Page 31 - The Light of the Qur'an has Destroyed Satanism

Adnan Oktar

influence is because he appears to them in various guises.
Satan may appear as a counselor, guiding people towards
what is good for them. And, because he knows human weakness-
es and suggestibility all too well, he can take advantage of these
shortcomings to forge a temporary friendship with individuals.
He does not allow people to understand his real intentions.
Rather, he tries to make them believe that he wants to help and

want what is best for them, that he wants to rescue them from
awkward situations and bring them to a better place. He inti-
mates all these things in order to bring people over to his side. His
chief claim, however, is that salvation will come only when they
obey him.
It was this sly falsehood that caused Adam (pbuh) to be tak-
en in and expelled out from Paradise. Satan came to him and his

wife as a friend and swore that he was giving them good advice.
The following is revealed in the Qur’an:
Then satan whispered to them, disclosing to them their pri-
vate parts that had been concealed from them. He said, “Your
Lord has only forbidden you this tree lest you become angels
or among those who live for ever.” He swore to them, “I am
one of those who give you good advice.” (Surat al-A‘raf, 20-
21)
Satan deceived Adam (pbuh) and his wife and had them ex-
pelled from Paradise. This is one of the main indications of how
sly and false this enemy is, whom human beings are confronted

with throughout their lives.
It was Diabolis, the greatest of the satans, who suggested to
Adam (pbuh) that he was advising him; satans in human form do
the same to other people today. (These kinds of satans either take

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