| ABOUT THE TALK - When Iblees refused to prostrate to Adam, Allah expelled him from heaven and the curse of Allah is upon him until the Day of Resurrection. Allah said to him: "Then get out from here; for verily, you are outcast. And verily, My Curse is on you till the Day of Recompense" [Saad 38:77-78 -- interpretation of the meaning] Then he asked Allah to grant him respite until the Resurrection, and He granted him that: "(Iblees) said: 'Allow me respite till the Day they are raised up (ie the Day of Resurrection).' (Allah) said: 'You are of those respited'" [al-A'raaf 7:14-15 -- interpretation of the meaning] When Iblees felt safe from destruction, he rebelled and transgressed: "(Iblees) said: 'Because You have sent me astray, surely, I will sit in wait against them (human beings) on Your straight path.Then I will come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them as thankful ones (ie they will not be dutiful to You)'" [al-A'raaf 7:16-17 -- interpretation of the meaning] When Iblees said that, Allah said to him: "(Allah) said: 'Go, and whosoever of them follows you, surely, Hell will be the recompense of you (all) an ample recompense.And befool them gradually those whom you can among them with your voice (ie songs, music, and any other call for Allah's disobedience), make assaults on them with your cavalry and your infantry, share with them wealth and children (by tempting them to earn money by ... |
