YOU OBEY EITHER ALLAH Or The Devil; There's No Middleway!

Satan: Man's Clear Enemy

You Obey Either Allah

Or The Devil;

There's No Middleway!

(M. Javed Naseem)

"Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of

Adam, that you should not worship Satan -

(for) indeed, he is to you a clear enemy?"

(al-Quran 36:60)

The true and the best guidance comes from Allah, the Almighty, the Lord of the worlds; and the true guidance always leads to Good (righteousness). On the other hand, the Devil whispers with you to mislead you to Evil (falsehood). The destination of righteousness is Paradise, whereas the destination of falsehood (lies & deception) is the Hellfire.

Since the day God created man (Adam) and asked angels to prostrate in front of him (but the Devil disobeyed God and refused to prostrate claiming superiority), the animosity between Satan (the Devil) and Man was established. When Adam and Eve were expelled from Paradise, Allah warned them by clearly telling them that Satan (the Devil) was a manifest enemy to mankind.

"So he made them fall, through deception. And

when they tasted of the tree, their private parts

became apparent to them, and they began to

fasten together over themselves from the leaves

of Paradise. And their Lord called to them,

"Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell

you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?"

(al-Quran 7:22)

Here's another clear warning to the mankind that they should watch out for the Devil (Satan) who is their clear enemy as he sows among them the seeds of dissent and disunity (Nifaaq).

"And tell My servants to say that 

which is best.Indeed, Satan induces 

(dissension) among them. Indeed Satan

is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy."

(al-Quran 17:53)

As a matter of fact, there are many verses in a number of chapters (Surahs) of the Quran where mankind has been warned by the Creator that Satan was their clear enemy and they should watch out. We are commanded by Allah not to follow the footsteps of the Devil because he will lead us to Hellfire as he himself has been destined to Hell for disobedience to Allah.

"O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth 

(that is) lawful and good and do not follow 

the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is 

to you a clear enemy."

(al-Quran 2:168)

Since the creation of the world, Allah has sent thousands of Prophets and Messengers to guide mankind so that we follow the right path and don't go astray. Going astray means that we'll end up in Hell. All those Prophets guided us and showed us examples from their own lives how to live by the rules prescribed for us by the Almighty God. But surprisingly, despite all education, guidance and intelligence, most people have gone astray. They rebelled against their own Creator and disobeyed His commands, although the signs and the ruins of older nations were there for them to see and learn a lesson. There was always a small minority that obeyed the commands of Allah, sought His guidance and help; and was blessed with it. Majority of people disobeyed and lost the purpose of their lives.

"Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you; 

so take him as an enemy. He only 

invites his party to be among the 

companions of the Blaze."

(al-Quran 35:6)

This world is a big test for mankind. It's a playground where we need to score points and on the basis of that we would be rewarded in the Hereafter. The main purpose of man's life is to obey his Creator, the Lord of the worlds; and please Him with good deeds so that the Merciful rewards us on the Day of Judgment. If we ignore Allah's commands and disobey Him in our pursuit of worldly happiness, we are provoking His displeasure and anger. Since ignorance and disobedience come from the Devil (who is destined for Hell), the followers of the Devil will accompany him in Hell on the Day of Justice.

So, we have to make a choice: Friendship with Allah or friendship with Satan. They both go in opposite directions. And Allah, the Almighty, has promised us in the Quran that only the friends of Allah would be successful in the Hereafter; while the friends of the Devil would become the fuel of Hellfire.

"Satan has overcome them and made them 

forget the remembrance of Allah . 

Those are the party of Satan. 

Unquestionably, it's the party of 

Satan that will perish."

(al-Quran 58:19)

Once again, Allah, the Merciful, reiterates that it would be the righteous people -- the party of Allah (friends of Allah) -- who will be admitted to Paradise because they obeyed His commands and never tried to displease Him through rebellion or disobedience. They will be the successful people in the Hereafter.

"You will not find a people who believe in Allah

and the Last Day having affection for those who

oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they

were their fathers or their sons or their brothers

or their kindred. Those - He has decreed within

their hearts faith and supported them with spirit

from Him. And We will admit them to gardens

beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide

eternally. Allah is pleased with them, and they

are pleased with Him - those are the party of

Allah . Unquestionably, the party of Allah -

they are the successful."

(al-Quran 58:22)

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