TRIAL

Trial ~ 36 ~ TRIAL We made a covenant with Adam, but he forgot and showed himself lacking in steadfastness. And when We said to the angels: ‘Prostrate yourselves before Adam,’ they all prostrated themselves except Satan, who refused. ‘Adam,’ We said, ‘Satan is an enemy to you and to your wife. Let him not turn you both out of Paradise and plunge you into affliction’. (The Qur’an 20:115-117) A strong will is extremely essential to the carrying out of God’s commands. If a person readily comes under the influence of irrelevant matters, he will certainly stray from the path of God. In order to adhere to the path of God, knowing God’s commandment alone is not sufficient; determination too is necessary to withstand all those negative influences which go against God’s will. When God commanded the angels to prostrate themselves before Adam, they did so immediately. But Satan did not prostrate himself. What was the reason behind this difference in