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(Sura al-A’raaf, 7:201) Satan The Initiator Of Actions The topic of discussion is Isti’adha. Isti’adha is the way of the pious. Those who are not pious have Satan dwelling within them. All their thoughts and actions are at the instance of Satan. Then what is the need for their seeking Allah (S.w.T.)’s protection against the influences of Satan.

Escape from Satan will naturally be sought by those who are men of piety and whenever Satan creeps near their hearts, they busy themselves in the Dhikr or Remembrance of Allah (S.w.T.). When Satan realizes this he escapes from them. The men of piety are always wary that they don’t commit prohibited actions and don’t miss the legitimate and obligatory practices. Whenever any satanic entity comes near their hearts, intuition warns them and, they busy themselves in Isti’adha.

When Satan notices this, he slinks away. When the persons of piety are busy remembering Allah (S.w.T.), their vision and knowledge manifests to them the trap Satan has set for them. My intention is to dwell in today’s talk on the word ‘ mubseroon’ in the verse under reference. The men of piety are endowed ‘ baseerat’ or vision by Allah (S.w.T.) to perceive the trap laid by Satan with their own eyes. When Satan realizes that his game was over, he flies away.

It is very felicitous that a mu’min has the vision of the fears and doubts that Satan can create. These fears and doubts could be in the matters of faith or about morals etc. Satan doesn’t even Spare the Prophets Certain fears and doubts created by Satan pertain to matters of belief and in this aspect he doesn’t refrain from influencing even the hearts of the prophets. It is narrated that Satan came to Hadrat ‘Isa (a.s.) when he was standing on the peak of a hill.