July 16, 2018
Quran For You
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| This small article consits of the delusions which Satan places upon us |
SATAN THE OPEN ENEMY
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Shaytan comes at us in different ways depending on our state. When we are at a spiritual high, he comes at us through arrogance and self-righteousness. He tries to make us pleased with our deeds, to make us believe we are perfect, superior, that it is others who need to change. We start to go on a haram police rampage. Although naseeha is an crucial part of our faith, we begin to shift the focus from fixing ourselves to fixing everyone else (since we think we are already perfect). For those who have knowledge, shaytan will try to make them feel proud and self-reliant.
When we are at a spiritual low, shaytan comes at us through
despair. He tries to make us believe that we are so far and so low, that we should just give up. When we commit a sin, he convinces us that there's no point in praying or going to the masjid, because we'd be like 'hypocrites' if we did. He makes us believe that 'religious people' are all 'judgemental', so it's better to stick with our bad company, since at least they don't judge us. When we couldn't be the perfect muslimah, he convinces us that we might as well just take off our hijab--as if hijab is only for perfect people. As if every hijabi has to first transform into an angel before putting it on. He tells us to give up the fight, because we are too far away or too low to come back to Allah.
Please understand both of these tactics are deceptions of shaytan. No one is perfect. Not the clubber, nor the scholar. And every soul is just as worthy of coming back to God.
To those who feel spirituality high, remember that no amount of knowledge or worship will make you perfect. One can always improve. And any amount of piety that you do have, is simply a gift. And *any* gift can be taken, as it was given. To be arrogant over the gift of piety or knowledge is one of the most dangerous and destructive forms of ingratitude.
To those who feel spiritually low, remember there is no amount of sin too great for Him to forgive. His mercy is infinite; all the combined sins of humanity are finite. There is no distance too great, that it cannot be crossed with one single, sincere Tawbah (repentance).
-Yasmeen Mogahed
