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Vigilance against the wiles
of Shaytan
As Allah says in the Qur'an, Shaytan is always trying to di-
vert people from the right path and to take them away from
Allah's deen and the teachings of the Qur'an. Shaytan continues
his work twenty four hours a day; without making any distinction
between rich and poor, young and old, pretty or unattractive, and
he expends much effort trying to mislead everyone. He feels re-
sentment towards everyone no matter who they are.
Shaytan was filled with this resentment at the creation of the
first human being. After Allah created Adam, He ordered Shaytan
to prostrate to him but Shaytan was filled with pride and jealousy;
he disobeyed Allah and refused to prostrate. As a result of this re-
bellion and insolence he was driven from the presence of Allah.
Our Lord tells us about this in the Qur'an:
We created you and then formed you and then We said to the
angels, "Prostrate before Adam," and they prostrated—except
for Iblis. He was not among those who prostrated. He (Allah)
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