Shaitaan

Shaitaan had enmity and jealousy for Hazrat Adam (Alaihis salam). He was the cause of his expulsion from Jannah. Now, he is trying his best so that no Insaan (human) enters Jannah. Allah Ta'ala has declared him as an enemy. He has no love for Insaan. When Insaan commits a sin, it is as if that Insaan is following that Shaitaan who does not love him at all. Is there any prosperity in following Shaitaan? There is nothing besides a temporary minute pleasure. It is not wise for Insaan to mortgage and commit his eternal life to a little pleasure. It is merely a pleasure of namesake. In reality, it is a deception and a trap which fills our life and our very existence with suffering. The true well-being and the well-being that all of us need is to be found in the obedience of Allah Ta'ala.

[English version of "Shaitaan" – Al Jamiat – Vol.7 No.10]