Commentary
Descend, the address is to Adam, Hawwa (Eve), and Iblis. And some of you are enemies to one another, in the state of being, meaning they are adversaries; Iblis opposes them, and they oppose him. It is a place of stability or a place of residence, and a provision for a time and benefit from life until your appointed terms expire. And from Thabit al-Bunani: When Adam was descended and death approached him, the angels surrounded him, and Hawwa began to circle around them. He said to her: Leave the angels of my Lord, for what has befallen me has befallen me because of you. When he passed away, the angels washed him with water and sidr, and they shrouded him in a piece of clothing. They dug for him and prepared a grave, and they buried him in Sarandib in the land of India. They said to his sons: This is your tradition after him.
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