A112
Surah: 002 - Ayah: 112
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2:112
Spiritual War
Q. 87. The Qur'anic verse (2:112) implies that devils are not only from the jinns but also from among the mankind. They whisper in the hearts of one another, plausible discourse through guile, so that, by deceiving people through such discourses, they may cause them to go astray. The gist of the same subject is also in the verses (114:4-6) that, khannas (sneaking whisperer) who is from among jinns as well as human beings can whisper directly in the hearts of the people. The question which arises here is: Cannot the mu'mins, who are in the opposite side in this spiritual war, do anything? If not, does this mean that in the spiritual war, the hands of evil are free, but those of the good tied tightly?
A. Yes, the physical and spiritual devils can do all this, but despite all this there is not the slightest despondency about the spiritual abilities of the mu'mins. For they are the army of Allah (hizbu'llah) and it is the army of Allah which eventually becomes victorious (5:56).
This Qur'anic example that, the mu'mins are the army of Allah, is full of spiritual wisdoms. The most important wisdom which it implies is that, by the grace of Allah, the spiritual forces of the mu'mins are greater than the satanic forces of the devils. This is why the army of Allah always becomes victorious in spirit and spirituality. Reflect also on how the army of Satan (hizbu’sh -shaytan) in the verse (58:19), are the losers.
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