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Allah had blessed Adam [a] and
Hawwa [a], He had made them the
best of His creation.
shaytan
, how-
ever had a plot, a plot so wicked
that it would make make Man fall
from his high position.
shaytan
knew that Allah had
ordered Adam [a] and Hawwa [a]
not to approach the tree in the mid-
dle of the Garden, nor taste its fruit.
This was to be the way by which to
destroy Adam [a].
So
shaytan
disguised himself as a
friendly, slithery snake. He was able
to do this because Allah had grant-
ed him great power, even the power
to change his shape.
As a snake,
shaytan
entered
Jannah,
the Garden, and because
he knew that man was honest and
soft hearted, he tried to tempt Adam
[a].
In a friendly voice he said, “
I have
