ATH:Imam W. D. Mohammed(ra) "The Power of Human Interests"

Adam is a sign of the first life

Adam the first human being or the first parent in our scriptures he is a sign of the gift of the first life. And that first life according to Scripture was a good life.  Adam was able to have a good life until he was deceived by the enemy of mankind, the satan, shaytan as is is called in Al Islam.  He was deceived by him and that prevented him from having the good life, it brought trouble.  But look how his generations succeeded and the Quran does not refute that or deny that, if we understand it the Quran is saying the same thing that the Genesis is saying about the great worth  or value that G-d put in man when He created him.

Adam even with Satan interrupting his life and efforts, he was able to have sons behind sons any sons were able to get great benefit from G-d’s creation. He made the creation for His human creation, He made the physical world, material reality for His human creation.  And Adam’s descendants make good use of it and they progressed.