him dormant feelings such as jealousy,
egoism, anger, vengefulness, pride,
selfishness and ungratefulness. In this way
Satan suppresses the human qualities in an
individual and inflames and aggravates the
animal nature in him, so that man becomes
like a devil.
In the present world man stands in between
these two demands. Every man is standing
on the edge of an inner battle. On the one
side lies the conscience which pulls him
towards God. On the other side there is his
ego, which pushes him towards Satan. His
conscience represents God, while his ego
represents Satan.
The role of a
da‘i
is to warn man of this
reality. He should bring about an intellectual
awakening in man so that he may, in
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