Know The Devil To Know Yourself

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بسم الله

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There is a saying that states that to know yourself is to know your enemy and any God-fearing individual would agree that the devil is exactly that: your enemy.

You need to understand the way he works in order to safeguard yourself against him and to better protect yourself from falling into the traps he sets up for you.

In Islam, we learn that each human has an assigned jinn called qarin - an entity that does not leave you and has been with you since birth. Their role is to encourage you into sin. Those whispers- waswasa- come from the qarin to tempt you into paths forbidden.

Now, while they cannot physically possess or move your hand to commit haram, they most definitely can influence you all the same.

That is why it is important to understand the conditions that make their influence more powerful and how to prevent this.

Our minds are incredible, Elhumduliliah, but they are also very susceptible to influences, more so when they are in weak states.

While it is normal to have dips in your wellbeing and faith here and there, constant, long-lasting periods of this can be really damaging and the perfect breeding…