DIVINE LAWS IN THE STORY OF ADAM (PEACE BE UPON HIM) IN THE HOLY QUR’AN

Abstract

History in the Holy Qur’an does not occur by chance, and the movement of its development is not a random movement, but rather is subject to laws and laws from the beginning of creation to the Day of Resurrection.

Historical divine laws in the Holy Quran are characterized by their stability and immutability; they are present at the basis of the cosmic structure and at the basis of the relationship be- tween man and the world. However, these laws and traditions do not deprive man of his historical role, but make him responsible for the results of historical action, since God has distinguished him with reason and freedom. History in the Holy Qur’an is a single unit of time in which the past, present and future are connected.

Throughout this history, nations and peoples have risen and fallen, and the Holy Quran has explained the basis of this rise and fall. There is a law by which the hand of God moves in constant motion back and forth, bringing new nations into the light and destroying others in darkness... Nations that rise to the pinnacle of progress and prosperity rise only after developing in themselves special qualities, while other nations, withdrawn from the sphere of influential ex- istence, have followed this line; Because they have weaknesses that have destroyed the structure of his society and his vitality.

Hence the importance of this study as it sheds light on the Sunni understanding of the his- tory of the Holy Qur’an through the story of Adam, peace be upon him.