Innal lazeena attaqau iza massahum taaefun min ash
shaitane tazakkaru wa fa za hum mubseroon"
"Verily those who guard (themselves against
evil) when an evil thought from the Satan afflicteth
them, they become mindful ( of God and get awakened
) then lo! They see (aright)"
A summary of the discussions of the previous evenings
is that the main purpose is to escape from the clutches
of Satan and attain the protection of Allah. The main
plank for achieving this is taqwa or piety.
Abstention from Satan is possible when a person implicitly
follows the mandated practices and avoids haram
acts. If the person is careless about these things,
then escape from Satan is impossible. His example will
be like that of a person who is willfully combating
with a wild animal but keeps crying that he wished to
escape from its clutches.
Keep reiterating - "aa oozu billahi min al
Shaitan ir rajeem"-" I wish to escape
from Satan and come under the protection of Allah",
but if you are unaware of the aspects of Ista-aaza,
and therefore are not complying with them, then the
entire exercise will be futile.
Innal lazeena attaqau : The people who are
in the process of escaping from sinful acts, and Satan
tries to overwhelm them, they instantaneously busy themselves
in the remembrance of Allah. With the felicity (baraka)
of this act, the curtains of thoughtlessness are raised
from their eyes and they comprehend the evil schemes
of Satan very clearly. Thus they are able to save themselves
from the evil bait of Satan.
It is only the persons of piety who are able to save
themselves from the effects of Satan. Otherwise, the
evil influence of Satan is always around!
We have mentioned that piety is a very important tool
concerning our food habits. Our food, or nutrition,
is like the seed of plants. The type of food one takes
nourishes good or satanic tendencies in a person. If
the seed is satanic, then the body acquires evil tendencies.
If a haram morsel goes down the throat, then
the control over the body will come into the hands of
Satan. Till the time that morsel remains in the body,
Satan too will occupy it.
It is mentioned in the traditions that eating one haram
morsel of food, the effects will remain in the
body for forty days and, during this period, the prayers
of the person may not be answered.
