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THE ORDERS GIVEN BY SATAN TO DISTANCE PEOPLE 39
FROM THE QUR'AN

from warnings given by others; they turn their faces from belief in
Allah, thinking about the verses of the Qur'an, and living by His
guidance.
But nothing and nobody has been put on the face of the earth for
an empty purpose. Allah created every detail in the universe for
people to think about. In fact in the Qur'an, Allah announces that he
created "… death and life to test which of you is best in action…"
(Surat al-Mulk: 2) In this fleeting life, one is put to the test by all his
or her deeds. A person has a great responsibility towards Allah Who
created him and will resurrect him after death and call for an ac-
counting for his deeds. Reading the Qur'an, taking heed of it, think-
ing about the verses and comprehending and applying them are
amongst every person's principal responsibilities. Allah draws at-
tention to this truth with the verse which reads, "Do they not pon-
der these words? Has anything come to them that did not come to
their ancestors the previous peoples?" (Surat al-Mu'minun: 68)
Thinking people will conclude that such fine detail in the universe
and its examples of flawless design mean that it cannot have come
into being by accident and that there exists a Creator of all things. By
thinking deeply about the miracles created around them and other
proofs of Allah's existence, and observing the divine wisdom in the
details which He has created, they will give themselves over to Him
and live solely for the purpose of earning His approval. Aware of this
truth, Satan wants them to live their lives in heedlessness, keep away
from Allah's verses and hence to refrain from thought. Allah de-
scribes this purpose of Satan's in a verse of the Qur'an:

[Satan said], "… I will lie in ambush for them on your straight
path. Then I will come at them, from in front of them and be-
hind them, from their right and from their left... (Surat al-A'raf:
16-17)