Man and the Devil
Then there
is the fifth privilege; before we start the period of test, Al-Haqq (SWT) wanted
to teach us that we are going to be exposed to the seduction of Iblis Al-Shytan. He (SWT) wanted us to know that Iblis
seduction is a lie and that he is our enemy. He (Al-Shytan) deceives us with
wishes that never come true and whispers to us with lies that has nothing to do
with the reality and he tries to distract us from the path of love and
obedience of Allah. So there was the experience of Adam and Hawa’a (Eve); Allah
made them live in Heaven and allowed them to eat from all its fruits except for
one tree, exactly in the same way Al-Haqq (SWT) allowed us so many things in
this life and prevented us from the least.
Adam and
Hawa’a were allowed all the fruits in Heaven except that one tree, when Iblis -
Al-Shytan - came and tempted them to eat from it. Al-Shytan lied and told them
that the tree would give them eternity and an everlasting kingdom. Al-Shytan
witnessed what he promised them and it was a lie, but Adam and Hawa’a believed
him and they did eat from the tree. Thereupon, instead of having the eternity,
their nakedness was manifest to them. And instead of providing them with the
everlasting money, the tree took away the sustenance of Allah that they used to
get without any work or effort. So they descended to the earth to work hard and
suffer for their living. That was an introduction to life on earth and to the
lies that Iblis - Al-Shytan - promises man to let him fall into sins and
disobedience.
And for man
not to fear Iblis, get overwhelmed by this fear and forget about serving Allah,
He (SWT) informed him that Al-Shytan is weak and that he cannot have power over
man unless man listens to him and obeys him. And He (Galla Gallaloh) told us
that Al-Shytan has no power to make us do what we don’t want to do, for Allah
did not give him the power of oppression to force us to disobey nor did He
(SWT) give him the power of persuasion to convince us to do sins. Allah (SWT)
says
<<I (Al-Shytan) had no authority over you>>
Ayah 22 from Surat Ibrahim
That is
Al-Shytan has no strength to oppress or convince us with wrongdoing. Then Allah
(Galla Gallaloh) wanted to ease us from all this, so He told us that if we are
sincere in serving Him and honest in our love to him then He (SWT) will save us
from the evil of Al-Shytan. And this is proved in His words (SWT)
<<[Iblis (Satan)] said: “ O my Lord! Because you
misled me, I shall indeed adorn the path of error for them (mankind) on the
earth, and I shall mislead them all. Except Your servants among them, sincere
and purified (by Your grace).”
Allah said: “This (Way of My sincere servants) is indeed a
Way that leads straight to Me. Certainly, you shall have no authority over My
servants, except those who put themselves in the wrong and follow you)>>
Ayat 39-42 from surat Al-Hijr
And by those words Al-Haqq (SWT) wanted
to tell us that whoever stays close to Him, serve and love Him sincerely will
be safe from Al-Shytan and that Iblis evil whispers will have no effect on him.
But then if the human self weakens, AlHaqq (SWT) informed us to seek protection
- nasta’eez [A’ouzo beAllah men Al-Shytan Al-Rajiim] - from the wicked devil by Allah so
that the evil temptation of Al-Shytan would not approach us. In that Al-Haqq
(Galla Gallaloh) says
<<And say: “My Lord! I seek refuge with You from the
whisperings (suggestions) of the Shayatin (devils). And I seek refuge with You,
My Lord! Lest they should come near me>>
Ayat 97,98 from surat Al-Mu’minun
And Allah (TWT) says
<<Verily, those who are Al-Mutaqun (the pious) when
an evil thought comes to them from Al-Shytan (Satan), they remember (Allah),
and indeed they then see (aright)>>
Ayah 201 from surat Al-Aaraf
So by that, Al-Haqq (SWT) showed us the
way to overcome Al-Shytan, and all what we have to do is to nasta’eez by Allah
and be sincere in serving Him so that our minds do not get paralyzed with fear
from Iblis and his seduction.
To be continued....
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