Creation of Man and the Jinn

Satan but would be repentant and reform himself. This feeling of repentance is a great asset for man. As such, it becomes possible for him to return to the straight path with greater strength after deviating from the right way. The first example is in Adam’s life, the first man himself. According to the Quran, he committed a grave error, repented, and received God’s guidance. (20:121-122) In later history, one well-known example is that of Umar ibn Abdul Aziz Umawi (d. 720 AD). He inadvertently committed an error, and then he repented. (Al-Bidaya wa’l-Nihaya, Ibn Kathir, Vol. 9, p. 103) As a result, he was later accorded a prominent position in Islamic history, i.e., the fifth rightly guided caliph in Islam.