You may ask what is wrong with living under the rein of...

You may ask what is wrong with living under the rein of Satan and Taghut and following their commandments. This is one of the points addressed in the verses. The Glorious Qur'an gives us some answers in this regard. The first answer is that if you accept the Wilayat of Satan, he will gain control over all your constructive, creative and useful powers. Once you willingly accept the subjugation of Satan and Taghut, then you will never be able to get rid of it.

It does not matter what productive and creative capabilities you have, Taghut and Satan will take over you; and once he is in control, he will drag you to wherever he wants to. It is obvious that Satan and Taghut will not guide a man towards light, cognizance, goodness and spiritual existence; these are not his objectives. In fact, the primary goal of Satan and Taghut is his personal interests and he wants to achieve them; so he uses you for that purpose.

If you think about these few sentences, you will notice a hidden message that is verified by the historical facts. حلقه ای در گردنم افکنده دوست می کشد هر جا که خاطر خواه اوست This friend has put a leash on my neck and drags me wherever he pleases. The following verse of Chapter Nisa deserves our utmost attention and pondering.

’’وَ مَنْ يُّشَاقِقِ الرَّسُوْلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَہُ الْہُداٰي وَ يَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيْلِ الْمُومِنِيْنَ نُوَلِّہ مَا تَوَلّٰي۔‘‘ And if someone opposes the Prophet after clear guidance and follows a path other than that of the believers, we let him go wherever he wants to go **.** [^2] He will separate himself from the Muslims. Then we will tighten the leash he has put on. We will entangle him in the same Wilayat that he has accepted and the same group that he has joined.

اِنَّ الله لا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتّٰي يُغَيِّرُوْا مَا بِاَنْفُسِہِمْ And the Lord does not change the condition of a nation until it changes itself. [^3] You have given your leash in the hands of the Satan, now it will remain there. This is the tradition of God or the law of creation. So far in this verse it was related to this world; then moving forward it talks about the next world.

وَنُصْلِہ جَہَنَّمَ وَ سَآئَتْ مَصِيْرًا۔ He will go directly from here to hell and receive the permanent punishment and wrath of God. [^4] When one looks over history, this is exactly what he finds. It is one of the very important communal issues.

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