Surah Al-Baqarah (2:35)

وَقُلۡنَا يٰٓـاٰدَمُ اسۡكُنۡ اَنۡتَ وَزَوۡجُكَ الۡجَـنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنۡهَا رَغَدًا حَيۡثُ شِئۡتُمَا وَلَا تَقۡرَبَا هٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُوۡنَا مِنَ الظّٰلِمِيۡنَ‏ ۝

Waqulna ya adamu oskunanta wazawjuka aljannata wakula minha raghadan haythushi/tuma wala taqraba hathihi ashshajaratafatakoona mina aththalimeen

And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in ease and abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

The Test of Limits: Contentment with bounty is incomplete without obedience.

The Insight

Adam and his spouse were given boundless provision in Paradise but tested with one simple prohibition. Realize limits are not deprivation. God gives us abundant lawful provision but sets boundaries (in diet, finance, relationships). Obedience to these small limits proves our respect for God's dominion and protects us from greater transgression.