Recall
the occasion when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves before
Adam." They all prostrated except Iblees (Satan), who replied:
"Should I prostrate to the one whom You have created from clay?" Then he asked: "Tell me, is this the one
whom You have honoured above me? If You give me respite till the Day of
Resurrection, I will certainly uproot all but a few of his descendants."
Lessons:
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Iblees was
the first racist.
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Racism was
the original sin that was borne out of pride.
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Allah
honoured humans above the angels and jinns.
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Satan vowed
that he would not stop misguiding and deceiving us until the Day of Judgment.
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Even though
Allah commanded the angels to bow down to Adam, the commandment also applied to
Satan as he was amongst them, as this is a rule of Arabic grammar.
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Also note
that Satan never claimed that this commandment was not meant for him since he
was not an angel. As such Satan knew full well that the commandment applied to
him and his only objection was that humans were inferior to him so he saw no
need to obey Allah, thus committing kufr.
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By bowing down to Adam the angels did not
worship Adam but worshipped Allah as it was Allah who commanded them to bow
down to Adam. This of course was a test for Iblees since angels never disobey
Allah.
Allah
said: "Go away! Hell is your reward, and the reward of those who follow
you, an ample reward it shall be. You
may try to allure whomsoever you can with your seductive voice, muster against
them all your cavalry and infantry, be their partner in their riches and their
children, and promise them what you will – the promises of Satan are nothing
but deception - as for My servants, you shall have no authority over them. Your
Lord is sufficient as their Guardian."[1]
Lessons:
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Allah hates
racism.
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Satan is
going to tempt and allure humankind with things we love and desire.
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Satan will
promise us the moon in order to made sure we go astray.
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“The promises
of Satan are nothing but deception.”
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Satan will
have no authority over the prophets and messengers.
Indeed
We created you, then We fashioned you, then We asked the angels:
"Prostrate yourselves before Adam." They all prostrated accordingly
except Iblees who did not join those who prostrated. Allah said: "What
prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" He replied: "I
am better than he; you created me from fire and him from clay."
Lessons:
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Allah created
Adam with His own hands.
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Allah gave
Iblees a chance to explain even though He knows everything.
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Iblees
refused to obey due to arrogance and self-conceited notion of his own
superiority.
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He chose to
hate Adam for something he had no control over – something that Allah had decided.
Allah
said: "Get down from here. You have no right to brag here of your
superiority. Get out; henceforth you are of the petty ones." Satan
requested: "Give me respite till the Day of Resurrection." Allah
said: "The respite you requested is hereby granted."
Lessons:
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Allah calls
Iblees, Satan – the outcast.
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Iblees asks
Allah for respite knowing that only Allah can give him that request.
Satan
declared: "Since You let me deviate, now I will lie in ambush for mankind
on Your Right Way. I will come upon them from the front, from the rear, from
the right, and from the left, and You will not find most of them to be
grateful." Allah said: "Get out from here, you despicable outcast; I
will certainly fill hell with you and all of them who follow you."[2]
Lessons:
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Satan blames
Allah for his evil disobedience.
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Satan vows to
take as many of us as he can to hell-fire with him.
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Satan
promises Allah that he will ambush us – from the front, the back, the right and
the left.
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Satan’s
master plan to make sure we go to hell – make us ungrateful to Allah.
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Allah tells
Satan what he will do to him and those who follow him.
When
We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourself before Adam, "all
prostrated themselves except Iblees, who was one of the Jinns and chose to
disobey the command of his Lord. Would you then take him and his children as
your protectors rather than Me, even though they are your enemies? What a bad
substitute the wrongdoers have chosen![3]
Lessons:
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Satan is our
true enemy.
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Jinns, like
humans can chose to obey or disobey Allah.
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Those who do
not believe and follow Allah’s religion are followers of Satan – no matter what
they call themselves.
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