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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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Chapter Five: Devil's <strong>Deception</strong> in Matters of Creed (al- 'aqd>id) and Religion<br />

"Do they have feet <strong>by</strong> which they walk? Or do they have<br />

hands <strong>by</strong> which they strike? Or do they have eyes <strong>by</strong> which<br />

they see? Or do they have ears <strong>by</strong> which they hear?"<br />

[ai-A'r4f (7): 195]<br />

It is as if Allah is pointing to humans saying: you all walk, hold<br />

things, see and hear. However, idols are unable to do so. <strong>The</strong>y are<br />

inanimate objects. So how could the superior (human in animal<br />

form) worship the inferior (inanimate object) .<br />

If they only had contemplated well they would have realised that<br />

God created, and He was not created, He composed but was not<br />

composed, and everything was reliant on Him and He relied on nobody.<br />

A person must worship that which created him, not that which<br />

he created. <strong>The</strong>ir assumption that idols have the ability to intercede<br />

(with Allah) was nothing but a mirage that is baseless.<br />

[ 5:8 ]<br />

Devil's <strong>Deception</strong> of the Fire Worshipers<br />

('ubbad al-ndr)<br />

<strong>The</strong> Devil has deceived some people into worshiping fire. He<br />

made them believe that fire was the essence of things, and that world<br />

could not be without it. Sun worship stemmed from this idea as<br />

well.<br />

Al-'fabarI said: 'When Qabil killed Habil, he went to Yemen to run<br />

away from their father. lblis came to him and told him: "Fire ate<br />

Able's sacrifice and was accepted (<strong>by</strong> Allah) because Able used to<br />

serve the fire and worship it. You should erect a house in which fire<br />

is worshiped. He was the first to build such a house and the first to<br />

worship fire."'<br />

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