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THE CUNNING OF SATAN IS WEAK

In fact, that Satan's scheming is feeble and that he has no
power over people is God's making things easy for mankind.

Satan is the only negative power against religion and His
weakness implies that believers will not experience any
difficulty in living by the values of the Qur'an. However, for
this to happen, sincere faith is essential. In the Qur'an, God
informs us that those with sincere faith will not be affected by
the tricks of Satan:
He (Satan) said, 'My Lord, because You misled me, I
will make things on the earth seem good to them
(mankind) and I will mislead them all, every one of

them, except Your servants among them who are
sincere.' (Surat al-Hijr: 39-40)
In other verses, God has revealed that Satan will have no
power over those who believe and put their trust in their
Lord:
He has no authority over those who believe and put
their trust in their Lord. He only has authority over
those who take him as a friend and associate others
with God. (Surat an-Nahl: 99-100)

The secret of how to escape false hopes and
the whisperings of the Satan

Despite Satan's inefficacy on the believers, he may
sometimes attempt to bother them with his whisperings
because of a deed they have committed.
Another important secret God reveals in the Qur'an is
how to escape the whisperings of Satan. This is a very
important subject for believers who fear God and hope to