Abstract
Snakes feature in all belief systems and are prominently visible in a number of religious, regal, medical, maritime, and other state, organisational and professional symbols, both ancient and modern, across the world.
Snakes are jinns. Iblis was a jinn. and The Quran clearly informs us that Iblis and his progeny are the enemy, and warns us to not take them as protectors instead of Allah.
Snakes are jinns. Iblis was a jinn. and The Quran clearly informs us that Iblis and his progeny are the enemy, and warns us to not take them as protectors instead of Allah.
Full Text
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِي وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ بِئْسَ لِلظَّالِمِينَ بَدَلًا
And when We said to the Angels, "Prostrate to Adam," so they prostrated except Iblis. (He) was of the jinn, and he rebelled against the Command (of) his Lord. Will you then take him and his offspring (as) protectors other than Me, while they (are) to you enemies? Wretched for the wrongdoers (is) the exchange.
[Al-Quran 18:50]
The Quran repeatedly warns us of Iblis and his progeny, who are the sworn enemies of Adam and his progeny. Surah alKahf informs us that Iblis was of the jinn. As discussed in جَانٌّ (Snake || Jinn), jinns are snakes! Snakes feature in all belief systems and are prominently visible in a number of religious, regal, medical, maritime, and other state, organisational and professional symbols, both ancient and modern, across the world. Many mythologies falsely attribute relationships between God and the snakes. In the ayaat following the passage about Iblis in Surah alKahf, it goes on to state:
وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِي هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ لِلنَّاسِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ وَكَانَ الْإِنسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلًا
And certainly, We have explained in this the Quran for mankind of every example. But is the man (in) most things quarrelsome.
[Al-Quran 18:54]
Among the closing ayaat of Surah alKahf, we read:
أَفَحَسِبَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَن يَتَّخِذُوا عِبَادِي مِن دُونِي أَوْلِيَاءَ إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَافِرِينَ نُزُلًا
قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِالْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَالًا
الَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا
أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَلِقَائِهِ فَحَبِطَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَزْنًا
ذَٰلِكَ جَزَاؤُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُوا وَاتَّخَذُوا آيَاتِي وَرُسُلِي هُزُوًا
Do then think those who disbelieve that they (can) take My servants besides Me (as) protectors? Indeed, We - We have prepared Hell for the disbelievers (as) a lodging.
Say, "Shall We inform you of the greatest losers (as to their) deeds?
Those - is lost their effort in the life (of) the world, while they think that they (were) acquiring good (in) work."
Those (are) the ones who disbelieve in the Verses (of) their Lord, and the meeting (with) Him. So (are) vain their deeds, so not We will assign for them (on) the Day (of) the Resurrection any weight.
That (is) their recompense - Hell - because they disbelieved, and took My Verses and My Messengers (in) ridicule.
[Al-Quran 18:102-106]
Say, "Shall We inform you of the greatest losers (as to their) deeds?
Those - is lost their effort in the life (of) the world, while they think that they (were) acquiring good (in) work."
Those (are) the ones who disbelieve in the Verses (of) their Lord, and the meeting (with) Him. So (are) vain their deeds, so not We will assign for them (on) the Day (of) the Resurrection any weight.
That (is) their recompense - Hell - because they disbelieved, and took My Verses and My Messengers (in) ridicule.
[Al-Quran 18:102-106]
Surah alKahf begins with praising Allah for giving us a clear book with no عِوَجًا (ambiguity, distortion or deviation). It warns of terrible punishment and gives glad tidings of a never-ending reward. It is also a warning for those who attribute a son to Allah. Surah alKahf concludes with:
قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا
Say, "Only I (am) a man like you. Has been revealed to me that your God (is) God One. So whoever is hoping (for the) meeting (with) his Lord, let him do deeds righteous and not associate in (the) worship (of) his Lord anyone."
Many mighty civilisations have passed away into oblivion, while their ruins remain as evidence.
Surah anNaml grants us a variety of insights into the history of jinns vis-à-vis humans:
- Change of State: Moses' staff started moving like a snake, and reverted back into a staff when Moses held it again, as a sign from Allah for Pharaoh, in whose religion snakes and serpents feature prominently.
- Subservience of Jinns: Snakes came under the command of the righteous King Solomon to serve in his army; other surahs in The Quran inform us that they were serving Solomon under compulsion, not free-will; the jinns were being guarded and compelled to do the work assigned.
- from Everything: The grand throne of Saba and its mighty kingdom are mentioned in particular. They had been given from everything! Satan (the jinn Iblis) had made Sun-worship fair-seeming to this mighty civilisation.
- Instantaneous Transportation: The jinn-courtier of Solomon had the ability to transport things across great distances in a short period of time; however, the person who had been given knowledge from The Book could transport things almost instantaneously!
- Advanced Technology: When the Queen of Saba saw the level of advancement of Solomon's kingdom, in particular the glass-flooring of his palace, she came to realise that she had been wronging her own Nafs by worshipping the Sun instead of Allah, the actual Sustainer of the Worlds.
All of the above are topics being pursued in the frontiers of science even today!
Once again, science has advanced to a stage where the womb is being experimented with; and that also with the legal protection of the state!
- The Womb: Surah anNaml also goes on to mention the crimes of the disbelieving Thamud and people of Messenger Lut vis-à-vis the womb: the former rendered it barren, while the latter were indulging in homosexuality, and/or corrupting creation by cross-breeding with the males of the worlds. Surah anNisa` warns us to guard the womb, and of Satan's plots against it!
Once again, science has advanced to a stage where the womb is being experimented with; and that also with the legal protection of the state!
- Surah anNaml foretells that a creature from the Earth will be brought forth because people did not believe in the ayaat/signs.
Jinns: Abilities & Limitations
Surah Saba and Surah Saad give us further insights into the abilities and limitations of the jinns:
وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ الرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُ عَيْنَ الْقِطْرِ وَمِنَ الْجِنِّ مَن يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ وَمَن يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ السَّعِيرِ
يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَاءُ مِن مَّحَارِيبَ وَتَمَاثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَاتٍ اعْمَلُوا آلَ دَاوُودَ شُكْرًا وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ
فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا دَابَّةُ الْأَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنسَأَتَهُ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ الْجِنُّ أَن لَّوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ الْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا فِي الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ
And to Sulaiman, the wind - its morning course (was) a month and its afternoon course (was) a month, and We caused to flow for him a spring (of) molten copper. And [of] the jinn who worked before him by the permission (of) his Lord. And whoever deviated among them from Our Command, We will make him of (the) punishment (of) the Blaze.
They worked for him what he willed of elevated chambers and statues and bowls like reservoirs and cooking-pots fixed. "Work, O family (of) Dawood! (in) gratitude." But few of My slaves (are) grateful.
Then when We decreed for him the death, not indicated to them [on] his death except a creature (of) the earth eating his staff. But when he fell down, became clear (to) the jinn that if they had known the unseen, not they (would have) remained in the punishment humiliating.
وَالشَّيَاطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّاءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ
وَآخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِي الْأَصْفَادِ
And the devils, every builder and diver,
And others bound in chains.
Seeking Protection
Surah alMominun advises the believers to repel evil with what is best, and to seek Allah's protection:
ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ السَّيِّئَةَ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ
وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ
Repel by that which (is) best - the evil. We know best of what they attribute.
And say, "My Lord! I seek refuge in You from (the) suggestions (of) the evil ones,
And I seek refuge in You, My Lord! Lest they be present with me."
Duly Warned
On the Day of Judgment, Allah will say to the criminals :
وَامْتَازُوا الْيَوْمَ أَيُّهَا الْمُجْرِمُونَ
أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَا بَنِي آدَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا الشَّيْطَانَ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
وَأَنِ اعْبُدُونِي هَٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ
وَلَقَدْ أَضَلَّ مِنكُمْ جِبِلًّا كَثِيرًا أَفَلَمْ تَكُونُوا تَعْقِلُونَ
هَٰذِهِ جَهَنَّمُ الَّتِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ
"But stand apart today O criminals!
Did not I enjoin upon you O Children of Adam! That (do) not worship the Shaitaan, indeed, he (is) for you an enemy clear,
And that you worship Me? This (is) a Path Straight.
And indeed, he led astray from you a multitude great. Then did not you use reason?
This (is) (the) Hell which you were promised.
Jinns: Protectors & Helpers?
On the Day of Judgement, Allah will ask the angels:
Surah Yasin further informs us that when people seek help from other than Allah, they themselves become soldiers for those false gods:
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ أَهَٰؤُلَاءِ إِيَّاكُمْ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ
قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا مِن دُونِهِم بَلْ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ الْجِنَّ أَكْثَرُهُم بِهِم مُّؤْمِنُونَ
And (the) Day He will gather them all, then He will say to the Angels, "Were these you they were worshipping?"
They will say, "Glory be to You (are) our Protector, not them. Nay, they used (to) worship the jinn, most of them in them (were) believers."
Surah Yasin further informs us that when people seek help from other than Allah, they themselves become soldiers for those false gods:
وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مُّحْضَرُونَ
فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ إِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ
But they have taken besides Allah gods, that they may be helped.
Not they are able to help them, but they - for them (are) hosts (who will) be brought.
So (let) not grieve you their speech. Indeed, We [We] know what they conceal and what they declare.
Surah alJinn clearly tells us:
وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ الْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا
And that (there) were men among mankind who sought refuge in (the) men from the jinn, so they increased them (in) burden.
[Al-Quran 72:6]
Related posts:
- جَانٌّ (Snake || Jinn)
- The Creation & Emergence of Species
- Satan's Enmity: Origin & Objective
- Blue-Eyed Criminals
- Jinn-Human Hybrids
- The Evil of the الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ
- The Shuar & The Achuar (الشُّعَرَاءُ)
- Birthday Celebrations
- The Language of The Birds
- Pyramids & Obelisks
- To Forget the Meeting with Allah
- World History & Future Implications
- Guarding the Womb
- Wronging the Nafs
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