It’s true, isn’t it? You can fool a lot of people for a lot of the time. You can even fool yourself for a while. But Allah cannot be fooled. No matter how much we pretend, we cannot deceive the One Who created us. Allah knows every leaf that falls from every tree and He …
One of my favorite stories in the Quran is the story of Adam and Satan; the reason I love this story so much is because it shows us the trajectory of your spiritual decisions. Adam and Satan both had one thing in common: they both made a mistake and they both transgressed a command of …
The enmity of Satan to Prophet Adam and his progeny is very ancient, going back to the very time of creating Adam (peace be upon him). Satan deceived our father and enticed him into disobeying Allah for the first time. Adam forgot the command not come close to the forbidden tree; he ate the fruit. …
Many people today can’t understand the notion of angels and devil. They believe it is just fairy tales. So what does Islam say about who are the angels and who is the devil?
In one hadith, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recounts how Satan dared to challenge Allah Almighty, vowing that he will work tirelessly to lead humans astray until they breathe their last. What was the response of Allah Almighty? It was an amazing and awe-inspiring reply: “By My Might and Majesty, I will …
That method is important to understand, and it is captured in the first expression of the verse, (Fadallahuma Bighurur). The verb dalla is used when you draw a bucket, which is called dalw in Arabic. Another related verb is adla, which means to drop a bucket down and pull it right back up. You know in the old times there is a well and you kind of crank up the water? You know, and you pull the bucket back up, this is adla.
There is a big misconception that in Ramadan all of the devils are chained up, however, it is not the little devils it is the big devils that are chained up. This means that the smaller devils have less affect on people but we still have the ability to commit sins during Ramadan.
In his well-known book, Al-Hikam (Words of Wisdom), sheikh Ahmad Ibn `Ataa’illah As-Sakandari says: If you know that Satan is always mindful of you, don’t forget the One Who controls your fate. This word of wisdom by Ibn `Ataa’illah gives some sort of enlightenment about one of the ways of fleeing to Allah and hanging on …
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