THE PRACTICE OF SATAN

Disagreement To Rebellion

ACCORDING to the Quran, at the time of the creation of Adam, Satan showed dissent with God’s creation plan. Satan did not let these ‘disagreements’ with God remain at the level of a difference of opinion, but took it further towards rebellion against God. He made a rebellious plan to turn all of mankind against God. This is quoted in the Quran in the following words:

Satan said (to God), ‘Because You have led me astray, I will lie in ambush for them (mankind) on Your straight path: then I will surely come upon them from before them and from behind them and from their right and from their left, and then You will find most of them ungrateful’. (THE QURAN 7: 16-17)

There are two ways of dealing when differing with others. One is to keep differences as a personal disagreement and limit them to a personal level. The other method is to escalate the differences to discord and enmity, spreading negative propaganda and becoming an enemy of the person. The first method of dealing with differences is acceptable, but the other method is following the practice of Satan. Those who do so are at risk of being included with the ‘devil’s partisans’ in the court of God. (THE QURAN 58: 19)

It is natural for man to have differences with others. But to create false or negative propaganda against others; to prevent others from supporting them; to try to destroy their means of livelihood; to target their faith and intentions; to falsely accuse them of wrongdoing—all these are following in the footsteps of Satan. Those who do so, are undoubtedly the followers of Satan even if they package their case in the most ‘religious’ terms. 

Missionary Spirit

What inspires a man more than anything is to have a great
mission before him. That is what arouses a man’s hidden
potential. It makes him a peak performer.