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Brothers and Sisters! Iblees was Chief of Jinn’at. As per narration there was not a small piece of heavens and earth where he did not prostrate to be submissive to Allah.

 

Brothers and Sisters! Majority of the Jinn’at was mischievous. They were causing unrest by disputing, fighting, killing
and otherwise.

 

Brothers and Sisters! As below is brief perspective in the words of Molana Shabir Ahmad Usmani (RA) as how Iblees who was scholar and great worshipper of Allah turned into Shaitan (Devil):

 

When Hazrat Adam (PBUH) was recognised as the viceroy the Angels together with them Jinn’at were Commanded by Allah
to bow down towards Hazrat Adam (PBUH) and hail Him
(PBUH) as a Qiblah for prostration, as the kings first appoint their heir then
order the nobles to pay homage to him so that 
one dare not  to rebel and oppose.

 

The Angels bowed down towards Him (PBUH)
according to the Command given by Allah, but Iblees did not join them. He originally
came out of the Jinn’at and had close intermixation with Angels.

 

The main cause of his rebellion is as follows:

 

For several thousands of years the Jinn’at inhabited the earth and they also went to the
heavens. With the passage of time Jinn’at became haughty and ferocious. When their disobedience and blood shedding knew no bounds the Angels, by the Command of Allah slew many of them and the rest scattered in the jungles, mountains
and islands.

 

Iblees was a great scholar and priest amongst them.
He showed his immunity from the corruption of
other Jinn’at.

 

By the intercession of Angels he was released and he began to live with them.

 

Now he became greedy for this great
designation of Viceroyalty on Earth in place of Jinn’at. He devoted himself to worship with a false idea that he was
exclusively entitled to this great rank.

 

But when the order was pronounced for Hazrat Adam (PBUH) Iblees was disappointed at the loss of his false worship and did what he
could do in sheer envy and malevolence against Hazrat Adam (PBUH) and was
eventually cursed forever.

 

Iblees was predestined as an infidel (Kafir) in the knowledge of Allah but his infidelity (Kuffar) was exposed now: or else we can say
that now he turned out a rejecter (Kafir), because he denied the Command of Allah out of pride and
calculated it as given against wisdom and reality and
thought it beneath his self-assumed dignity.

 

He was not merely cursed for not performing Sajdah (Prostration) towards
Hazrat Adam (PBUH), because disobedience is sin but calling Allah’s Command as unwise is a great Kuffar
(Infidelity) and quarrelling with Allah with foolish
vanity is a tremendous rebellion.

 

So Iblees was cursed forever or declared as Kafir not because he did not obey the Command to bow down towards
Hazrat Adam (PBUH) but because he denied that very command and thought is unreal, unwise and below his self –
conceited vanity.

 

Brothers and Sisters! The context and substance of the
above perspective reveals that Shaitan has become enemy of mankind and he has taken respite from Allah that he
will try to digress mankind from the Right Path  in
every possible way. As below is dialogue between Allah and Iblees which is
revealed in the Qur’an:

 

Surah Al A’raf Ayat no. 11 – 19

 

 

بسم اللہ الرحمن
الرحیم

 

11. And surely, We created you (your father Adam) and
then gave you shape (the noble shape of human being); then We told the
Angels, “Prostrate yourselves to Adam”, and they prostrated themselves, except Iblees (Satan), he refused to be
of those who prostrated themselves.

 

12. (Allah) said: “what prevented you (O Iblees) that you did
not prostrate yourself, when I Commanded you?”

 

Iblees said: “”I am better than him (Adam), You created me from fire, and him You created from
clay.”

 

13. (Allah) said: “(O Iblees) get down from this (Paradise), it
is not for you to be arrogant here. Get out, for you
are of those humiliated and disgraced.”

 

14. (Iblees) said: “allow me respite till the Day they are
raised up (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).”

 

15. (Allah) said: “You are of those respited.”

 

16. (Iblees) said: “Because You have sent me astray, surely, I will sit in wait against them (human beings) on your straight path.

 

17. “Then I will come to them from front of them and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them as thankful ones (i.e. they will not
be dutiful to You).”

 

18. (Allah) said (to Iblees): “Get down from this (Paradise) disgraced and expelled. Whoever of them
(mankind) will follow you, then surely, I will fill Hell with you all.”

 

19. “And O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in Paradise, and eat thereof as you
both wish, but approach not this tree otherwise
you both will be of the Zalimun (unjust and wrongdoers)

 

Observation:

 

Brothers and Sisters! In the above dialogue the key dialogue is:

 

“Then I will come to them from front of them and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them as thankful ones (i.e. they will not
be dutiful to You).”

 

Brothers and Sisters! Shaitan has declared that he will attack the Naffas of mankind
from right, left and in front and behind. In other words he will
try to digress mankind in every aspect of day to day life.

 

ENMITY OF SHAITAN (Devil)

 

Brothers and Sisters! Their context and substance of the above Ayats clearly reveal that Shaitan is open enemy of mankind and this fact has been revealed a number of times in the Qur’an:

 

Surah Al Baqrah Ayat no. 36

 

 

بسم اللہ الرحمن
الرحیم

 

Then the Shaitan (Satan) made them slip therefrom (the Paradise), and got them from that in which they
were.

 

We (Allah) said: “Get you down, all, with enmity between yourselves.

 

On earth will be a dwelling place for you and an enjoyment for a
time.

 

Observation:

 

Brothers and Sisters! The perspective of the above
Ayat is that Shaitan lured Hazrat Adam (PBUH) and
Hazrat Haw’wa (RTU) to eat the fruit  of forbidden tree

O mankind! Eat of that which is Halal (lawful) and good on the earth, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). Verily, he to
you an open enemy.

 

Observation:

 

Brothers and Sisters! In the above Ayat Allah warns mankind that Shaitan will lure
them to eat Haram (disallowed) food as he
is open enemy.

 

Surah Al Baqrah Ayat no. 208

 

 

بسم اللہ الرحمن
الرحیم

 

O you who believe! Enter perfectly in Islam (by obeying
all the rules and regulations of Islamic way of life) and follow not the
footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). Verily he is to you a plain enemy.

 

Observation:

 

Brothers and Sisters! In this Ayat Allah advises mankind o expend day to day life as per the Guidance of Allah and not self made theologies which will be made upon the inspiration of Shaitan as he is open enemy.

 

Surah An Nisa Ayat no.60

 

 

بسم اللہ الرحمن
الرحیم

 

Have you seen those (hypocrites) who claim that they
believe in that which has been sent down to you, and that which has sent down
before you, and they wish to go for judgment (in their disputes) to the Taghut (false judges) while they
have been ordered to reject them. But Shaitan (Satan) wishes to lead them far
astray.

 

Observation:

 

Brothers and Sisters! In this Ayat the mentality of hypocrites is exposed that they would go
for judgment to non Muslims rather than Muslims. The perspective of the revelation of the above Ayat is
as below in the words of Molana Shabir Ahmad Usmani
(RA):

 

·        
Formerly it was stated that the Rulers must be Muslims. In this Ayat it is made
clear that the judges also be Muslims. Only the Hypocrites take their cases to the Satans. It means the Muslims should not go to Satans for the settlement of their disputes. It also means that the Muslim states should not go to the Satan or their institutions, or
their courts, or their assembly for the settlement of their disputes. In this Ayat
a very important event is attended to illustrate the hypocrisy of false Muslims
who take their cases to Satans. The allusion runs as follows:

 

Once a dispute arose between a Jew and a hypocrite-Muslim. The Jew was on the Right. He said to the hypocrite: “let us go to

Surah An Nisa Ayat no.118 – 121

 

 

بسم اللہ الرحمن
الرحیم

 

Allah cursed him (Shaitan) And he (Shaitan) said: “I will take an appointed portion of your slaves.

 

“Verily, I will mislead them, and surely, I will
arouse in them false desires; and certainly, I will
order them to slit the ears of cattle, and indeed I will order them to change the nature created by
Allah.”

 

And whosoever takes Shaitan (Satan) as Wali (protector or
helper) instead of Allah, has surely suffered a manifest loss.

 

He (Shaitan) makes promises to them, and arouses in them false desires; and Shaitan (Satan) promises are nothing but deception.

 

The dwelling place of such (people) is Hell. And they will find no way to escape from it.

 

Observation:

 

Brothers and Sisters! The context and substance of the
above Ayat depicts that Shaitan will lure the human mind to change appearances of the body to look beautiful. As below are foot notes which highlight that it is the work of Shaitan who inspires to make
changes in the appearance of the body:

 

Foot notes:

 

No 1

 

Narrated
Alqamah: Abdullah (bin Mas’ud) said: “Allah curses those ladies who practice tattooing

He said: “Verily, if you have read it (I.e. Qur’an) you would have found it. Didn’t you read?

 

And whatsoever the Messenger (Mohammed (SAW) gives you, take it, and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it)”

 

She replied: “Yes, I did”.

He said: “Verily, Allah’s messenger (SAW) forbade such things.”

 

She said: “But I see your wife doing these things.”

 

He said: “go and watch her.”

 

She went and watched her but could not see anything to support her statement. On that he
said: “If my wife was as you thought, I would not keep her in my company (i.e. I would divorce her. (Sahih Al-Bukhari
Vol. 6 Hadith no. 408)

 

No 2

 

Narrated
Abdullah (bin Mas’ud (RTU)): Allah’s

 

And I to promised you, but I betrayed you.

 

I had not authority over you except that I called you, and you responded to me. So I cannot help you, nor can you help me.

 

I deny your former act in
associating me (Satan) as a partner with
Allah (by obeying me in the life of the world). Verily, there is a painful
torment for the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers).”

 

CONCLUSION

 

Brothers and Sisters! The conclusion boils down to is that Shaitan is open enemy of mankind, therefore he has to take every precaution not to fall in the
trap of Naffas and Shaitan if he wants to live in Paradise forever and enjoy the Bounties of 

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