[2:36] Then Satan caused them to slip therefrom and brought them out of what they were in
He caused them to slip (azallahumā), i.e., 'he made them slip' (ḥamalahumā ʿalā'l-zalla). In actuality nothing gave them free agency except the divine power and nothing was turning them about except the divine decree. He brought them out of what they were in openly with respect to rank and degree, but [secretly] their standing only increased in nobility and worth in the determination of the Real (s).
[2:36 cont'd] and We said, 'Go down some of you an enemy to the other'
Although He sowed enmity between the two of them and Satan, He (s) was with Adam and sided with him in the victory decreed for them.
[Section] Satan has no substantial weight in asserting His enmity, for the special status of the Real (s) is invincible. God Most High said, 'Truly over My servants you shall have no warrant' [15:42].
[Section] If Satan were to have authority in seducing others, he would have had the possibility of guiding himself. How can that be? The unique ability to create every thing is one of the characteristics that describe [God] (s).
[2:36 cont'd] and in the earth a dwelling shall be yours, and enjoyment for a while.
The place of assembly and familiarity for corporeal forms (ashkāl) are the regions of the earth. The place of acquaintance and pasture for the spirits is beyond the throne. The expression 'beyond' (warāÌ), though, is a metaphor or hyperbole here. How could aspirations have any connection to events? How could the ascent of intentions towards realities share a location with anything else?