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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Philosophy of Islamic Laws Question 56: Is The Prohibited Tree The Tree of Knowledge? Question: In the lessons of the history of religions we read as follows: What is the forbidden fruit? As the Old Testament writes in detail and the Holy Qur’an says in suggestive way. (Forbidden fruit) is insight because on the basis of Qur’anic verses the Almighty used to call Adam and Eve and without feeling any kind of shame for their nakedness they used to reply.

But after eating the forbidden fruit they began to feel ashamed of their nakedness and hid themselves. In the past they used to see the Lord without any kind of shame. Now after eating the forbidden fruit they are feeling ashamed of their nakedness. The proof is that the condition in which they were till yesterday (nakedness), they were not able to see it and now by eating the forbidden fruit they have received insight and the forbidden tree is the tree of insight. What did the Almighty desire?

Should man eat the forbidden fruit or not? We should not view this problem like human stories. That the Almighty did not want that Adam should eat the forbidden fruit. Because if it had been unacceptable to Allah He would not have allowed Adam (a.s.) to eat the fruit. (Because the intention of man has no value before the intention of Allah and only that comes to pass which the Almighty desires). Thus the Almighty Allah desired that man should eat this fruit.

Because he could not had come into existence without eating this fruit. And it is such a plan that was arranged for by the Almighty Himself. So that man can come into existence and the man who is present now and who with the passing of times will continue to come. As mentioned in the above-mentioned discussion does the forbidden fruit only constitute knowledge and insight? Answer: We have been asked many questions regarding the points mentioned in those lessons.

The above-mentioned is an example of the same. For a satisfactory reply it is necessary for us to mention a few points. As we have mentioned before one clear proof of the interpolation of the present Bible is that in the story of the Creation of Adam it states unequivocally that the forbidden tree was the tree of knowledge and insight or the tree of good and evil on realization explanatory or recognition. (In all the translations of the Bible, give only one meaning.