Page 113 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

Adnan Oktar 111

One the major ways in which satan leads people astray
is to transfuse his own characteristics into them: arro-
gance, rebelliousness, ungratefulness, and similar traits.
And they are just as argumentative as satan is. Satan,
who knows the truth but does not accept it, argues to
show that something that appeals to his selfish desire is
actually the truth. In the same way, his followers argue to
satisfy their own arrogance. Arguing becomes a part of
their lives. Instead of exchanging ideas to find the truth,
their dialogue with each other is a stubborn (if not errone-
ous) insistence on their own personal viewpoint, which
they will defend come what may.
Religion cannot be reconciled with selfish desires and
worldly ambition. For this reason, those who argue use it
when someone tries to tell them about religious morality.
They accept religion in their conscience, but their worldly
desires lead them to deny it. They choose satan’s way of
arguing to find a supposed “logical” basis for their ideas.
Satan does all he can to fan the sparks of argument in
order to divert people from Allah’s true path and lead them
astray. He makes every effort to fill people’s minds with
useless, meaningless matters so they will not think about
Allah or the Hereafter. In essence, he convinces them that
arguing is fun.
For this reason, Allah warns believers about satan’s
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Harun Yahya