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THE ORDERS GIVEN BY SATAN TO DISTANCE PEOPLE 37
FROM THE QUR'AN

Satan's situation is also described in another verse:

But as for My servants, you will not have any authority over
them. Your Lord suffices as a guardian. (Surat al-Isra': 65)
For this reason Allah invited believers in the Qur'an as follows:
"It was only Satan frightening you through his friends. But do not
fear them—fear Me if you are believers." (Surah Al 'Imran: 175)
Satan may, perhaps, cause people to fall into momentary errors with
a variety of stratagems, but when a Muslim falls into any error he
notices this immediately, repents and takes refuge in Allah. Surat al-
A'raf instructs the faithful like this:
If an evil impulse from Satan provokes you, seek refuge in
Allah. He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. As for those who perform

their duty, when they are bothered by visitors from Satan, they
remember and immediately see clearly. (Surat al-A'raf: 200-201)
However, if a person turns again to Satan, they have made him
their guardian. He places his yoke upon them with fear, threats, all
kinds of deceptions concerning the life of the world, blandishments
and promises, and they reach a point of listening to his every word.
Every one of Satan's words becomes an order for them. The only
thing they need to do is to obey his orders.
As the Qur'an tells us by saying, "They are like Satan when he
says to a human being, 'Disbelieve' …" (Surat al-Hashr: 16) Satan
first instructs people to deny the existence of Allah. Later they fol-
low his other orders: Don't Think! Don't Learn! Be Proud! Don't

Listen! Stay Away from Believers! Don't Read! Mock the Believers!
Conform to My Way of Life!

Satan's Command: "Don't Think!"
The ability to think is one of the greatest blessings granted to