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increase the faith and submission of the believers.
It should be noted, however, that no one can
guarantee that he will continue to preserve his faith.
Believers may also lose the Qur’anic point of view
with the effect of Satan’s temptations. Naturally they
would not perceive the wisdom in the Qur’an if they
read it while under the sway of Satan. That is why
Allah commands believers to seek refuge in Him
from the evil influence of Satan before reading the
Qur’an: “When you read the Qur’an, seek Allah’s
protection from Satan, the rejected one.” (Surat an-
Nahl, 16:98)
This command of Allah is important for it
reminds believers of Satan's constant presence and
unceasing activities. Indeed, Satan is ever at work,
lying in wait for people on Allah’s straight path, and
trying to assault them “from before and behind, from
their right and from their left.” The strategies of Satan
have been explained in many verses of the Qur'an.
Thus salvation from the deceits of Satan can be
achieved only through the Qur’an, which warns us
against Satan’s tricks and tells us to avoid them. As
expressed in the 42 nd verse of Surat al-Hijr, “Satan
has no authority over Allah's servants.” The solution
is to accept the Qur’an as the only guide and to read it

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