2: 16, 17. “ The tree of the knowledge of good and bad ” stood for God’s right to determine ultimately what is good and what is bad.
فَلِكَيْ يَبْقَيَا عَلَى قَيْدِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ ،‏ كَانَا بِحَاجَةٍ إِلَى ٱلْهَوَاءِ ،‏ ٱلْمَاءِ ،‏ ٱلطَّعَامِ ،‏ وَٱلنَّوْمِ .‏