The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

Chapter Five: Devil's Deception in Matters of Creed (al- 'aqd'id) and Religion
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Others believed in the Creator, but denied messengers and resurrection,
and others claimed angels to be Allah's daughters. Others
were swayed to Judaism and Zoroastrianism, such as the tribe of
Tamim.
Among those who used to believe in the Creator, Genesis, resurrection,
reward and punishment were 'Abdu'l-Muttalib Ibn Hashim,
Zayd Ibn 'Amr Ibn Nufayl, Quss Ibn Sa'idah, and 'Amir Ibn al­
Zarib.
'Abdu'l-Muttalib noticed that there was one oppressor who was
not stricken by a punishment, so he concluded: By Allah there must
be a life after this life where the righteous will be rewarded and the
evildoers punished.
Among those believers was Zuhayr Ibn AbI Sulma. He said (in
poetry):
Put off; yet recorded in writing and hoarded
For day of Accounting, or straightway rewarded
Who afterward became Muslims. Among them was al-Qalammus
Ibn Umayyah al-KinanI, who used to preach in front of al-Ka'bah,
and Arabs did not used to leave Makkah to head home until he gave
his speech. One day he said: "O Arabs, obey my advice and you will
succeed. I know that Allah is not happy about your worship of
numerous idols. He is the Lord of these idols and wishes to be
\\Orshipped alone." Upon hearing this, Arabs abandoned him that
year and did not listen to his advice.
Arabs had another misconception. They believed that if they tied
a horse next to a dead person's grave until the horse died, then he
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