The Prophets (a.s) (S4) People claim that Adam (a.s) was sent down to Earth as a punishment. This is false. The Salaf (r.h) stated that Adam (a.s) was the father of mankind, he had to be sent down, and the unbelievers and sinners left from him, and he (a.s) returned to where he belonged, Paradise. Sometimes a diver dives deep, to recover beautiful pearls. The Qur’an mentions that Adam (a.s) is going to be the Khalifah on Earth. It seems this was all part of Adam’s (a.s) training. The enemy (Shaytaan) was made clear to Adam (a.s). Iblees was the custodian of Paradise for 40,000 years. He was with the Angels (a.s) for 80,000 years. Shaytaan was a Jinn, not a fallen Angel. There is no concept of fallen Angels in Islam.