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<v Speaker 1>We are going back a long time from today, to

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<v Speaker 1>a period when the pages of history had not even

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<v Speaker 1>started to be rich with animals, plants, and insects. The

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<v Speaker 1>world continues to exist in all its magnificence. Each of

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<v Speaker 1>them is in perfect harmony with one another. But the

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<v Speaker 1>world is too quiet. Where are the humans? Yes, that's

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<v Speaker 1>what's missing here. It is the time has come now

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<v Speaker 1>our eyes turned to the creation of that first human,

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<v Speaker 1>the first prophet, the first one to experience life in

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<v Speaker 1>both paradise and on earth, the ancestor of all humanity,

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<v Speaker 1>Prophet Adam. Peacepe upon him. This story determines our understanding

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<v Speaker 1>of our purpose in life, the way we see this world,

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<v Speaker 1>and the way we think about everything that happens to us.

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<v Speaker 1>But this story is thought differently in Stama Christianity. Today,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to look at it from the perspectives of

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<v Speaker 1>the Quran and the Bible and compare the commonalities and

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<v Speaker 1>differences between them. What did he go through in Paradise,

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<v Speaker 1>how did the devil deceive him? How was he sent

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<v Speaker 1>to earth? And more? If you're ready, let's start our

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<v Speaker 1>journey back to when it all began. Remember when your

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<v Speaker 1>Lord said to the angels I am going to place

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<v Speaker 1>a successive human authority on earth. They ask, God, will

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<v Speaker 1>you place in it someone who will spread corruption there

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<v Speaker 1>and shed blood while we glorify your praises and proclaim

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<v Speaker 1>your holiness. He responded, I know what you do not know.

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<v Speaker 1>In the Koran, God tells the angels that he is

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<v Speaker 1>going to create human beings and send them to earth

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<v Speaker 1>as khalifah, meaning they will be given the responsibility of

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<v Speaker 1>being in charge the authority of the earth. They will

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<v Speaker 1>have intellect and will be able to make their own choices.

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<v Speaker 1>According to the Koran, God decided to create this khalifah

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<v Speaker 1>from dirt in the same way. The Bible also says

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<v Speaker 1>that Adam was created from dirt. The Lord God formed

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<v Speaker 1>men from the dust of the ground. While the Koran

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<v Speaker 1>says that he was created in Paradise, the Bible says

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<v Speaker 1>he was never in Paradise, never lived there. According to

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<v Speaker 1>Chapter two of the Book of Genesis, he was placed

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<v Speaker 1>in a garden on earth called Eden that he was

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<v Speaker 1>to take care of and cultivate. The angels were waiting

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<v Speaker 1>for this creation to be completed with wonder and curiosity.

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<v Speaker 1>What type of being was it going to be? How

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<v Speaker 1>will it be different from them? What was going to happen?

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<v Speaker 1>But among all this curiosity, there was someone who didn't

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<v Speaker 1>like this new creation at all. He was wondering if

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<v Speaker 1>he would be superior to him. He was thinking why

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<v Speaker 1>was this necessary? Already he was getting uncomfortable. His insigns

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<v Speaker 1>were eating him up. This was a gin named Iblis.

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<v Speaker 1>He was from a different species, but due to his

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<v Speaker 1>reign at that time, he was living among the angels. Later,

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<v Speaker 1>because of his arrogance, he would be known as Satan,

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<v Speaker 1>also known as Chetan in the Koran. His envy is

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<v Speaker 1>found in Islamic sources, but in the Bible, instead of Satan,

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<v Speaker 1>we see a different character in the later parts of

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<v Speaker 1>the story, as feelings of concern and jealousy surrounded Satan.

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<v Speaker 1>The expected moment was about to come. The creation of

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<v Speaker 1>the first human being was now complete. His final shape

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<v Speaker 1>was given. He was now going to open his eyes

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<v Speaker 1>to life. God the Almighty breathed soul into Adam, and

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<v Speaker 1>he came to life. Now it was time to introduce

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<v Speaker 1>and test him in front of the angels. But what

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<v Speaker 1>kind of test would it be? He meaning Allah taught

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<v Speaker 1>Adam the names of all things. Adam peacepeop on him

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<v Speaker 1>was telling the names of everything he was asked, and

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<v Speaker 1>the angels were amazed by each answer. He was giving.

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<v Speaker 1>The knowledge that was not given to angels was given

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<v Speaker 1>to humans, and in this way his superiority was demonstrated

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<v Speaker 1>those who had wanted to genuinely understand, meaning the angels

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<v Speaker 1>found an answer to their questions. But there was still

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<v Speaker 1>someone who was hiding things inside him. By saying, I

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<v Speaker 1>know what you conceal, our master was hinting at the Satan,

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<v Speaker 1>but he still insisted on hiding them. Adam's test of

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<v Speaker 1>giving names was over, but now it was time for

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<v Speaker 1>the others to be tested. And when we said to

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<v Speaker 1>the angels, prostrate before Adam, so they all did, but

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<v Speaker 1>not Iblis, who refused arrogantly. So how was he going

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<v Speaker 1>to explain this to God? By the Islamic version of

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<v Speaker 1>the original, sin Allah asked, what prevented you from prostrating

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<v Speaker 1>when I commanded you? He replied, I am better than him.

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<v Speaker 1>You created me from fire and created him from clay.

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<v Speaker 1>Allah said, then, dissent from this place. It is not

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<v Speaker 1>for you to be arrogant here, so get out. You're

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<v Speaker 1>truly one of the disgraced Satan said, my Lord, then

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<v Speaker 1>delay my end until the day of their resurrection. Allah said,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll be delayed until their pointed day. He said, because

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<v Speaker 1>you have put me in error, I will surely sit

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<v Speaker 1>waiting for them on your straight path. I will approach

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<v Speaker 1>them from their front, their back, their right, their left,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you will find most of them ungrateful. Alas said,

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<v Speaker 1>get out of here. You are disgraced and rejected. I

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<v Speaker 1>would certainly fill up hell with you and your followers altogether.

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<v Speaker 1>Another difference between these two stories is the answer to

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<v Speaker 1>the question what is original sin. Both the Bible and

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<v Speaker 1>the Krant had their answers. Later in the story, Adam

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<v Speaker 1>would violate a prohibition. Christianity says that because of this,

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<v Speaker 1>every newborn baby from his lineage should be considered sinful.

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<v Speaker 1>This is their definition of original sin. Then what about Islam.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, Islam does not accept that babies are

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<v Speaker 1>born sinful. In the seventh Aya of Zuma, Alas says,

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<v Speaker 1>no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.

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<v Speaker 1>So in Islam, every baby is born sinless, and regardless

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<v Speaker 1>of their religion, that are not held responsible for the

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<v Speaker 1>test of this life until puberty On the other hand,

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<v Speaker 1>Islam's definition of the original sin is actually the sin

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<v Speaker 1>of Satan, which is arrogance based on racism. He thought

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<v Speaker 1>of him superior because he was created from fire, and

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<v Speaker 1>looked down on Adam because he was made of dirt.

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<v Speaker 1>This was the sin that brought the end of Satan.

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<v Speaker 1>As Adam was being created, Satan saw a different type

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<v Speaker 1>of being. He thought of him as a stranger and

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<v Speaker 1>became cold towards him. Then he began to think that

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<v Speaker 1>he was superior than him. All of these steps were

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<v Speaker 1>actually the order in which racism is formed in someone's

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<v Speaker 1>heart and mind. So the Quran is actually describing the

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<v Speaker 1>psychology of a crime that would be humanity's shame and

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<v Speaker 1>disgrace for centuries, and it is showing this as a

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<v Speaker 1>quality of Satan, that is the enemy of God, so

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<v Speaker 1>that the believers should see the ugliness of this sin

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<v Speaker 1>and distance themselves from it. This prostration of angels was

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<v Speaker 1>certainly not an act of worship to Adam. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a ceremonial prostration, a kind of salute that was done

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<v Speaker 1>to accept his higher rank and authority over them. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>since it was God who gave that command, obeying his

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<v Speaker 1>command is in fact worshiping God in the worldly life

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<v Speaker 1>of human beings. That is to come, the world in

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<v Speaker 1>his entirety, with all its parts, would be at the

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<v Speaker 1>service of humanity for their use. Natural resources, animals, plants, sees, that's, mountains,

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<v Speaker 1>like everything would be made subservient to humanity. At that moment,

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<v Speaker 1>the angels were also commanded to bow down to Humanity's father.

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<v Speaker 1>The angels immediately obeyed this command and prostrated. So until

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<v Speaker 1>this point of the story, what were the other differences

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<v Speaker 1>between the Koran and the Bible. In the Bible, the

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<v Speaker 1>one who named the objects and animals was Adam himself.

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<v Speaker 1>On the other hand, the commandment of frustration to Adam,

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<v Speaker 1>the rebellion of Satan, and his expulsion, none of these

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<v Speaker 1>events are mentioned in the Bible. There's also no mention

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<v Speaker 1>of how Satan started to be evil or the reason

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<v Speaker 1>why he is the enemy of mankind. But right after

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<v Speaker 1>this point, the narratives in the Quran and the Bible

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<v Speaker 1>start to talk about the same events, but in a

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<v Speaker 1>very different way. From here onwards, we are going to

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<v Speaker 1>see the struggle between man and the devil, between truth

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<v Speaker 1>and falsehood, which will continue until the day of judgment.

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<v Speaker 1>As the story continues, God creates armad Hawa commonly known

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<v Speaker 1>as Eve, from Adam's ribbone as his wife. The Koran

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<v Speaker 1>tells what happened afterwards, as we said, oh Adam, live

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<v Speaker 1>with your wife in paradise and eat as freely as

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<v Speaker 1>you please, but do not approach this tree, or else

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<v Speaker 1>you'll be from wrong doors. God also gave a warning,

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<v Speaker 1>so we said, oh, Adam, indeed this is an enemy

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<v Speaker 1>to you and to your wife, then let him not

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<v Speaker 1>remove you from paradise so you would suffer. In the Qur'an,

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<v Speaker 1>God said that if they violate the commandment, they would

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<v Speaker 1>become wrong doors, but in the Bible he said they

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<v Speaker 1>would die. At that moment, a pretty big difference, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord God commanded the man, you are free to

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<v Speaker 1>eat from any tree in the garden, but you must

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<v Speaker 1>not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good

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<v Speaker 1>and evil, for when you eat from it, you will

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<v Speaker 1>certainly die. For Satan. This was a great opportunity. He

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<v Speaker 1>saw Adam as the reason for his expulsion from God's presence,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was ready to do whatever he could to

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<v Speaker 1>take revenge. With all kinds of deceptive words, he tried

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<v Speaker 1>to enter their minds, But Satan whispered to him, saying, oh, Adam,

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<v Speaker 1>shall I show you the tree of immortality and a

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<v Speaker 1>kingdom that does not fade away. He was pointing to

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<v Speaker 1>the forbidden tree, but in the biblical version it was

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<v Speaker 1>the serpent that approached, not Adam. But if according to

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<v Speaker 1>Christian scholars, it was actually Satan who was speaking through

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<v Speaker 1>the serpent. But God did say, you must not eat

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<v Speaker 1>fruit from the tree that is in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>the garden, and you must not touch it, or you

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<v Speaker 1>will die. You will not search in the die, the

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<v Speaker 1>serpent said to the woman, for God knows that when

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<v Speaker 1>you eat from it, your eyes will be opened, and

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<v Speaker 1>you will be like God, knowing good and evil. After

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<v Speaker 1>taking his first steps to lead Adam and his descendants

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<v Speaker 1>away from the right path, Satan finally deceived both of

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<v Speaker 1>them with his tricks and whispers. Adam and Eve momentarily

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<v Speaker 1>forget God's warning about the tree. Both of them listened

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<v Speaker 1>to Satan and tasted its fruit. Immediately, their private parts

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<v Speaker 1>started to become visible to each other, so they felt

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<v Speaker 1>very ashamed and tried to cover themselves with the leaves

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<v Speaker 1>of heaven. They realized that they had been deceived by him,

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<v Speaker 1>But now it was too late. So what were they

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<v Speaker 1>going to do now? According to the Bible, they wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to escape and hide from God. Then the man and

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<v Speaker 1>his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as

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<v Speaker 1>he was walking in the garden in the cool of

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<v Speaker 1>the day, and they hid from the Lord God among

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<v Speaker 1>the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called

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<v Speaker 1>to the man, where are you? He answered, I heard

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<v Speaker 1>you in the garden, and I was afraid because I

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<v Speaker 1>was naked, so I hit And he said, who told

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<v Speaker 1>you that you are naked? Have you eaten from the

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<v Speaker 1>tree that I commanded you not to eat from? In

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<v Speaker 1>the Quran, there is no mention of such an event,

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<v Speaker 1>because in Islam there is no such belief that people

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<v Speaker 1>can manage to hide from God, that God sometimes is

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<v Speaker 1>unable to see them, or that he can become aware

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<v Speaker 1>of events later. He sees and knows everything at every moment.

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<v Speaker 1>After all, by definition, God is a perfect being that

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<v Speaker 1>is all powerful and has no deficiencies whatsoever. For example,

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<v Speaker 1>in the first eye of Sorot Taravun, it is said

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<v Speaker 1>he knows whatever is in the heavens and the earth,

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<v Speaker 1>and he knows whatever you conceal and whatever you reveal,

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<v Speaker 1>for Allah knows best what is hidden in the heart.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why after they made that mistake. In the Quran,

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<v Speaker 1>God directly addresses them, saying, didn't I forbid you from

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<v Speaker 1>of their actions? It was now time for them to

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<v Speaker 1>be sent to the world. But according to the Bible, Adam,

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<v Speaker 1>Eve and the serpent would each be given separate punished.

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<v Speaker 1>In the Book of Genesis, chapter three, the serpent was

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<v Speaker 1>would come without labor and painful toil. And the punishment

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<v Speaker 1>for Eve was described in that chapter like this. To

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<v Speaker 1>the woman, God said, I will make your pains in

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<v Speaker 1>child bearing very severe, with painful labor. You will give

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<v Speaker 1>and he will rule over you. But does Islam agree

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<v Speaker 1>with this view. According to Islam, except Satan, no one

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<v Speaker 1>of the test in this world, and for women giving

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<v Speaker 1>birth is not a punishment, but a sacred duty. Sacred

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<v Speaker 1>because Islam has elevated the value of mothers in many ways.

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<v Speaker 1>Just one haadise of the prophet Muhammad is enough to

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<v Speaker 1>understand this. When a companion who wanted to fight in

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<v Speaker 1>he said, then stay with her, for paradise is beneath

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<v Speaker 1>your mother's feet. In Nu Koran, Allah reminds the believers

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<v Speaker 1>were pregnant, and because of that, he wants them to

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<v Speaker 1>honor and be grateful to their mothers. But beyond all this,

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<v Speaker 1>there was a striking detail that probably most of us

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<v Speaker 1>have missed about what would happen if the commandment about

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<v Speaker 1>the tree was violated. In both the Kuran and the Bible,

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<v Speaker 1>So what happened in the end and who turned out

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<v Speaker 1>to be right? Let's compare them. According to the Bible,

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<v Speaker 1>God said, when you eat from it, you will certainly die.

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<v Speaker 1>And what did Satan say that would happen? Let's look

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<v Speaker 1>at the conversation in the Bible between Eve and Satan

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<v Speaker 1>when he came in the form of a serpent, Eve says,

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<v Speaker 1>but God did say, you must not eat fruit from

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<v Speaker 1>the tree that is in the middle of the garden,

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<v Speaker 1>and you must not touch it, or you will die.

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<v Speaker 1>You will not certainly die, the serpent said to the woman. Strangely,

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<v Speaker 1>according to the Bible, Satan turned out to be right,

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<v Speaker 1>because the day they ate the fruit, they didn't die.

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<v Speaker 1>On the other hand, in the Kuran, Satan says, your

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<v Speaker 1>Lord has forbidden this tree to you, only to prevent

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<v Speaker 1>you from becoming angels or immortal. But what did God

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<v Speaker 1>say to them in the beginning? Do not approach this

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<v Speaker 1>tree or else you'll be wrongdoers. God also warned them

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<v Speaker 1>in another place, So we said, oh, Adam, indeed this

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<v Speaker 1>let him not remove you from paradise so you would suffer. So,

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<v Speaker 1>according to the Quran, naturally God told the truth and

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<v Speaker 1>Satan lied. But even beyond this, there was a secret

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<v Speaker 1>detail that made this story in the Kuran very different.

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<v Speaker 1>Unlike in the Bible, their reason for being sent to

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<v Speaker 1>the world was not because they violated the prohibition. But

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<v Speaker 1>then what was it. Everything was mentioned in the very

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<v Speaker 1>first verse in this video. Let's look at it again.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember when your Lord said to the angels, I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to place a successive human authority on Earth. Human beings

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<v Speaker 1>from the very beginning were created to be sent to

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<v Speaker 1>the world. Even before the forbidden fruit was eaten, Satan

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<v Speaker 1>asked God for permission by saying, then, delay my end

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<v Speaker 1>until the day of their resurrection. So it was known

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<v Speaker 1>that humans would come to the world, reproduce, die, and

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<v Speaker 1>one day be collectively resurrected, and he accountable for all

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<v Speaker 1>their actions. So what were all these events for? Why

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<v Speaker 1>did it seem like Adam was expelled from Paradise. All

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<v Speaker 1>these things happened to give fundamental messages for the entire

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<v Speaker 1>humanity at all times, including you. Unlike the angels, human

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<v Speaker 1>beings were created with the ability to choose good or evil,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is exactly what would make him superior, choosing

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<v Speaker 1>to do good despite the possibility of choosing evil. That's

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<v Speaker 1>how they could reach the status of being hahlifa that

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<v Speaker 1>God said in the beginning, and Satan did what he

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<v Speaker 1>would do throughout his life in this world and deceive

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<v Speaker 1>the first humans in Islam prophets do not commit sins,

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<v Speaker 1>so this was a slip, a mistake that is not

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<v Speaker 1>considered to be a sin, and it conveyed the message

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<v Speaker 1>that every servant of God could make mistakes. But then,

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<v Speaker 1>what was the solution when that happens. Is it to

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<v Speaker 1>feel hopeless, to feel cursed when you disobey God even once? No.

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<v Speaker 1>The answer to this was also in the story of Adam.

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<v Speaker 1>He speak upon him. Right after Adam and Eve both

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<v Speaker 1>ate from the tree, they immediately said, our Lord, we

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<v Speaker 1>So they took responsibility, made no excuses, and sincerely asked

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<v Speaker 1>God for forgiveness. That was the solution when you make

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<v Speaker 1>a mistake. Now it was time to leave Paradise. Allah

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<v Speaker 1>Both were very sad and confused. They were in a

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<v Speaker 1>completely different and forign that and on top of that,

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<v Speaker 1>they were separated from each other. Allahs sent them to

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<v Speaker 1>different parts of the world. This place was nothing like

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<v Speaker 1>the paradise. They were no longer able to get whatever

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<v Speaker 1>they want instantly. They now had lives that required patience, effort,

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<v Speaker 1>and struggle. Not much later, Adam was given revelation and

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<v Speaker 1>got the happiness of forgiveness from God. The Koran says,

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<v Speaker 1>then Adam was inspired with words of prayer by his Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>so he accepted his repentance. Surely he is the acceptor

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<v Speaker 1>of repentance most merciful. But the Bible does not mention

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<v Speaker 1>that Adam ask God for forgiveness and that his repentance

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<v Speaker 1>was accepted. The comparison what I'm about to give is

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<v Speaker 1>crucial to understand when you look at the story. At

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<v Speaker 1>the very beginning, both Satan and Adam make a mistake.

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<v Speaker 1>Satan does not prostrate, and Adam eats the forbidden fruit.

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<v Speaker 1>Adam admits his mistake, feels regret, and asks for forgiveness

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<v Speaker 1>from God, and his repentance is accepted. But Satan, on

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<v Speaker 1>the other hand, far from admitting his mistake, becomes arrogant

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<v Speaker 1>to the point of even blaming God. He doesn't feel regret,

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<v Speaker 1>gives up hopeing a lot, and closes the door of

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<v Speaker 1>repentance for him forever. This is where the difference in

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<v Speaker 1>the way of looking at life and this world comes out.

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<v Speaker 1>When you learn this story, the right way, you naturally

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<v Speaker 1>come to the right conclusions. So we don't have an

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<v Speaker 1>unjust creator who is angry at all of humanity for

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<v Speaker 1>a mistake that the first humans made and considers all

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<v Speaker 1>of them guilty. We have a creator who is just

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<v Speaker 1>and merciful wants to guide all humanity to the right

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<v Speaker 1>path so that they can enter Heaven. Let's go back

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<v Speaker 1>to the final part of the story. Adam still couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>find Eve. They lived separately for many years and traveled

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<v Speaker 1>long distance to find each other. Then finally they met

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<v Speaker 1>each other and got together again. Now humanity's adventure on

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<v Speaker 1>Earth had begun, and silence of the world was broken.

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<v Speaker 1>As years go by, the descendants of Adam and Eve

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<v Speaker 1>were gradually spreading, and the human population was increasing more

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<v Speaker 1>and more. In the world of Tests that would last

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<v Speaker 1>for thousands of years, people would settle and live all

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<v Speaker 1>around the world, establishing tribes and states for centuries. Thousands

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<v Speaker 1>of prophets would come and, just like their ancestor Adam,

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<v Speaker 1>tell people why they were here on Earth. They would

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<v Speaker 1>inform them where they had come from and where they

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<v Speaker 1>were going, and invite them to faith, and the human

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<v Speaker 1>beings would live in this world for a short time,

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<v Speaker 1>take their test and return to the place where they belonged.

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<v Speaker 1>And in the end, those who have believed, with their

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<v Speaker 1>prophets leading them, would go to their real home Paradise. Satan,

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<v Speaker 1>on the other hand, would take the disbelievers behind him

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<v Speaker 1>and offered them nothing but the promised fire. In this

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<v Speaker 1>journey of life, humanity inherited a legacy from their ancestors.

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<v Speaker 1>According to Christianity, it is a sin that is passed

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<v Speaker 1>on to every newborn baby, and according to Islam, it

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<v Speaker 1>opens a brilliant white page