THE SATAN The Satan is a Jinn. (Kahaf-50) كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ “He was one of the Jinns”. Jinn was created out of fire prior to the creation of Adam (Hijr-27) It is evident from the Quran that Jinn can neither harm nor benefit the humans either bodily or economically. It can neither change its shape/form nor get camouflaged. It can neither make its voice heard nor show itself. So, not even the Messenger either could listen to its voice or could see it. (Ahqaaf-29) وَاِذْ صَرَفْنَآ اِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُوْنَ الْقُرْاٰنَ۰ۚ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوْہُ قَالُوْٓا اَنْصِتُوْا۰ۚ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا اِلٰى قَوْمِہِمْ مُّنْذِرِيْنَ۲۹ “Behold! We turned towards you a company of Jinns (quietly) listening to the Quran; when they stood thereof, they said, “listen in silence”, when the reading was finished, they returned to their people to inform them. (Jinn-1) قُلْ اُوْحِيَ اِلَيَّ اَنَّہُ اسْتَـمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوْٓا اِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْاٰنًا عَجَــبًا۱ۙ “Say, it has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened (to the Quran). They said, we have really heard a wonderful recital”. It is clear from the above two Ayaths that the Messenger was unaware of the matter of Jinns listening to Quran until it was informed to him by Allah through the revelation. Moreover, (Araaf-27) اِنَّہٗ يَرٰىكُمْ ہُوَوَقَبِيْلُہٗ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَرَوْنَہُمْ۰ۭ“That and its tribe (Satan and its race) watch you from a position where you cannot see them”. This means that, even the prophet could not see the Satan. However, with regard to Suleman it is stated that “Satan and Jinn used to carry out his instructions” (Anbiya-82, Naml-17, and Saad-37). In Yusuf-111, The Quran is referred to as “a detailed explanation of everything and a guide and a mercy for the people who believe”. It is nowhere said in the Quran that the Jinn can be able to harm or benefit the humans either economically or with regard to their lives. And it is evident from the Surah An Naas and other parts of Quran that the Jinn can only create temptations in the minds of people; they can neither harm nor help us bodily or economically; or can make its voice listened , or make itself viewed; or cast a figure or disguise into other forms; nor can it descend or pounce upon a person. All these are proved from Satan’s own statement in (Ibrahim-22) وَقَالَ الشَّيْطٰنُ لَمَّا قُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ اِنَّ اللہَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ الْحَقِّ وَوَعَدْتُّكُمْفَاَخْلَفْتُكُمْ۰ۭ وَمَا كَانَ لِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِّنْ سُلْطٰنٍ اِلَّآ اَنْ دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْلِيْ۰ۚ فَلَا تَلُوْمُوْنِيْ وَلُوْمُوْٓا اَنْفُسَكُمْ۰ۭمَآ اَنَا بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَآ اَنْتُمْ بِمُصْرِخِيَّ۰ۭ (On the Day of Judgment after the matter is decided the Satan will say) “ It was Allah who gave you a promise of truth, I too promised, but I failed in all my promises to you. I had no authority over you except to call you, but you responded to my call; so blame me not, but blame yourself. Neither can I help you (against the torment of Allah) nor can you help me (out of Allah’s decision). Moreover, on the Day of Judgment the Satan will say with the Lord (Qaaf-27) رَبَّنَا مَآ اَطْغَيْتُہٗ وَلٰكِنْ كَانَ فِيْ ضَلٰلٍؚبَعِيْدٍ۲۷ “Our Lord! I did not make him transgress, but he was himself far astray”. From the above citations it is clear that authority of either harming or helping the men bodily or economically is not at all given to the Satan or Jinn. None of the human beings, except Suleiman, was able to see the Satan or Jinn; nor the Satan or the Jinn could manifest (show up) itself to the human beings. Therefore the issues like making it one’s client (agent) or subduing, conquering, bottling it, or its descent on the people, especially women are obviously false without any further explanation as any sane person can understand it. The basic and the sole aim of Satan is to make the Adam’s progeny entitled to the Hell fire by misguiding them to believe in wrong notions with regard to Allah’s system of nourishment (which is based on solid materialistic and causative principles) such as benefit/harm could be caused without proper causative means and ways having been employed. It is stated in (Haj-4) that َكُتِبَ عَلَيْہِ اَنَّہٗ مَنْ تَوَلَّاہُ فَاَنَّہٗ يُضِلُّہٗ وَيَہْدِيْہِ اِلٰى عَذَابِ السَّعِيْرِ۴ “Regarding the Satan it is decreed that whoever befriends him, he will mislead him and drive him to the torment of fire”. It is further stated in (Faatir-6) that اِنَّ الشَّيْطٰنَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوْہُ عَدُوًّا۰ۭ اِنَّمَا يَدْعُوْا حِزْبَہٗ لِيَكُوْنُوْا مِنْ اَصْحٰبِ السَّعِيْرِ۶ۭ “Verily, Satan is an enemy to you; so treat him as an enemy; he only invites his adherents, that they may become companions of the blazing fire”. Beware! Can it happen that the Satan, whose basic aim is to make the Adam’s progeny rightful of the hell, makes a person strong and judicious? So that he can be prevented from going to the Hell. When this is not possible at all, is any other proof or reference needed to show the issues of Satan’s descent on a person or its ascent to be false and baseless. Generally, it is stated that, Satan has sought time from Allah to make the humans go astray, but it can’t be correct. But the fact is that the Satan has sought postponement (suspension) of the punishment he earned for disobeying Allah’s instructions of prostrating before Adam, and the same has been granted. (Araf-14, 15, Hijr-37 and Saad-79 & 80). Once dead, no one can return back to the Earth in any form (Anbiya-95) وَحَرٰمٌ عَلٰي قَرْيَۃٍ اَہْلَكْنٰہَآ اَنَّہُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُوْنَ۹۵“There is a ban on any population which we have destroyed; that they shall not return”. The same is also stated at 98 of Mariam, and 31 of Yaseen. Therefore Descent (coming under the influence) of evil spirits, demons, spirit of the dead etc are just false and imaginary, or they can be the mental or psychological disorders. We have been instructed to get treatment for the diseases apart from which we have to seek Allah’s help in this regard. pls share
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 04:44:14 +0000
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