Allah’s Promise or Shaytan’s Promise: Which One Do We Believe?

How is it that you take Satan’s promises seriously, yet you disregard the promises of Allah (swt)? For Allah (swt), you are not willing to give even a single toman, but for Satan, you are ready to spend thousands of dollars just to have a line of praise written about you in newspapers or spoken on the radio.

When it comes to dealing with Allah (swt)—who says: show mercy to your neighbor, help the poor, the dignified poor who cannot afford their daily bread, who may have a daughter of marriageable age or are ill—help them, and you will receive multiple rewards—you say, “I cannot afford it.”  

And Satan will say ˹to his followers˺ after the judgment has been passed, “Indeed, Allah has made you a true promise. I too made you a promise, but I failed you. I did not have any authority over you. I only called you, and you responded to me. So do not blame me; blame yourselves. I cannot save you, nor can you save me. Indeed, I denounce your previous association of me with Allah ˹in loyalty˺. Surely the wrongdoers will suffer a painful punishment.”

 وَقَالَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ لَمَّا قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ لِىَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَـٰنٍ إِلَّآ أَن دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَٱسْتَجَبْتُمْ لِى ۖ فَلَا تَلُومُونِى وَلُومُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُم ۖ مَّآ أَنَا۠ بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُصْرِخِىَّ ۖ إِنِّى كَفَرْتُ بِمَآ أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِن قَبْلُ ۗ إِنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ

But if it is a worldly, satanic transaction, how readily we outbid others. (Satan exists as a means of testing people.) There must be such temptations—even cinemas are opened, and human devils are cultivated—so that these two-legged beasts may be traped.

At sunset, before we, the call of “ḥayya ‘ala al-ṣalāh” (come to prayer) is raised—Allah’s promise of forgiveness is proclaimed—yet at the same time, customers and your unrestrained companions arrive.

Allah (swt) is testing you: will you answer the call to prayer and the divine summons, or will you respond to your customers and companions? Both must exist so that the righteous may be distinguished from the wicked.

Tomorrow is the abode of recompense; here is the field where reward and punishment are prepared and where one earns what one deserves. Certainly, no one is forced into sin, nor is anyone’s free will taken away.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 

الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذی عَلا فی تَوَحُّدِهِ وَ دَنا فی تَفَرُّدِهِ وَجَلَّ فی سُلْطانِهِ وَعَظُمَ فی اَرْکانِهِ، وَاَحاطَ بِکُلِّ شَیءٍ عِلْماً وَ هُوَ فی مَکانِهِ وَ قَهَرَ جَمیعَ الْخَلْقِ بِقُدْرَتِهِ وَ بُرْهانِهِ، حَمیداً لَمْ یَزَلْ، مَحْموداً لایَزالُ (وَ مَجیداً لایَزولُ، وَمُبْدِئاً وَمُعیداً وَ کُلُّ أَمْرٍ إِلَیْهِ یَعُودُ).(خطبه غدیر خم)

All praise is due to Allah, Who is exalted in His oneness, Who is near in His uniqueness, Who is majestic in His sovereignty, and mighty in His pillars. He encompasses everything with His knowledge while He remains in His place. He has subdued all creation by His power and His proof. He is ever-praised, never ceasing to be praised; ever-glorious, never ceasing to be glorious; the Originator and the Restorer, and to Him all matters return.

بارِئُ الْمَسْمُوکاتِ وَداحِی الْمَدْحُوّاتِ وَجَبّارُ الْأَرَضینَ وَ السّماواتِ، قُدُّوسٌ سُبُّوحٌ، رَبُّ الْمَلائکَةِ وَالرُّوحِ، مُتَفَضِّلٌ عَلی جَمیعِ مَنْ بَرَأَهُ، مُتَطَوِّلٌ عَلی جَمیعِ مَنْ أَنْشَأَهُ. یَلْحَظُ کُلَّ عَیْنٍ وَالْعُیُونُ لاتَراهُ.

He is the Creator of the heavens above and the Spreader of the earth below, the Compeller of the earths and the heavens, Most Holy, Most Pure, the Lord of the angels and the Spirit. He bestows favors on all whom He has created and extends His grace to all whom He has brought into being. He observes every eye, while eyes cannot see Him.

• الْمَالُ وَالْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا {18:46} 

امام صادق (ع) الْوَلَدُ سَيِّدُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ، وَ عَبْدُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ، وَ وَزِيرُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ.”   

0-7: Freedom + Love

8-14: Discipline + Teaching  

15-21: Partnership + Leadership 

Raising children on the right path must begin from the very start; it requires continuous effort and struggle. A powerful example is the story of the two orphaned sons of Muslim ibn ‘Aqil. When their killer was about to strike them with his sword, they calmly asked for a moment to perform their prayers. In such a terrifying and intense situation, these young children showed remarkable composure and unwavering faith, remaining fully in control of themselves.

وَنَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَنَشْهَدُ أَنَّ عليا و أبىنائه المعصومين حجج الله ، 

أُوصِيکُمْ عِبَادَاللهِ و نفسي، بِتَقْوَى اللهِ وَطَاعَتِهِ،

Second S.:

اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ وَالْحَمْدُ حَقُّهُ كَما يَسْتَحِقُّهُ حَمْداً كَثيراً وَاَعُوذُ بِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسى اِنَّ النَّفْسَ لاَمّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ اِلاّ ما رَحِمَ رَبّى وَاَعُوذُ بِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطانِ الَّذى يَزيدُنى ذَنْباً اِلى ذَنْبى وَاَحْتَرِزُ بِهِ مِنْ كُلِّ جَبّار فاجِر وَسُلْطان جائِر وَعَدُوّ قاهِر اَللّـهُمَّ اجْعَلْنى مِنْ جُنْدِكَ فَاِنَّ جُنْدَكَ هُمُ الْغالِبُونَ وَاجْعَلْنىمِنْ حِزْبِكَ فَاِنَّ حِزْبَكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ وَاجْعَلْنى مِنْ اَوْلِيآئِكَ فَاِنَّ أولياءك لا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ 

والصلاه والسلام علی حبیب رب العالمین، شفیع المذنبین، رحمه للعالمین ابی القاسم محمد….

Shahdat of Orphons of H. Muslim

Mubahala 

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْقَصَصُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۚ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَـٰهٍ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Certainly, this is the true narrative, and there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah. And indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ is the Almighty, All-Wise. (3:62)

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