﴿ فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٍۢ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴾

“Thereupon Adam received words [of guidance] from his Sustainer, and He accepted his repentance: for, verily, He alone is the-Acceptor of Repentance, the Dispenser of Grace.”

Thereafter Adam received certain words from his Lord, and He relented towards him...Sahl was asked, �What were the words that Adam learnt from his Lord?� He replied:Muḥammad b. Sawwār informed me, [in a narration] from his father, from al-Thawrī, from ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Rafīʿ, on the authority of ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿUmar y, that he [the latter] said: �When Adam recalled his error he said: �O Lord, do you see the act of disobedience by which I disobeyed You as something that You preordained for me before You created me, or somethingthat I initiated?� He replied: �Indeed, it is something that I preordained for you, that you would do as a consequence of My lifting My protection from you, fifty thousand years before creating you.� Then Adam asked, �As you preordained it for me, then forgive me, for indeed We have wronged our own souls [7:23], through carrying out the lower self�s desire and relying on its devising, and we have repented from ever going back to that. If You do not forgive us � that is, in this life, and have mercy upon us, during what remains of our lives we shall surely be among the lost [7:23] � that is, among the damned and tormented in the Hereafter.��So these were the words which God, Exalted is He, was speaking about when He said: Thereafter Adam received certain words from his Lord, and his Lord relented towards him, truly He is the Relenting, the Merciful.It was related from the Prophet that he said: �Adam asked Moses, (peace be upon them both), �How many years before my creation do you find that my sin was destined for me?� He replied, �Forty thousand years.�� The Prophet then said, �Thus did Adam confute Moses (peace be upon them both).� Sahl was asked about God�s words:[2:30]�Whilst we glorify You with praise and sanctify You�It means �We purify ourselves for Your sake by saying what You inspired us to say through the favour that You bestowed upon us. Blessed are You, O our Lord!�