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Young Enlightened
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God is our creator. He is the One who has control over all our life.
He is so merciful, He gave us more than one chance to do well and be with
Him.
Because God is the One in control of everything, He has all the ways to make
us
happy in this life and in the Hereafter.
When God created the whole universe, the humans asked to have the freedom
to choose.
The freedom to decide for themselves what is right and what is wrong.
The freedom to think about the whole universe and to think about God.
God gave the humans their choice and reminded them that Satan,
the Devil, will try to confuse them, misguide them and take them away from
the correct way.
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most
Merciful
[33:72]
We have offered the responsibility (freedom of
choice) to
the heavens and the earth, and the mountains,
but they
refused to bear it, and were afraid of it. But
the human
being accepted it; he was transgressing,
ignorant.
Vocabulary:
transgress = to act against (the law)
ignorant = not aware of something, without knowledge
or education.
God even started the whole creation of the humans by giving us an example
of what
Satan can do to us. God told us about what happened to Adam and Eve,
the first humans, when Satan talked to them and got them to disobey God and
sin.
They lost their paradise and had to come down to earth and start a new life.
Quran
[2:35]
We said, "O Adam, live with your wife in Paradise,
and
eat therefrom generously, as you please, but
do not
approach this tree, lest you sin."
[2:36]
But the devil duped* them, and caused their eviction*
therefrom. We said, "Go down as enemies of one
another.
On Earth shall be your habitation and provision
for
awhile."
Vocabulary:
dupe = to make a person easily believe
what is not true.
evict = to force someone to move out
[7:19]
"As for you, Adam, dwell with your wife in Paradise,
and
eat therefrom as you please, but do not approach
this one
tree, lest you fall in sin."
[7:20]
The devil whispered to them, in order to reveal
their
bodies, which were invisible to them. He said,
"Your Lord
did not forbid you from this tree, except to
prevent you
from becoming angels, and from attaining eternal
*
existence."
[7:21]
He swore to them, "I am giving you good advice."
[7:22]
He thus duped them with lies. As soon as they
tasted the
tree, their bodies became visible to them, and
they tried
to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise.
Their
Lord called upon them: "Did I not enjoin you
from that
tree, and warn you that the devil is your
most ardent
enemy?"
[7:23]
They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged our souls,
and
unless You forgive us and have mercy on us, we
will be
losers."
[7:24]
He said, "Go down as enemies of one another.
On earth
shall be your habitation and provision for awhile."
[7:25]
He said, "On it you will live, on it you will
die, and
from it you will be brought out."
[7:26]
O children of Adam, we have provided you with
garments* to
cover your bodies, as well as for luxury. But
the best
garment is the garment of righteousness. These
are some
of GOD's signs, that they may take heed.
[7:27]
O children of Adam, do not let the devil dupe
you as he
did when he caused the eviction* of your parents
from
Paradise, and the removal of their garments to
expose
their bodies. He and his tribe see you, while
you do not
see them. We appoint the devils as companions
of those
who do not believe.
Vocabulary:
eternal = never ending
garments = clothes
[20:115]
We tested Adam in the past, but he forgot, and
we found
him indecisive.*
[20:116]
Recall that we said to the angels, "Fall prostrate
before
Adam." They fell prostrate, except Satan; he
refused.
[20:117]
We then said, "O Adam, this is an enemy of you
and your
wife. Do not let him evict* you from Paradise,
lest you
become miserable.
[20:118]
"You are guaranteed never to hunger therein,
nor go
unsheltered.
[20:119]
"Nor will you thirst therein, nor suffer from
any heat."
[20:120]
But the devil whispered to him, saying, "O Adam,
let me
show you the tree of eternity and unending kingship."
[20:121]
They ate from it, whereupon their bodies became
visible
to them, and they tried to cover themselves with
the
leaves of Paradise. Adam thus disobeyed his Lord,
and
fell.
[20:122]
Subsequently,* his Lord chose him, redeemed him,
and
guided him.
[20:123]
He said, "Go down therefrom, all of you. You
are enemies
of one another. When guidance comes to you from
Me,
anyone who follows My guidance will not go astray,
nor
suffer any misery.
Vocabulary:
indecisive = cannot make his mind
subsequently = after that
astray = away from the right direction or path.
As you can see God promised the submitters to Him,
"When guidance comes to you from Me,
anyone who follows My guidance will not go astray,
nor
suffer any misery.""
This first example of Satan, Adam and Eve, should never be forgotten.
Satan does not want anything good for us because he wants to prove to himself
and to God that he can make the people sin like he did. God knows better,
however.
He told Satan that he will not have any control over the believers, the
submitters to God.
[15:39-50]
" He (Satan) said, "My Lord, since You have willed
that I go astray,
I will surely entice them on earth;
I will send them all astray.
Except those among Your worshipers who are devoted
absolutely to You alone.
He (God) said, "This is a law that is inviolable.
You have no power over My servants. You only
have power over the strayers
who follow you. And Hell awaits them all
.
It will have seven gates. Each gate will get
a specific share of them.
As for the righteous, they will enjoy gardens
and springs.
Enter therein, peaceful and secure. We remove
all jealousy from their hearts.
Like one family, they will be on adjacent
furnishings.
Never will they suffer any fatigue therein; never
will they
be evicted therefrom Inform My servants that
I am the Forgiver,
Most merciful And that My retribution is the
most painful retribution."
Should we fear Satan ?!
Definitely NOT !!
The submitters to God are strong. They are not afraid of Satan or any
devil.
They know that God is protecting them as long as they stay with Him.
Actually the believers do not fear anyone or anything but disobeying God.
God and his angels will be with them protecting them all the time.
God promised that Satan will not be able to confuse the believers or play
his tricks
on them as long as they follow His guidance.
The believers are always alert to Satan's tricks and do not allow him to
confuse them.
Because the believers know God, they fear disobeying Him.
They know that following God's guidance will guarantee them happiness for
ever.
They also know if they followed Satan they will be miserable for ever.
That is what they fear, disobeying God.
Next time, Satan wants to scare you or put fears in your heart,
remember that you are with God and He will protect you.
Remember that those who stay with God are stronger than satan and all the
devils on earth.
[3:175]
It is the devil's system to instill fear into
his
subjects. Do not fear them and fear Me instead,
if you
are believers.
Quiz
(1) What did Satan do to Adam and Eve ?
1- helped them to be good believers.
2- become a good friend of them
3- lied to them and made them sin and got them kicked out of paradise.
(2)Satan has control over the humans
except:
1- the ones who do not believe in God.
2- the ones who believe in God but do not follow His guidance.
3- The ones who believe in God and follow His guidance.
(3) Satan always tries to
1- confuse the people, misguide them and lead them to the wrong way.
2- scare the people away from God.
3- prove that he can make the people sin like he did.
4- All of the above.
(4)Satan can easily play his tricks on what kind
of people ?
1- those who do not believe in God.
2-those who do not follow the guidance of God as found in His scriptures.
3-those who are too arrogant to follow the guidance of God.
4- all of the above.
