The Second Talk The purpose of creation
of Satan is to put man to test
We all talk of Allah and the Day of Judgement. But do
we really have a strong faith is a moot question! It
is only Satan (and his ilk) that is a touchstone for
testing the humans.
If you take Allah's name with implicit faith, then why
you don't have confidence in His promises. If, unfortunately,
you have accepted the fears that Satan has put in you
mind, then you will be rendered a momin only
in the namesake. If you have a strong belief in the
existence of the Heaven, then why you don't make a sincere
effort to earn a place in it! Why don't you try to avoid
going to the Hell as Retribution for the evil deeds
committed under the spell of Satan!
Wa ma kaana lahu alaihim min sultanin illa lenalama
mai yaumenu bil aakhirate mimman huwa minha fi shak
And there is not for him any authority over them
, save that We would know (distinguish) him who believeth
in the hereafter, from him who is in doubt concerning
it.----Saba 21
You see that a particular lady has claims of piety.
Satan approaches her in the garb of a human being and
says, ' Madam! You have become old-fashioned and retrograde!
You have covered yourself in such a clumsy chadar
(shawl)'. When you happen to see the lady a second time,
she will not look much different from gentlemen! Satan
creates such doubts, fears and changes in the human
beings.
Definitely, the purpose of the creation of Satan is
to test the human beings as to their determination to
be steadfast on the right path. Those who are fickle
minded and susceptible to be led astray by Satan are
also tested by Satan! Thus Allah gets a proof of who
is momin (pious) and who is fajir (hypocrite.)