An interesting question! A bit of looking around led me to this article.

“…in terms of evolution, he represents a more advanced evolutionary stage compared to other humans…”

“The scientific evidence confirms the Istifā of Adam, that is, the rational evolution of Adam in comparison with a human being before him.”

http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0259-94222020000100045