Surah Al-Baqarah 2:38

قُلْنَا ٱهْبِطُوا۟ مِنْهَا جَمِيعًۭا ۖ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًۭى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

2:38 “Go forth from this state, all of you”ٱهْبِطُوا۟ مِنْهَا جَمِيعًۭا  is a transition of address from the singular number in 2:33 to the plural. It evidently indicates that the lesson to be learned here relates to the human race as a whole and not to a specific person at a specific time. The word Adam is used here to refer to the prototype of all humankind (cf. 2:31; 7:16; 7:24). The term Ihbitûٱهْبِطُوا is derived from habitaهْبِطُ meaning to move from one place to another (Tâj, Râghib); it does not mean to expel, from either Paradise or any other place. Adam and his wife were not expelled from Paradise as the story in Bible tells us. In no way should the term ihbitû be understood as indicating a punishment from Allâh in the shape of expulsion, as the next verse mentions Allâh’s attribute of Oft-returning with compassion, the Ever Merciful إِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ. Elsewhere we read, “Adam did not observe the commandments of his Lord” (20:121) and in spite of this, “His Lord chose him for (His benediction) and turned to him with mercy and guided him” (20:122). Ihbitû also means a change in condition (Râghib, Lisân). This verse, that addresses all human beings, can be translated as, “Go forth, move from one place to the other, some of you are the enemies of others, and for you (the human beings) there is a sojourn on this earth and a provision for some time.” In this verse, there is a promise that guidance will come from Allâh in the words: “and when there comes to you guidance from Me” فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًۭى - we are told that guidance will come from Allâh from time to time. This guidance could only be in the form of Divine Revelation given to chosen guides. This guidance is not restricted to one particular place, one country, or one people.

Then He says, “Those who follow My guidance shall have nothing to fear and nothing to grieve at”فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًۭى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ. It is all of humankind that is addressed here and not just the person of Adam or a particular chosen people.

Verse 7:35 reads: يَا بَنِي آدَمَ إِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّنكُمْ يَقُصُّونَ عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِي ۙ فَمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ وَأَصْلَحَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ   “O Children of Adam! Whenever there come to you Messengers from amongst yourselves relating to you My Messages, then whosoever (by accepting them) becomes secure against evil and amends, there shall remain no fear on them nor shall they grieve” (cf. 2:62; 2:112; 2:262 2:274; 2:277; 3:170; 2:69;6:48; 7:35).