First station: Consider the following verses:

When We said unto the angels: “Prostrate before Adam,” they fell prostrate, all save Iblis. (2:34)

God commands you to sacrifice a cow. (2:67)

Yet after all this your hearts were hardened and become like rocks or even harder. (2:74)

Once, Satan suggested three things about these verses:

You say that the Qur’an is a miracle of infinite eloquence and guidance for everyone forever. So why does it persistently repeat, in a sort of historical manner, certain insignificant events like slaughtering a cow and even naming the longest sura (al‑Baqara means “The Cow”) after that event? Also, the angels’ prostrating before Adam is a matter of the Unseen and reason cannot comprehend it. It may be accepted and affirmed only after one has attained a strong belief, and yet the Qur’an addresses all those who have reason or intellect and frequently warns: ‘Will they not use their reason?’ Additionally, what kind of guidance is intended by describing so forcefully certain natural conditions of rocks that are only results of chance?

The following points occurred to me.

First point: The Qur’an contains many apparently insignificant events, each of which hides a universal principle and present the tip of a general law. For example: (He) taught Adam the names of all of them (2:31) states that Adam was taught “the names” as a miracle to show his superiority over the angels in being favored with God’s vicegerency on Earth—the rule of Earth in the name of God. Although this seems a small and particular event, it constitutes a tip of the following universal principle: Due to Adam’s comprehensive nature, humanity was taught (or given the potential to obtain) a great deal of information, many sciences concerning all aspects of the universe, and vast knowledge about the Creator’s Attributes and acts. All of this made humanity superior to the angels, the heavens, Earth, and the mountains, for only humanity could bear the Supreme Trust. It also made humanity Earth’s ruler in God’s name.

Likewise, the angels’ prostration before Adam, in contrast with Satan’s rejection, is a small, particular event in the Unseen. However, it is the tip of a most comprehensive and universally observed principle and suggests a most extensive truth: By mentioning their obedience and submission and Satan’s haughty refusal, the Qur’an shows that most material beings in the universe and their spiritual representatives are subjugated to us and ever‑ready to satisfy our needs and desires.

In addition, the Qur’an warns us about evil beings and their immaterial representatives, as well as Earth’s devilish inhabitants  who corrupt our potential for perfection and seduce us into wrong paths. It reminds us of these terrible enemies and great obstacles we will encounter on the path of progress toward perfection. Thus, while narrating a particular event pertaining to a single individual (Adam) the Qur’an of Miraculous Expression holds an elevated discourse with all creation and humanity.