Page 44 - The Light of the Qur'an has Destroyed Satanism

one to various tests throughout their lives:
He Who created death and life to test which of you is best in
action . . . (Surat al-Mulk, 2)
A person’s behavior in this world will determine where he
will spend eternity. Those individuals who follow perverse ways,

acting according to satan’s commands, and despise moral behav-
ior, wrongly think that they are free to do all manner of evil. But
they are greatly deceived. They ignore this fact, however, and act
with careless disregard for any real purpose they have in this life.
They loiter from day to day, caught up in satan’s intimations, and
unaware that he is leading them toward the pangs of Hell.
We are told in the Qur’an about such people who make satan

their friend:
One group He guided; but another group got the misguid-
ance they deserved. They took the satans as friends instead
of Allah and thought that they were guided. (Surat al-A‘raf,
30)
Satan has gained mastery over them and made them forget
the remembrance of Allah. Such people are the party of sa-
tan. No indeed! It is the party of satan who are the losers.
(Surat al-Mujadala, 19)

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Up to this point, we have seen how satan diverts people

away from the true path and how the perverse doctrine called sa-
tanism has gained many followers. These people, caught up in sa-
tanism out of ignorance or deceived by satan’s wiles, must be
brought to realize that Allah is merciful and forgiving and that
He accepts the repentance of His servants.