Miracles of Knowledge Found in The Noble Qur'an and The Teachings of Prophet Mohammad Peace Be Upon Him

 

Dr. Zaid Kasim Ghazzawi

The Effect of Satan on The Bible

   
  The Qur'an and Bible (A Comparison) How does Satan affect people?  

The Effect of Satan in The Bible

A message to people

Verses from The Noble Qur'an

Verse from The Noble Qur'an

قَالَ فَبِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ

16. Satan said: "Because You have sent me astray, surely I will sit in wait against them (human beings) on Your Straight Path.

The Noble Qur'an (7: 16)

Explanatory Notes

أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ الْكِتَابِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْجِبْتِ وَالطَّاغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ هَؤُلاء أَهْدَى مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ سَبِيلاً

51. Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture (i.e. Jews and Christians)? They believe in partners with Allah (God) and Satan and say to the disbelievers that they are better guided as regards the way than the believers (Muslims).

The Noble Qur'an (4: 51)

 

How does Satan affect people?

 

The Effect of Satan in The Bible

Ideas of Harm (to hurt yourself and others) in The Bible

This slide shows examples on where the ideas of harm can be found in the Bible. The following examples are given:
1. 2 Kings 18:27 and Isaiah 36:12: The idea of eating human fesses and drinking urine is found there.
2. Malachi 2:3: It is stated there to spread fesses on the face of humans.
3. Ezekiel 4:12-15: Instructions are there to eat good food with fesses.
 

Ideas of Lust in The Bible

 

Lust is stated in numerous places in the Bible; for example:
1. 1 Timothy 5:23: Where it is stated that drinking wine is better than drinking water.
2. Genesis 19:33-35: Where it is stated that Lut (Prophet Lut peace be upon him) committed incest with His daughters.
3. 2 Samuels 13:10-14: It is stated there that a brother committed incest with His sisters.
 

Ideas of Blasphemy and distortion for the image of Allah (God) in the sight of people in The Bible

 

In numerous places in the Bible ideas are presented to say about Allah (God) Almighty what people have no knowledge of. The following examples are given to demonstrate this point:
1. Isaiah 7:20: Allah (God) Almighty is pictures as a barber.
2. 1 Samuel 6:19: It is stated that Allah (God) Almighty killed 50070 people from looking into a box.
3. John 3:16: It is stated that Allah (God) Almighty has a son who He begot.
These qualities have nothing to do with the qualities of the creator.
 

Ideas that glorify Satan in the Bible

It is stated in the Bible in 2 Corinthians 4:4 that the devil is the God of this world.

We see here that there is a glorification of Satan (the devil) in the Bible and we see the opposite for the creator of all things (Allah (God) Almighty).

 

A comparison between some of the ideas stated in the Bible and the guidance of Allah (God) Almighty in The Noble Qur'an

The Noble Qur'an

The Bible

And indeed Allah (God) has honored the Children of Adam, and carried them on land and sea, and provided them with At-Taiyibât (lawful good things), and have preferred them above many of those whom Allah (God) has created with a marked preference. (The Noble Qur'an 17: 70)

We notice here that Allah (God) Almighty honored people and placed them in an elevated status and made lawful from them so many bounties. This is all a sign of the mercy of Allah (God) Almighty unto His creation.

O you who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves unjustly except it be a trade amongst you, by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allâh is Most Merciful to you. (The Noble Qur'an 4: 29)

Allah (God) Almighty prohibited people in this Qur'anic verse to hurt each other. So we notice that the ideas of Satan in the Bible are the exact opposite of the guidance of Allah (God) Almighty in The Noble Qur'an.

 

There are statement in the Bible stating the eating of food with fesses and in this there is causing harm to oneself.

We notice in this humiliation for people, placing people in a lower status, and the encouragement to cause harm to oneself and to people. These are matters that Satan wants for people.

Forbidden to you (for marriage) are: your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your foster mother who gave you suck, your foster milk suckling sisters, your wives' mothers, your step daughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom you have gone in - but there is no sin on you if you have not gone in them (to marry their daughters), - the wives of your sons who (spring) from your own loins, and two sisters in wedlock at the same time, except for what has already passed; verily, Allâh is Oft­Forgiving, Most Merciful. (The Noble Qur'an 4: 23)

Allah (God) Almighty prohibits incest and adultery in all forms in the Noble Qur'an.

 

Incest and adultery are pictures as lawful deeds in the Bible.

We notice that this places humans in a lower status and make them concentrate on matters that do not elevate a person to a higher level.

The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves, and for the cattle (also) mates. By this means He creates you (in the wombs). There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. (The Noble Qur'an 42: 11)

Allah (God) Almighty states in the Noble Qur'an that there is nothing like unto Him.

It befits not (the Majesty of) Allâh that He should beget a son [this refers to the slander of Christians against Allâh, by saying that 'Iesa (Jesus) is the son of Allâh]. Glorified (and Exalted be He above all that they associate with Him). When He decrees a thing, He only says to it, "Be!" and it is. (The Noble Qur'an 19: 35)

And that Allah (God) Almighty has no partner in His dominion and if a person believes in partners with the creator, then he steals from the ownership of the creator, because Allah (God) is the owner of everything and when a person associates a partner with Allah (God) he is actually stealing part of the ownership of the creator.

 

There are so many distortions for the image of Allah (God) Almighty, in the fact that He is pictured as a barber and that He flies over the land. And that He has a wife and a son.

We notice that in the Bible there are distortions for the image of Allah (God), and portraying Him with matters that do not fit His majesty. This is all the work of Satan out of His hatred to the creator and people. Such that Satan wants people to associate partners with Allah (God) Almighty by whispering to the writers of the Bible that the creator has a son and a wife.

(Allâh) said (to Satan) "Get out from this (Paradise) disgraced and expelled. Whoever of them (mankind) will follow you, then surely I will fill Hell with you all." (The Noble Qur'an 7: 18)

In opposite to that Allah (God) Almighty states in the Noble Qur'an that Satan is disgraced and expelled and that Allah (God) cursed Him and prepared grievous punishment for Him.

 

There is a glorification for Satan in the Bible

We notice that in the Bible there is a glorification of Satan and this is something that Satan wants for people to believe in.

 

The message of Allah (God) Almighty to people as a whole with regards to Satan

And (remember) when Allah (God) said to the angels;" Prostrate to Adam." So they prostrated except Satan. He was one of the jinns; he disobeyed the Command of his Lord. Will you then take him (Satan) and his offspring as protectors and helpers rather than Me while they are enemies to you? What an evil is the exchange for the wrong-doers. The Noble Qur'an (18: 50)

There is a message from Allah (God) Almighty to people in this Qur'anic verse, which is that Satan causes you pain, despair, and has so much hate for you; and still you take Him (Satan) as a friend (i.e. that you agree with the ideas he puts in your mind and carry them out) instead of the commandments, guidance, and mercy of Allah (God) Almighty. Then Allah (God) Almighty says what an evil exchange this is for the people who do wrong to themselves.