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Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 19

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وَيَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ ٱسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ فَكُلَا مِنْ حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَـٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿19﴾
"And O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in Paradise, and eat thereof as you both wish, but approach not this tree otherwise you both will be of the Zâlimûn (unjust and wrong-doers)."
وَيَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ wayāādamu And O Adam
ٱسْكُنْ us'kun Dwell
أَنتَ anta you
وَزَوْجُكَ wazawjuka and your wife
ٱلْجَنَّةَ l-janata (in) the Garden
فَكُلَا fakulā and you both eat
مِنْ min from
حَيْثُ ḥaythu wherever
شِئْتُمَا shi'tumā you both wish
وَلَا walā but (do) not
تَقْرَبَا taqrabā approach [both of you]
هَـٰذِهِ hādhihi this
ٱلشَّجَرَةَ l-shajarata [the] tree
فَتَكُونَا fatakūnā lest you both be
مِنَ mina among
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers

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(Ayah 19) {وَ يٰۤاٰدَمُ اسْكُنْ اَنْتَ وَ زَوْجُكَ الْجَنَّةَ …… :} For its explanation, see Surah Al-Baqarah (35).

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19. 1. That is, except for this tree, eat from wherever and as much as you wish. The restriction of eating the fruit of one tree was imposed as a test.

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"And O Adam! You and your wife [16] dwell in Paradise and eat from wherever you wish, but do not approach this tree, lest you become among the wrongdoers."

[16] Allah Almighty expelled Iblis from Paradise, and after Adam (peace be upon him), created his wife and said to both of them that this Paradise is your dwelling place; eat and drink from wherever and as much as you wish, but do not even go near this one tree. Which tree was this? It has not been specified, nor was there any need for it. The purpose of this command was only to test Adam and Hawwa (peace be upon them), to see to what extent they obey Allah’s command, and whether they fall for the tricks of Satan, who beats his chest and says that he will surely mislead Adam (peace be upon him) and his progeny.