤﻠ� ِﺌﻜ ِﺔ ٱﺳﺠﺪوا ِﻟ�ﺎدم ﻓﺴﺠﺪوا ِإ� ِإب ِﻠ�ﺲ أ بى‬
‫َ ْ َ �ََ َ � َ َ � � ٰ َ‬
‫وٱﺳﺘ� ب� و�ﺎن ِﻣﻦ ٱﻟ�� ِﻔ ���ﻦ )‪(٣٤‬‬
‫]اﻟبﻘﺮة ‪[٣٤-٣٠ :‬‬

‫‪And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to‬‬

‫‪the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a‬‬
‫‪successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it‬‬
‫‪one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood,‬‬

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 while we exalt You with praise and declare Your
perfection?" He [Allah] said, "Indeed, I know that which
you do not know." (30) And He taught Adam the names
- all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and
said, "Inform Me of the names of these, if you are
truthful." (31) They said, "Exalted are You; we have no
knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it
is You who is the Knowing, the Wise." (32) He said, "O
Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had
informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell
you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens
and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what
you have concealed." (33) And [mention] when We said
to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam"; so they
prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was
arrogant and became of the disbelievers. (34)
[Surah al-Baqarah 2:30-34]

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 Ibn al-Qayyim ‫ رﺣﻤﻪ ﷲ‬said:
‫ض‬
،‫أﺧ� ﻣﻼﺋﻜﺘﻪ بﺄﻧﻪ ﻳ��ﺪ أن �ﺠﻌﻞ ي� اﻷرض ﺧﻠ�ﻔﺔ‬ ‫إن ﷲ ﺳبﺤﺎﻧﻪ ﻟﻤﺎ ب‬
ُ ‫ �َ ْ َ ُ َ َ ُ ْ ُ َ َ َ ْ ُ ﱢ َ � َ َ َ ْ ُ ُ َ ﱢ‬:
‫ﻗﺎﻟﻮا ﻟﻪ } أﺗﺠﻌﻞ ِﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ �ﻔ ِﺴﺪ ِﻓﻴﻬﺎ و�ﺴ ِﻔﻚ ٱﻟﺪﻣﺎء وﻧﺤﻦ �ﺴﺒﺢ‬
َ ُ � ْ َ َ َ ُ � ْ � ٓ ‫َ ْ َ َ ُ َ ﱢ ُ � َ َ َ ىنﱢ‬
َ‫( َو َﻋ �ﻠ َﻢ َء َادم‬٣٠) ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ِبﺤﻤ ِﺪك وﻧﻘﺪس ﻟﻚ ﻗﺎل ِإ أﻋﻠﻢ ﻣﺎ � ﺗﻌﻠﻤ‬
ٓ َ ُ ٰٓ َ � َ ْ � ‫ْ َ ْ َ � َ � � َ ُ ﱠ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ � � َ � ٰٓ � َ َ َ � ۢ � ض‬
‫ﻮئ ِبﺄﺳﻤﺎ ِء ﻫ�ﺆ� ِء ِإن‬ ِ �‫ٱﻷﺳﻤﺎء كﻠﻬﺎ ﺛﻢ ﻋﺮﺿﻬﻢ ﻋ� ٱﻟﻤﻠ� ِﺌﻜ ِﺔ ﻓﻘﺎل أﻧ ِﺒ‬
َ � َ ‫َ � � ُ ْ َ ٰ َ َ َ � َ � َ� ﱠ َ َ � ْ َ َ� ﱠ‬ ُ �
َ‫ﻨﺘ ْﻢ َﺻ ٰ�ﺪﻗ ن‬
‫( ﻗﺎﻟﻮا ﺳبﺤ�ﻨﻚ � ِﻋﻠﻢ ﻟﻨﺎ ِإ� ﻣﺎ ﻋﻠﻤﺘﻨﺎ ِإﻧﻚ أﻧﺖ‬٣١) ‫ن‬ ‫ِ ِي‬ ‫ﻛ‬
: ُ َ � ُ َ�
‫ وأﻣﺮ‬،‫ [ إ� آﺧﺮ ﻗﺼﺔ آدم‬٣٢-٣٠ ‫( { ] اﻟبﻘﺮة‬٣٢) ‫ٱﻟﻌ ِﻠ�ﻢ ٱﻟﺤ ِﻜ�ﻢ‬
‫ﻓﺄئ إبﻠ�ﺲ ﻓﻠﻌﻨﻪ وأﺧﺮﺟﻪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺴﻤﺎء‬
‫ ب‬،‫اﻟﻤﻼﺋﻜﺔ بﺎﻟﺴﺠﻮد ﻟﻪ‬
When Allah ‫ ﷻ‬told his angels that He wanted to place on
earth a human being with successive authority (khalifah), they
said to him: {"Will You place upon it one who causes corruption
therein and sheds blood, while we exalt You with praise and
declare Your perfection?" He [Allah] said, "Indeed, I know that
which you do not know." (30) And He taught Adam the names
- all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said,
"Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful." (31)
They said, "Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except
what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing,
the Wise." (32)} until the end of the story of Adam. Allah ‫ﷻ‬
commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam [so they
prostrated]. However, Iblees [who is from the Jinn] refused, so
Allah cursed him and expelled him from paradise.

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‫و��ﺎن ﻓﻀﻞ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬە اﻟﻘﺼﺔ ﻣﻦ وﺟﻮە‬
‫ض‬
‫ ﻛ�ﻒ �ﺠﻌﻞ ي� اﻷرض‬:‫ أﻧﻪ ﺳبﺤﺎﻧﻪ رد ﻋ� اﻟﻤﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﻟﻤﺎ ﺳﺄﻟﻮا‬:‫أﺣﺪﻫﺎ‬
َ ُ � ْ َ َ َ ُ � ْ � ٓ ‫فﱢ‬
‫ } ِإى أﻋﻠﻢ ﻣﺎ � ﺗﻌﻠﻤﻮن { ﻓﺄﺟﺎب ﺳﺆاﻟﻬﻢ‬:‫ﻣﻦ ﻫﻢ أﻃ�ع ﻟﻪ ﻣﻨﻪ؟ ﻓﻘﺎل‬
‫ وﻫﻮ اﻟﻌﻠ�ﻢ‬،‫بﺄﻧﻪ �ﻌﻠﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻮاﻃﻦ اﻷﻣﻮر وﺣﻘﺎﺋﻘﻬﺎ ﻣﺎ ﻻ �ﻌﻠﻤﻮﻧﻪ‬
،‫ وأﻧب�ﺎﺋﻪ‬،‫ ورﺳﻠﻪ‬،‫ ﻓﻈﻬﺮ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬا اﻟﺨﻠ�ﻔﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺧ�ﺎر ﺧﻠﻘﻪ‬،‫اﻟﺤﻜ�ﻢ‬
‫ي ن‬
‫ وﻃبﻘﺎت أﻫﻞ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ‬،‫ واﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء‬،‫واﻟﺼﺪ�ﻘن‬ ،‫ واﻟﺸﻬﺪاء‬،‫وﺻﺎﻟ� ﻋبﺎدە‬
‫ي‬
�‫ وﻇﻬﺮ ﻣﻦ إبﻠ�ﺲ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻮ ش‬،‫ﺧ� ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻼﺋﻜﺔ‬ ‫واﻹ�ﻤﺎن ﻣﻦ ﻫﻮ ي‬
‫ي ف‬
‫ واﻟﻤﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﻟﻢ �ﻜﻦ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻢ ﻻ ﺑﻬﺬا‬،‫ ﻓﺄﺧ�ج ﺳبﺤﺎﻧﻪ ﻫﺬا وﻫﺬا‬،‫اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤن‬
‫ض‬
‫ وﻻ بﻤﺎ ي� ﺧﻠﻖ آدم و�ﺳكﺎﻧﻪ اﻷرض ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤكﻢ اﻟبﺎﻫﺮة‬،‫وﻻ ﺑﻬﺬا‬

The virtue of knowledge is explained in this story in

many ways:
Firstly, Allah ‫ ﷻ‬responded to the angels when they asked:
How can He place on earth those who are more obedient to Him
than them? Allah ‫ ﷻ‬said: {Indeed, I know that which you do not
know}. He answered their question that He knows the apparent
and unapparent affairs they do not know, and He is the All-
Knowing, the All-Wise. From this human being will appear the
best of His creation: His messengers, His prophets, the righteous
of His servants, the martyrs, the truthful, the scholars, and the

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different levels of the people of knowledge and faith; those who
are better than the angels; and it became apparent from Iblees
that he is the worst of the creation. So Allah ‫ ﷻ‬made evident the
affair of Adam and Iblees, and the angels had no knowledge of
this regarding Adam and Iblees or of the brilliant wisdom behind
Adam’s creation and his dwelling on the earth.

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‫وﺗﻤﻴ�ە وﻓﻀﻠﻪ ي ض‬
‫يض‬ ‫ين‬
‫ﻣ�ە ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ‬ ‫ أﻧﻪ ﺳبﺤﺎﻧﻪ ﻟﻤﺎ أراد إﻇﻬﺎر ﺗﻔﻀ�ﻞ آدم‬: ‫اﻟﺜﺎ ي‬
‫ �ۢ � ض‬:
‫ﻮئ‬ ِ �‫ ﻓﻌﻠﻤﻪ اﻷﺳﻤﺎء كﻠﻬﺎ ﺛﻢ ﻋﺮﺿﻬﻢ ﻋ� اﻟﻤﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﻓﻘﺎل } أﻧ ِﺒ‬،‫بﺎﻟﻌﻠﻢ‬
‫ف‬ َ ‫ن‬ ٰ َ ْ ُ � ٓ َ ُ ٰٓ َ � َ ْ �
‫اﻟﺘﻔﺴ� أﻧﻬﻢ‬‫ي‬ �‫ [ ﺟﺎء ي‬٣١ : ‫ِبﺄﺳﻤﺎ ِء ﻫ�ﺆ� ِء ِإن ﻛﻨﺘﻢ ﺻ� ِﺪ ِﻗ ين { ]اﻟبﻘﺮة‬
‫ﺧ� وأﻓﻀﻞ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ ﻓﻈﻨﻮا أﻧﻬﻢ ي‬،‫ ﻟﻦ �ﺨﻠﻖ ر�ﻨﺎ ﺧﻠﻘﺎ ﻫﻮ أ�ﺮم ﻋﻠ�ﻪ ﻣﻨﺎ‬:‫ﻗﺎﻟﻮا‬
‫ف‬
‫ ﻓﻠﻤﺎ اﻣﺘﺤﻨﻬﻢ بﻌﻠﻢ ﻣﺎ ﻋﻠﻤﻪ ﻟﻬﺬا‬،‫اﻟﺨﻠ�ﻔﺔ اﻟﺬي �ﺠﻌﻠﻪ ﷲ ي� اﻷرض‬
�َ � � َ َ َ َ
‫ } ُﺳ ْبﺤ ٰ�ﻨﻚ � ِﻋﻠ َﻢ ﻟﻨﺎ‬:‫ ﻓﻘﺎﻟﻮا‬،‫ وﺟﻬﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻟﻢ �ﻌﻠﻤﻮە‬،‫اﻟﺨﻠ�ﻔﺔ أﻗﺮوا بﺎﻟﻌﺠﺰ‬
: ُ َ � ُ َ � َ � َ ‫ﱠ َ َ � ْ َ َ� ﱠ‬
‫ [ ﻓﺤﻴنﺌﺬ أﻇﻬﺮ ﻟﻬﻢ‬٣٢ ‫ِإ� ﻣﺎ ﻋﻠﻤﺘﻨﺎ ِإﻧﻚ أﻧﺖ ٱﻟﻌ ِﻠ�ﻢ ٱﻟﺤ ِﻜ�ﻢ { ] اﻟبﻘﺮة‬
� ‫َ ٰٓ � َ ُ � ۢ ْ ُ � ْ َ � ْ َ � ﱠ‬
‫ } ﻳ��ﺎدم أﻧ ِبﺌﻬﻢ ِبﺄﺳﻤﺎ ِﺋ ِﻬﻢ ﻓﻠﻤﺎ‬:‫ ﻓﻘﺎل‬،‫ﻓﻀﻞ آدم بﻤﺎ ﺧﺼﻪ بﻪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ‬
ْ � َ ْ � ُ �َ ۢ�
‫ [ أﻗﺮوا ﻟﻪ بﺎﻟﻔﻀﻞ‬٣٣ : ‫أﻧبﺄﻫﻢ ِبﺄﺳﻤﺎ ِﺋ ِﻬﻢ { ] اﻟبﻘﺮة‬

Secondly, When Allah ‫ ﷻ‬wanted to make apparent Adam’s

preference, distinction, and virtue, He distinguished him from
the angels with knowledge. Hence, He taught Adam all the
names, then presented them to the angels and said: {Inform Me
of the names of these, if you are truthful}. In the explanation of

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these verses, the angels said: Our Lord will not create a creation
that is more honorable to Him than us - so they thought that they
were better than this human being whom Allah would appoint
on earth. So when Allah ‫ ﷻ‬tested them with the knowledge of
what He taught Adam, they acknowledged their deficiency and
ignorance of what they did not know. They said: {Exalted are
You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us.
Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise}. Then Allah
displayed the virtue of Adam with the knowledge He bestowed
upon him and said: {"O Adam, inform them of their names."
And when he had informed them of their names}, they
acknowledged his virtue.

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‫ وﻋﺠﺰﻫﻢ ﻋﻦ‬،‫ أﻧﻪ ﺳبﺤﺎﻧﻪ ﻟﻤﺎ أن ﻋﺮﻓﻬﻢ ﻓﻀﻞ آدم بﺎﻟﻌﻠﻢ‬:‫اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ‬
َ ٰ َ ‫ﱠ‬ َ ْ َ ُ � ْ � ٓ ‫� � ْ � ُ � � ْ فﱢ‬
‫ } أﻟﻢ أﻗﻞ ﻟ�ﻢ ِإى أﻋﻠﻢ ﻏ�ﺐ ٱﻟﺴﻤ� ٰﻮ ِت‬:‫ ﻗﺎل ﻟﻬﻢ‬،‫ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﻣﺎ ﻋﻠﻤﻪ‬
َ ُُ� َ ُْ � َ َ َ ُُْ َ ُ�ْ�َ ْ َْ َ
‫ ﻓﻌﺮﻓﻬﻢ‬،[٣٣ : ‫ض وأﻋﻠﻢ ﻣﺎ ﺗبﺪون وﻣﺎ ﻛﻨﺘﻢ ﺗ�ﺘﻤﻮن { ] اﻟبﻘﺮة‬ � ‫وٱﻷر‬
‫ و�ﻐ�ﺐ اﻟﺴﻤﺎوات‬،‫ وأﻧﻪ أﺣﺎط ﻋﻠﻤﺎ بﻈﺎﻫﺮﻫﻢ و�ﺎﻃﻨﻬﻢ‬،‫ﺳبﺤﺎﻧﻪ بﺎﻟﻌﻠﻢ‬
،‫ وﻋﺮﻓﻬﻢ ﻓﻀﻞ ﻧب�ﻪ وكﻠ�ﻤﻪ بﺎﻟﻌﻠﻢ‬،‫ ﻓﺘﻌﺮف إﻟﻴﻬﻢ بﺼﻔﺔ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ‬،‫واﻷرض‬
‫ ف‬،‫وﻋﺠﺰﻫﻢ ﻋﻤﺎ آﺗﺎە آدم ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ‬
‫وﻛ� بﻪ ش�ﻓﺎ ﻟﻠﻌﻠﻢ‬

Thirdly, When Allah ‫ ﷻ‬made known to the angels Adam’s

superiority in knowledge and their lack of knowledge regarding
what He taught Adam, Allah ‫ ﷻ‬said to them: {Did I not tell you

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that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth?
And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed}. So
Allah ‫ ﷻ‬made them recognize this affair through knowledge, and
that He encompassed all knowledge, that which is apparent and
hidden, and the unseen of the heavens and the earth. So He
caused them to come to this realization with knowledge and
informed them of the virtue of His Prophet and the one whom
He spoke to directly by way of knowledge and their deficiency
regarding what was given to Adam of knowledge. This in itself
exemplifies the eminence of knowledge.

🔹🔹
‫ض‬
‫ ﻣﺎ كﺎن بﻪ أﻓﻀﻞ ﻣﻦ‬،‫ أﻧﻪ ﺳبﺤﺎﻧﻪ ﺟﻌﻞ ي� آدم ﻣﻦ ﺻﻔﺎت اﻟ�ﻤﺎل‬:‫اﻟﺮاﺑﻊ‬
‫ وأراد ﺳبﺤﺎﻧﻪ أن �ﻈﻬﺮ ﻟﻤﻼﺋﻜﺘﻪ ﻓﻀﻠﻪ ش‬،‫ﻏ�ە ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺨﻠﻮﻗﺎت‬
،‫و�ﻓﻪ‬ ‫ي‬
‫ف‬ ‫ ﻓﺪل ﻋ� أن اﻟﻌﻠﻢ ش‬،‫ﻓﺄﻇﻬﺮ ﻟﻬﻢ أﺣﺴﻦ ﻣﺎ ﻓ�ﻪ وﻫﻮ ﻋﻠﻤﻪ‬
�‫أ�ف ﻣﺎ ي‬
‫ وأن ﻓﻀﻠﻪ ش‬،‫اﻹ�ﺴﺎن‬
‫و�ﻓﻪ إﻧﻤﺎ ﻫﻮ بﺎﻟﻌﻠﻢ‬

Fourthly, Allah ‫ ﷻ‬placed in Adam attributes of completion,

such that he was better than the rest of the creation. Allah ‫ﷻ‬
wanted to show Adam’s virtue and honor to His angels, so He
revealed to them the best thing in Adam, which was his
knowledge. Thus, Allah ‫ ﷻ‬indicates that knowledge is the most
honorable thing in an individual and that a person’s virtue and
honor are only due to his knowledge.
[Miftah Dar as-Sa’aadah (1/224)]
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 Imam Abdur-Rahman Ibn Nasir as-Sa’di ‫ رﺣﻤﻪ ﷲ‬said:
We learn several things from these verses, which confirm
that Allah spoke and that He still speaks; He says whatever He
wills and He speaks as He wills; and He is All-Knowing, Most
Wise.
We also learn that if the wisdom behind some of the things
that Allah creates and some of the things that He commands is
hidden to us, what we must do is surrender to Him, assume that
it is our reasoning that is flawed, and affirm the wisdom of Allah.
In these verses, we also see how Allah cared about the
angels and showed kindness to them by teaching them that
which they did not know and pointing out to them that of which
they were not aware.
These verses also teach us the virtue of knowledge from
several angles:
For example, Allah highlighted His knowledge and wisdom
to His angels, and He highlighted to them the superiority of
Adam, which was based on his knowledge; knowledge is the best
characteristic that a person may have; and Allah commanded the
angels to prostrate to Adam as an honor to him, when his
superiority in knowledge became clear to them.
From this passage we also learn that it is important to test
others (by asking them questions first, before giving the answers,
instead of giving away information freely); if they are unable to

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answer when tested, then the one who is superior in terms of
knowledge should tell them. This is more effective in proving the
point.
We also learn from the contrast between the fathers of
humanity and of the jinn; the superiority of Adam; the way in
which Allah honored him; the enmity of Iblees towards him; and
other lessons.
[Taysir al-Karim ar-Rahman Fi Tafsir Kalam al-Mannan]

‫وﷲ أﻋﻠﻢ‬
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‫أﺟﻤﻌﯿﻦ‬ ‫ وآﻟﮫ وﺻﺤ ِﺒﮫ‬،ٍ‫وﺻﻠﱠﻰ ﷲ وﺳﻠﱠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﺒﺪه ورﺳﻮﻟﮫ ﻣﺤ ﱠﻤﺪ‬

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