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The Sworn Enemy of Mankind
"Disbelieve," and then when he disbelieves, says, "I wash
my hands of you. Truly I fear Allah, the Lord of all the
worlds." (Surat al-Hashr, 16)
Another verse reveals that, after Satan had incited the unbeliev-
ers against the believers, he then abandoned them, then confessing
to his fear of Allah:
When Satan made their actions appear good to them, say-
ing, "No one will overcome you today for I am at your side."
But when the two parties came in sight of one another, he
turned right round on his heels saying, "I wash my hands
of you. I see what you do not see. I fear Allah. Allah is se-
vere in retribution." (Surat al-Anfal, 48)
On the one hand, Iblis admits to the existence of Allah, and to
His infinite might and wisdom, yet, on the other, knowingly rebels
against Him, being an extreme contradiction.
Similarly, all who reject the commandments of Allah, as re-
vealed in the Qur'an, interpreting His commands according to his per-
sonal desires, or seeks to demonstrate that the divine law is invalid, is
guilty of the same error as Iblis. Like Iblis, they are aware of the exis-
tence of Allah, but fall into exactly the same failure of logic as he.
Due to his disobedience, Iblis was disgraced and ultimately ex-
pelled from his place in the presence of Allah. Iblis, who rebelled out
of pride and arrogance, was humiliated in a way so distasteful to his
character. Therefore, before leaving Allah's presence, he requests
Allah to be allotted a specific a period of time. He does not demand
such a period that he may seek Allah's forgiveness, to turn back to-
wards Him and express his repentance. Rather, his aim is to igno-
rantly seek retribution by dragging as many as he can into the same
humiliation.
Thus it was that Satan's animosity and war against mankind

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