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groundless fears that he causes and his incitements to act
against the teachings of the Qur'an or to put it aside and forget
it and to part from the way of Allah. An example of the insinuations
Shaytan puts in the mind of man is found in verse 268 of Surat al-
Baqara:
Shaytan promises you poverty and commands you to avarice.
Allah promises you forgiveness from Him and abundance.
Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing. (Surat al-Baqara:
268)
As this verse says, Shaytan tries to get a person who has lost
his job to forget that Allah gives sustenance to every human being,
and makes him afraid that he will not be able to find any money
and so will go hungry. By instilling this kind of fear and by making
other kinds of insinuations, he tries to draw people to his side. In
the Qur'an, Allah shows human beings what to do against the evil
impulses Shaytan provokes in us.
If an evil impulse from Shaytan provokes you, seek refuge in
Allah. He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. As for those who have
taqwa, when they are bothered by visitors from Shaytan, they
remember and immediately see clearly. (Surat al-A'raf: 200-
201)
The most important thing a person can do to protect himself
against the wiles of Shaytan is to take refuge with Allah. He must
not forget that Shaytan is also under Allah's control and does not
have the power to do anything unless Allah wills it. In the Qur'an,
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