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debarred them from the Way so they are not a human being out of clay. When I have formed
guided.’ (27:24) him and breathed My Spirit into him, fall down
He (Musa) entered the city at a time when its in- in prostration to him!’ So the angels prostrated,
habitants were unaware and found two men all of them together, except for Diabolis who was
fighting there–one from his party and the other arrogant and was one of the disbelievers. He
from his enemy. The one from his party asked for said, ‘Diabolis, what prevented you prostrating
his support against the other from his enemy. So to what I created with My own Hands? Were you
Musa hit him, dealing him a fatal blow. He said, overcome by arrogance or are you one of the ex-
‘This is part of Satan’s handiwork. He truly is an alted?’ He said, ‘I am better than him. You cre-
outright and misleading enemy.’ (28:15) ated me from fire but You created him from clay.’
And ‘Ad and Thamud–it must be clear to you He said, ‘Get out! You are accursed! My curse is
from their dwelling places! Satan made their ac- upon you until the Day of Reckoning.’ He said,
tions seem good to them and so debarred them ‘My Lord, grant me a reprieve until the Day they
from the Way, even though they were intelligent are raised again.’ He said, ‘You are among the re-
people. (29:38) prieved until the Day whose time is known.’ He
When they are told: ‘Follow what Allah has sent said, ‘By Your might, I will mislead all of them
down,’ they say, ‘No, we will follow what we except for Your chosen servants among them.’
found our fathers doing.’ What! Even if Satan is He said, ‘By the truth–and I speak the truth–I will
calling them to the punishment of the Blazing fill up Hell with you and every one of them who
Fire? (31:21) follows you.’ (38:71-85)
Diabolis was correct in his assessment of them If an evil urge from Satan eggs you on, seek
and they followed him, except for a group of the refuge in Allah. He is the All-Hearing, the All-
believers. (34:20) Knowing. (41:36)
Mankind! Allah’s promise is true. Do not let the If someone shuts his eyes to the remembrance of
life of this world delude you and do not let the the All-Merciful, We assign him a Satan who be-
Deluder delude you about Allah. Satan is your comes his bosom friend–they debar them from
enemy so treat him as an enemy. He summons the path, yet they still think they are guided– so
his party so they will be among the people of the that, when he reaches Us, he says, ‘If only there
Searing Blaze. (35:5-6) was the distance of the two Easts between you
‘Did I not make a contract with you, tribe of and me!’ What an evil companion! It will not
Adam, not to worship Satan, who truly is an out- benefit you today, since you did wrong, that you
right enemy to you.’ (36:60) share equally in the punishment. (43:36-39)
Its (the tree of Zaqqum’s) fruits are just like the Do not let Satan bar your way. He truly is an out-
heads of Satans. (37:65) right enemy to you. (43:62)
We have adorned the lowest heaven with the Those who have turned back in their tracks after
beauty of the planets and guarded it against the guidance became clear to them, it was Satan
every defiant Satan. They cannot eavesdrop on who talked them into it and filled them with false
the Highest Assembly and they are stoned from hopes. (47:25)
every side, repelled with harshness–they will suf- Conferring in secret is from Satan, to cause grief
fer eternal punishment–except for him who to those who believe; but it cannot harm them at
snatches a snippet and then is pursued by a all, unless by Allah’s permission. So let the be-
piercing flame. (37:6-10) lievers put their trust in Allah. (58:10)
And the Satans, every builder and diver. (38:37) Satan has gained mastery over them and made
Remember Our servant Ayyub when he called them forget the remembrance of Allah. Such
on his Lord: ‘Satan has afflicted me with exhaus- people are the party of Satan. No indeed! It is the
tion and suffering.’ (38:41) party of Satan who are the losers. (58:19)
Your Lord said to the angels, ‘I am going to create They are the same as those a short time before
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