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The Sworn Enemy of Mankind
Before expelling Satan from His presence, Allah announced the
following:
"Stir up any of them you can with your voice and rally
against them your cavalry and your infantry and share with
them in their children and their wealth and make them
promises! The promise of Satan is nothing but delusion."
(Surat al-Isra´, 64)
In the pages that follow, we shall examine the tactics which, by
Allah's permission, Satan employs. However, there is one key point
which ought not to be forgotten:
Satan has no power beyond that granted to him by Allah.
Satan's function is to be a means whereby human beings destined
for Hell end up in the place appointed for them. Those who follow
Satan are unworthy of Allah's Paradise, being morally lower even
than animals. Allah reveals this truth in the verses of His Book:
We created many of the jinn and mankind for Hell. They
have hearts they do not understand with. They have eyes
they do not see with. They have ears they do not hear with.
Such people are like cattle. No, they are even further astray!
They are the unaware. (Surat al-A`raf, 179)
In addition, Satan has no influence over those devout servants
of Allah. Because Allah prevents it, Satan's influence is incapable of
diverting believers from the true path. Allah protects those of His
servants who devote themselves to Him, and who do not deify oth-
ers besides Him, from the perverting effects of Satan.
He [Satan] has no authority over those who believe and put
their trust in their Lord. (Surat an-Nahl, 99)
The Prophet Muhammad (saas) stated the same, and further
warned the Muslims, in his Last Sermon, of the insidious snares of
Satan:

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