SPIRIT OF ISLAM AUGUST 2O13

7 Spirit of Islam Issue 8 August 2013 The account of the creation of the first man—Adam—is related in the Quran. In this connection the Quran says: When your Lord said to the angels, ‘I will create a successor on earth’, they said, ‘Will You place someone there who will cause corruption on it and shed blood, while we glorify You with Your praise and extol Your Holiness?’ [God] answered, ‘Surely, I know that which you do not know.’ He taught Adam all the names, then He set them before the angels and said, ‘Tell Me the names of these, if what you say be true.’ They said, ‘Glory be to You; we have no knowledge except whatever You have taught us. You are the All Knowing, the All Wise.’ Then He said, ‘O Adam, tell them their names.’ When Adam had told them the names, God said to the angels, ‘Did I not say to you: I know the secrets of the heavens and of the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you conceal?’ THE QURAN 2: 30-33 This questioning of God’s decision by the angels appears to be dissension. But God did not show any displeasure or anger at this. Instead, God explained His intention to themafter which their objections were all cleared and their doubts were replaced by conviction. In this way, God by His own example in the beginning of the history IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD