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SINCERITY DESCRIBED IN THE QUR’AN

But Satan whispered to him, saying, "Adam, shall I show
you the way to the Tree of Everlasting Life and to a
kingdom which will never fade away?" (Surah Ta Ha: 120)

Then Satan whispered to them, disclosing to them their
private parts that had been concealed from them. He
said, "Your Lord has only forbidden you this tree lest
you become angels or among those who live for ever."
He swore to them, "I am one of those who give you good
advice." So he enticed them to do it by means of
trickery. Then when they tasted the tree, their private
parts were disclosed to them and they started stitching
together the leaves of the Garden in order to cover
themselves. Their Lord called out to them, "Did I not
forbid you this tree and say to you, “Satan is an outright
enemy to you”?" (Surat al-A’raf: 20-22)
Satan did not openly tell Adam and his mate to defy
Allah’s orders. It is apparent that no true believer would
comply with such a suggestion. Thus, he devised other
persuasive arguments, and told them that they would
become angels and live eternally if they ate the fruit of the
forbidden tree. In order to make his lies still more persuasive,
he dared even to swear by Allah. The Qur’an warns the true
believers against this kind of cunning conceived by the devil:

Children of Adam! Do not let Satan tempt you into
trouble as He expelled your parents from the Garden,
stripping them of their covering and disclosing to them
their private parts. He and his tribe see you from where
you do not see them. We have made the satans friends
of those who do not believe. (Surat al-A’raf: 27)
Those who are guided by the Qur’an are prepared in