The Decisive Criterion Between The Friends of Allah & The Friends of Shaytan

الفرقان بين اولياء الرحمن واولياء الشيطان

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The Decisive Criterion Between The Friends of Allah & The Friends of Shaytan

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Indeed the enmity between man and Shaytaan is old, commencing from the time that Adam (AS) was created – from the time that he was ordered to prostrate to him. Shaytaan refused, became arrogant and hence disobeyed his Lord. His arrogance and pride led him to commit a whole host of sins, it made him expend every effort in misleading the children of Adam and made him beautify and embellish sins such that they accepted them and eagerly committed them. Due to this, Allaah, the Exalted, revealed the Books, sent the Messengers and enjoined His servants to various injunctions and admonitions in order to secure them from the evil of Shaytaan. In the light of His advice, profound injunctions and severe warnings, mankind became separated into two groups: a group who were guided and a group who deserved to be misguided. The group who were guided are the inhabitants of Paradise and the group who were misguided are the denizens of the Fire. The inhabitants of Paradise are the Awliyaa of the Most Merciful and the denizens of the Fire are the awliyaa of Shaytaan. “Whoever takes Shaytaan as an ally instead of Allaah has certainly sustained a clear loss.” [An-Nisaa’ (4): 119] Presented to the reader is the book al-Furgaan bayna Awliyaa ar-Rahmaan wa awliyaa ash-Shaytaan at a time in which Shaytaan has overcome the majority of mankind and knowledge of the differences between the Awliyaa of the Most Merciful and the awliyaa of Shaytaan is seldom found. In it, the author explained, in detail, the most important differences between the two categories of awliyaa, tackling the subject from various different angles and thoroughly refuting those who have gone astray in this matter. He discussed the issue of miracles and furnished the principles he laid out with examples of’ miracles performed by both groups of the awliyaa. Furthermore, he clarified some of the most important aspects of the Muslim belief, in all of this depending entirely upon the Book, Sunnah and understanding of the Salaf.