Biblical version
After God makes the heavens and the earth he decides to make a man,
called Adam, out of dust on the ground. When this is done God
breathes into the man's nostrils the breath of life, which makes
him come alive. He then puts the man into a garden at Eden, which
contains trees and fruit as well a river for watering. Also, in the
middle of the garden there are two trees – the Tree of Life and the
Tree of Knowledge. God tells Adam that he is to look after the
garden and that he can eat from any tree he wants except the Tree
of Knowledge, else he shall die. Later, God decides that Adam needs
a companion and helper. He gets together all the animals, which
Adam names, but they are all unsuitable. So God sends Adam into a
deep sleep and takes out one of Adam's ribs. He makes a woman out
of this rib, which he shows to Adam. They are both naked and
without shame.
Now, in the garden there is a snake, who is craftier than all the
other animals. The snake asks the woman if God really forbade the
fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden. The woman replies
that this is correct: if they do eat it then they will die. The
snake replies that she will not die if she eats the fruit, but that
her 'eyes will be opened' and she will be like God, knowing good
and evil. The woman then sees that the fruit looks good, and that
it will give her wisdom. She eats some of it and gives some to
Adam. They both realize that they're naked and they sew fig-leaves
to cover themselves.
Meanwhile, Adam and his wife hear God's voice moving about in the
garden and they hide. God then calls out, "Where are you?" Adam
then comes out and says that he was afraid to see God due to his
nakedness so he hid when he heard Him coming. God asks Adam, "Who
told you you were naked?" He then asks Adam if he has eaten the
fruit of the forbidden tree. Adam replies by saying, "The woman
that you gave to me offered me some, so I ate." God angrily asks
the woman what she has been up to. She says that the snake deceived
her so she ate some of the fruit. God then turns to the snake and
tells it that because of its evil deed it shall be lowered beneath
all the other creatures. He tells the snake that it is consigned to
crawl on its belly and 'eat dust' for all the rest of its life.
There will also be enmity between snakes and men from now on. God
then turns to the woman and tells her that because of her deeds her
pains during childbirth shall be greatly increased, and that her
husband shall rule over her. God then turns to Adam and tells him
that because of his deeds he shall suffer through painful toil all
his life in order to make food.
After this, Adam names his wife Eve and God makes clothes for them.
God realizes that the Tree of Life is still a temptation and
decides to banish Adam and Eve from the garden. He puts some
cherubim to guard the entrance to the garden with a 'flaming
sword'.
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Qur'anic version
Allah tells the angels that he is going to create caretakers for
the Earth, or 'Khalifa, stewards (as translated literally from
Arabic) that would be endowed with the gift of freewill, from clay.
The angels respond by asking why Allah is placing a creature that
will 'make mischief' and spill blood on the earth, whilst the
angels sing Allah's praises. Allah merely replies: "I know what you
don't." Allah then creates a man, named Adam, from sounding clay
moulded into shape and He breathes life into His spirit.
Now that Adam is alive, Allah teaches him the names of all things.
Allah then goes to the angels and shows them some of these things,
which they can't name. The angels realise now Allah's plan, and
they profess His glory. Allah says that He knows the secrets of the
heavens and the earth. Allah declared to the Angels and Jinns (it
is important to note that jinns are creatures created from
smokeless fire, and are capable of exercising freewill, unlike the
angels who are made of light, and live to do Allah's bidding only)
to bow (prostrate) before Adam. The Jinns who were also in the
garden bowed before Adam as well - except one, the Chief of the
Jinns, whose name was Iblis (translates as "frustrated" in
english). An Argument then ensues as Allah demands that Iblis
explain why he refuses to bow down. While Allah knows the answer to
the question he does ask Iblis to explain himself and state his
case in all fairness. Iblis responds by saying that he is better
than this man as he's made out of fire and not mere clay. As such
he believes himself of higher caliber and worth than this man. Some
traditions say that Iblis did not prostrate to Adam for he refused
to postrate -a sign of submittance- to anyone but his God, Allah.
Allah is angered by Iblis' questioning of his decision and his
refusal to accept a direct order from him. He tells Iblis he
intends to throw him out. So Iblis begs for respite till the Day of
Judgment to prove to Allah that this flawed creation, man, is not
worthy as he is easily lured away from Allah and towards evil.
Allah says that no righteous men will be lured by Iblis and his
deception. To prove it he agrees to grant Iblis respite but tells
him that he and any humans who willingly follows him shall be cast
to spend eternity in the fire of Hell.
After this Allah puts Adam and his wife (traditionally called Hawa;
she is not actually named in the Qur'an) in a garden, where there
is no toil or pain and where there is more than enough food to eat.
Allah tells them to eat of whatever they desire in the garden,
except for one certain fruiting tree (not actually named). He also
warns them of the lure of Iblis, and that they should not follow
him as he is their enemy. Iblis nevertheless manages to whisper
suggestions to the pair. He tells them that Allah only forbade the
tree because if they eat of it then they shall become like angels
and live forever. Encouraged by Iblis' lure, Adam and his wife both
eat of the tree. As soon they do so, they become self aware, find
themselves naked and make an effort to find coverings of leaves for
themselves. Allah then reminds Adam that He told them not to eat of
the tree, and that He warned them of Iblis' lure. While the blame
for the disobedience is put on Adam, he begs Allah's forgiveness.
Allah then teaches Adam words of repentance and tells him that he
is to recite these words in the future should he succumb to Iblis'
temptations and commit another transgression. Allah then sends Adam
and his wife down to the earth, where they and their kind shall
live for a while before the Day of Judgment. He tells them that
from time to time He will be sending messengers who will deliver
Allah's truth and message to their descendants and that those who
chose to follow the messengers shall be saved and spared while
those who refuse will suffer the punishments of Hell.
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