Article appeared Friday, December 20th, 2013 in The News Today, Bangladesh

The Re elation !30"#

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(an )atan misg$ide h$man beings* +oo,ing at the -$estion, one may ha e other ob io$s -$estions li,e, who )atan is. /r e en why sho$ld he g$ide or misg$ide h$man beings* &% he does, what is the method o% comm$nication* 0e may ha e some notions as to the answer o% these -$estions1 howe er, precise answers may be %o$nd in the most recent Re elation, the 2$r3an. For e4ample, in answer to the -$estion, who is )atan* 0e created man %rom so$nding clay %rom m$d molded into shape1 and the 5inn race 0e had created be%ore %rom the fire of a scorching wind. 617.28 9 17.2": To help $s $nderstand, o$r (reator compares the creation o% both h$man beings and the 5inn race. )o the cells o% h$man beings ha e been made %rom the same chemicals as clay or m$d with added properties s$ch as ;so$nding<, which co$ld mean ability to interact or intelligence. =ach cell is molded into a shape, i.e. while one cell is a part o% the li er, another is a part o% the ;eye<. 5inn on the other hand were created %rom %ire, which has the property o% a scorching wind or an in isible wind that can scorch. Translators other than >$s$% Ali ha e $sed the term ;smo,eless %ire<. The 5inn were created be%ore h$man beings. The %act that )atan or &blis is one o% the 5inn race is gi en in the %ollowing ?erse@ BeholdA 0e said to the angels BBow down to AdamB@ they bowed down e4cept &blis. He was one of the Jinns and he bro,e the (ommand o% his +ord. 0ill yo$ then ta,e him and his progeny as protectors rather than &* And they are enemies to yo$A = il wo$ld be the p$nishment %or the wrongdoersA 61C.70: &n addition to in%orming $s who &blis !)atan# is, the ?erse also tells $s his nat$re in comparison with h$man beings. D$man beings ha e the ability to logically e al$ate whether they sho$ld %ollow &blis, i.e. also brea, the command o% the (reator as well as analyEe the position o% the (reator 9 the Being that has created them and obey Dim instead. /b io$sly, the (reator wo$ld ,now better and also ,now what is best %or h$man beings 9 &blis is only a created being. The ?erse contains a logical -$estion %or h$man beings F will you then take him and his progeny as protectors rather than I? The %act that a -$estion has been as,ed implies that h$man beings ha e an analytical ability with which they can analyEe and answer this -$estion 9 an ability that ob io$sly &blis does not ha e. This is why the angels and &blis were as,ed to bow down to Adam! Dow does &blis comm$nicate with h$man beings* The %inal chapter o% the 2$r3an gi es a complete pict$re@ )ay@ & see, re%$ge with the +ord and (herisher o% man,ind, the Ging !or )o ereign# o% man,ind, the Hod !ilah# o% man,ind %rom the e il o% the retreating 0hisperer 9 who whispers into the hearts of mankind %rom among the 5inn and man,ind. 611I.1 9 11I.8: &blis whispers into o$r ;hearts<, meaning that he p$ts emotionally charged tho$ghts into o$r heads or that he appeals to o$r emotions s$bconscio$sly, i.e. witho$t conscio$s realiEation, emotionally charged tho$ghts come into o$r heads. 0hen we logically analyEe o$r tho$ghts or see, re%$ge in the (reator, &blis withdraws. )o it is wise to say or recite chapter 11I whene er tho$ghts come into o$r heads or when we intend to do anything. )o what are e4amples o% &blis at wor,* Ne er did 0e send an apostle or a prophet be%ore yo$ b$t when he %ramed a desire )atan threw some anity into his desire@ b$t Allah will cancel anything ain that )atan throws in and Allah will con%irm !and establish# Dis )igns@ %or Allah is %$ll o% ,nowledge and wisdom@ that He may make the suggestions thrown in by Satan but a trial for those

in whose hearts is a disease and who are hardened of heart: erily the wrongdoers are in a schism far !from the "ruth#: 622.72 9 22.73: The wor, o% &blis mainly in ol es ain s$ggestions or s$ggestions that in ol e anity, i.e. tho$ghts o% $nd$e importance or greatness. This is in line with the arrogance o% &blis, And behold 0e said to the angels@ BBow down to AdamB1 and they bowed down not so &blis he refused and was haughty$ he was of those who re%ect &aith. 62.3I: Being ha$ghty or arrogant is reJection o% %aith as it places oneFsel% abo e all others incl$ding the (reator. &blis tries to inJect the same %eelings o% ha$ghtiness or pride into h$man beings. Allah allows &blis to do this only as a test o% %aith. Those inclined to $nd$e sel%Fimportance easily listen to &blis1 those who are h$mble and obedient see, re%$ge in Allah and also logically analyEe tho$ghts o% anity. /n the Day o% 5$dgment, Iblis will not accept any responsibility for misguiding us. And )atan will say when the matter is decided@ B&t was Allah 0ho ga e yo$ a promise o% tr$th@ & too promised b$t & %ailed in my promise to yo$. & had no a$thority o er yo$ e4cept to call yo$ b$t yo$ listened to me@ then reproach not me b$t reproach yo$r own so$ls. & cannot listen to yo$r cries nor can yo$ listen to mine. & reJect yo$r %ormer act in associating me with Allah. For wrongdoers, there m$st be a grie o$s 'enalty.B 61I.22: &t is $nbecoming o% created h$man beings to be arrogant, insolent or ha$ghty. The only appropriate response is adoration. To help consolidate o$r $nderstanding, Allah relates stories o% what happened to arrogant people erses people who belie ed. As an e4ample, d$ring the Battle o% Badr, the disbelie ers embar,ed towards the belie ers with an insolent attit$de.

8.47 And be not like those who started from their homes insolently, to be seen of men and to avert (them) from the path of Allah: for Allah en ompasses all that they do.
(onsider how )atan decei ed them and s$bse-$ently retreated.

8.48 !emember "atan made their (sinf#l) a ts seem all#rin$ to them and said: "No one among men can overcome you this day while I am near to you": b#t when the two for es ame in si$ht of ea h other he t#rned on his heels and said: %&o' ( am lear of yo#) lo' ( see what yo# see not) lo' ( fear Allah) for Allah is stri t in p#nishment. 8.4* &o' +he hypo rites and those in whose hearts is a disease say: %these people , their reli$ion has misled them.% -#t if any tr#st in Allah behold' Allah is e.alted in /i$ht, 0ise.
Dypocrites and those who do not p$t their intelligence to good $se are prey to )atan3s s$ggestions. There is no %orgi eness %or arrogance and insolence.

8.12 (f yo# o#ld only see when the an$els take the so#ls of the #nbelievers (at death) (how) they smite their fa es and their ba ks (sayin$): %+aste the penalty of the bla3in$ fire. 8.14 %-e a#se of (the deeds) whi h yo#r (own) hands sent forth: for Allah is never unjust to His servants: