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Allah told them, first, it; but the essential
that surely, He knew what qualification for the
they did not know. It does not viceregency was the
refer to Adam's knowledge knowledge of the names;
of those names. The angels therefore, Allah asked both
were unaware of even the candidates about the names;
existence of these “names”; the angels did not know
it was not that they knew them, and Adam knew; it
about the names but were proved that he had the
not sure whether Adam qualification while they
knew them or not. Had the lacked it. The question (about
angels been doubtful only this knowledge) addressed
about Adam's knowledge to the angels ends with the
of the names, it would have clause, “if you are right”;
been enough to tell Adam it means that they had
to inform the angels of the claimed a position, essential
names in order that they qualification of which was
would have known that this knowledge. (Tabatabai,
Adam knew. Instead, Allah 1996: Vol. 1: 193-199)
first asked them to tell Him The analysis of the
“the names of those”. above section shows that
The angels had claimed the Human beings are made up
viceregency of Allah for of body and soul, which
themselves, and had hinted Both the dimensions have
that Adam was not fit for their own requirements for
