The Forbidden Tree and the Jinn

Foremost among the most alluring mysteries and symbolisms of the Quran are the concepts of jinn, the Forbidden Tree and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise (a.k.a. the Fall of Adam or the Fall of Man). Notwithstanding the importance of these concepts to the Islamic religion and culture-and the ever-mounting modern scientific know-how-the contemporary Muslim understanding of them is, truth be told, nebulous. The legends of the Forbidden Tree and the Fall of Adam are central to the story o