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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

As is stated in the verse: "When Our judgment has been
passed, satan will say, 'Allah made you a promise, a promise
of truth, and I made you a promise but broke my promise. I
had no authority over you, except that I called you and you re-
sponded to me. Do not, therefore, blame me but blame your-
selves. I cannot come to your aid nor you to mine. I reject the
way you associated me with Allah before.' The wrongdoers
will have a painful punishment." (Surah Ibrahim: 22), satan has
no coercive power, so the believer is the one with the strength.
And this is a great comfort.
In another verse Allah informs that satan has no independ-
ent will:
Satan was correct in his assessment of them and they all
followed him, except for a group of true believers. He
had no authority over them except to enable Us to know
those who believe in the Hereafter from those who are in
doubt about it. Your Lord takes cognizance of all things.
(Surah Saba': 20-21)
Satan not having any influence on people is an advantage
granted by Allah. Satan only whispers wickedness, denial, and
immorality and calls upon people to deny Allah. However, uses
no force on people to do these things; his traps are weak and can
be seen through. One need not strive very hard to be liberated
from satan's influence. Anyone who can think a little can see the
reality and not go along with satan. For example, satan can show
the worldly life as very attractive and beautiful. He can make a
young person feel as if the world will never end and try to tie
him to this worldly life with passion. However, for a person
who is intelligent and reasonable, the efforts of satan are quite
weak and ineffective. One, who thinks and knows that one day

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