Quran, Genesis, and the Many Trees

Genesis and the Quran both present humanity with the same paradox: two trees, two choices, two systems. The Tree of Life symbolizes grace and love, a system that renews itself without measure. The Tree of Knowledge embodies law, a system that records every wrong and ends in death. In Genesis, Adam and Eve face this binary choice. In the Quran, Satan’s refusal to bow before Adam dramatizes the same rejection of grace. Both stories converge in the cross, where love restores life beyond the law.