Save Yourself from Satanic Deception

SAVE YOURSELF FROM SATANIC DECEPTION Satan beautifies any wrongdoing. If one immediately discerns what is wrong about it and seeks God’s forgiveness, one can save oneself from Satan’s deception. T he Quran tells us that at the time of creation of Adam the following dialogue took place between God and Iblis: “He said, ‘My Lord, since You have let me go astray. I shall make the path of error seem alluring to them on the earth and shall mislead them all, except for Your chosen servants.’ God said, ‘This is the path which leads straight to Me. Surely, you shall have no power over My true servants, except those misguided ones who choose to follow you. Surely, Hell is the place to which they are destined. It has seven gates: and each gate has a portion of them allotted to it.’” (15:39-44) Satan’s way of making people deviate from the right path was beautification. Beautification means