Long ago, our first parents rejected God’s way of ruling. In doing so, they may have thought that they were choosing independence.
مُنْذُ أَمَدٍ بَعِيدٍ ،‏ رَفَضَ أَبَوَانَا ٱلْأَوَّلَانِ حُكْمَ ٱللهِ ظَنًّا مِنْهُمَا أَنَّ ذلِكَ يَجْعَلُهُمَا مُسْتَقِلَّيْنِ .‏