إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّا
“Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you; so take him as an enemy.”
Why these verses?
Satan is a clear enemy.
Essential verses to understand this topic
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ
Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak.'
إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّا
Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you; so take him as an enemy.
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
From the evil of that which He created.
Important terms related to this topic
إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّا
“Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you; so take him as an enemy.”
Satan is a clear enemy.
إِنَّمَا يَدْعُو حِزْبَهُ لِيَكُونُوا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ السَّعِيرِ
“He only invites his party to be among the companions of the Blaze.”
Satan's goal is Hellfire.
الشَّيْطَانُ يَعِدُكُمُ الْفَقْرَ وَيَأْمُرُكُم بِالْفَحْشَاءِ
“Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to immorality.”
Satan's whispers.
وَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَمَّا قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ الْحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ
“And Satan will say when the matter is decided, 'Indeed, Allah promised you the promise of truth. And I promised you, but I betrayed you.'”
Satan admits betrayal.
إِنَّ كَيْدَ الشَّيْطَانِ كَانَ ضَعِيفًا
“Indeed, the plot of Satan has ever been weak.”
Satan's plot is weak.