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52 THOSE WHO DO NOT HEED THE QUR'AN

Satan's Command: "Don't Listen"

Satan is never in favour of people hearing the true and the good,
because by following the voice of his conscience, a person who hears
and heeds the Qur'an, may cross to the side of righteousness and
may begin to apply, live and encourage what is right. So, Satan's pri-
ority is to keep his followers away from the Qur'an, and also from
Muslims who expound the Qur'an. While Allah invites people to
live their lives in a blessed state by earning His favour, most people
obey Satan's orders and do everything in their power to avoid hear-
ing what Allah tells them. With the verse, "Those who do not be-
lieve say, 'Do not listen to this Qur'an. Drown it out so that

hopefully you will gain the upper hand' " (Surah Fussilat: 26),
Allah warns of the approach adopted by such people.
The deniers of the faith resort to various demagogic methods so
that the Qur'an may not be heard: they argue against it with loud
voices and try to shut others down, change the subject and aggres-
sively prevent the reading of the verses. If these methods do not
work, then they may resort to violence, threats and various pressure
tactics to silence the faithful. The reason for their acting in this way
is that they are afraid that the truths they hear will affect them, that
their consciences will be brought into play and that they will realize
how wrong some of their ideas are. It is possible to observe these
fears right away from their facial expressions and their behaviour,
and also to understand that they are suddenly filled with panic
when the verses of the Qur'an are read and the truth of creation ex-

plained.
Two of several Qur'anic verses which tell us that although the
Qur'an is a mercy and a blessing for people and contains all the in-
formation needed to ensure their salvation in this world and the