Satan and His Ways of Approaching the Believers

Satan is a member of the jinn that constitute a world of their own, created with the ability to obscure themselves from human sight. Muslims believe in the existence of the jinn, including Satan; and according to what the Prophet (S) may Allah exalt his mention, is reported to have said, every single human being does have an associate from among the jinn as well as one from among the angels. This can be inferred from the following Verses from the Holy Qur’an: “Say: ‘I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the Ilah (God) of mankind, from the evil of the whisperers (devil who whispers evil in the hearts of men) who withdraws (from his whispering in one’s heart after one remembers Allah). Who whispers in the breasts of mankind. Of jinn and men.” (114: 1-6). Satan also multiplies, and thus has his own offspring. Allah says in the Holy Qur’an: “Will you then take him (Satan) and his offspring as protectors and helpers rather than Me while they are enemies to you?” (18: 50).
Thus Satan’s offspring and followers are striving hard to seduce mankind and mislead them in worldly life. Satan approaches mankind by stealthy degrees. His ultimate goal is to make men go astray in the sense that they eventually become disbelievers or at least polytheists. But if they prove to be stuck fast to their faith, he moves to tempt true believers into heterodoxy; that is making them innovate principles and deduce rulings that are alien to genuine Islamic doctrines. If they still resist, he tries to make them err by committing major sins. When the believers are found to be unlikely to commit major sins, Satan never gives up, and begins to adorn the way leading to those
seemingly less serious sins; that is by keeping them engaged in trivial matters. Finally, when Satan’s efforts come to a ‘blind alley’, he attempts to make lawful ‘recommended’ deeds appear more inviting than ‘obligatory’ duties.

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