What is the Islamic Satan ? Quran

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Sacrifice date       25 march 2009

G. Sen wrote:

"Because of simple curiosity, I have some questions about the Islamic
entity of "Satan". What are the characteristics of "Satan" created by
the "Islamic Allah" ? Are these written in the Quran or explained in
other Islamic books? If not, how the muslims recognise the "Satan" or
"Satanic acts" ?

Here are some gems on Islamic Satan:

The holy Qur'an

Those who spend lavishly to show off but have no faith in God, takes Satan
as their friend...4:38
Satan is to slit ears of cattle, deface fair nature...4:119
Satan creates false desires...4:120
No way to escape hell for following Satan...4:121
Intoxicants and gambling are Satan's handiwork...5:90
Satan pretended to be the sincere advisor of humans...7:21
Satan tries to eavesdrop a hearing; God will pursue Satan's hearing with
shooting stars...15:18
All prophets were, at times inspired by Satan (this is the abrogating verse
for 53:19-20 dealing with goddesses Lat, Uzza, Manat)...22:52

Sahih Bukhari

When adhaan is pronounced, Satan takes to heel and passes wind with
noise...1.11.582
Looking hither and thither during prayer is Satan's play…1.12.718
Satan's head will come out from an earthquake…2.17.147
Satan's trick (puts three knots) while you sleep...2.21.243
Satan urinates in a sleeping man's ears who does not get up for
prayer...2.21.245
Satan came to Muhammad while he was praying; he caught Satan and wanted to
tie him in one of the pillars of the mosque…2.22.301
Satan reaches everywhere in human body...3.33.251, 254, 255
Satan circulates in the mind of a person as blood does (in his
body)…4.53.333
Satan knots three knots at the back of head during sleep…4.54.491
Sleep after sunrise and Satan urinates in your ears…4.54.492
The sun rises between two sides of the head of the devil (or Satan)…4.54.494
Whoever questions who created Allah is Satan…4.54.496
Say prayer during sexual intercourse and your child will not be touched by
the Satan…4.54.503
At times of prayer calls Satan passes wind with noise and takes to
heel…4.54.505
When a human being is born, Satan touches him at both sides of the body with
his two fingers except for Jesus…4.54.506
When Jesus was born, Satan failed to touch Jesus' body but touched the
placenta cover instead…4.54.506
Yawning is from Satan…4.54.509
Satan stays in the upper part of the nose during sleep…4.54.516
The crowing of a cock indicates that the cock has seen an angel; the braying
of a donkey indicates that the donkey saw Satan …4.54.522
All babies cry during their birth because Satan touches them except for Mary
and her son Jesus…4.55.641
Dajjal I(Satan) s one eyed...4.55.554
All-Dajjal (Satan) is blind in one eye...9.88.245
Ad-Dajjal(Satan) is blind in the right eye...9.93.504
The word 'Kafir' is written between the two eyes of Ad-Dajjal...93.505

You can find many such gems in other holy scriptures of Islam.

Abul Kasem

>>From: "G. Sen"
>>Reply-To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
>>To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: [mukto-mona] What is the Islamic Satan ?
>>Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:43:56 +0100
>>
>>What is the Islamic Satan ?
>>
>>After reading various web sites, I am rather convinced that the entity
>>"Satan" holds a special position in the daily lives of the muslims. Among
>>others, the "Satan" has a very high power on very private matters of the
>>muslims (read essays by Mr. AK and others). Devoted muslims regularly curse
>>and through stones to a pillar symbolized "Satan". I also know very well
>>that any idol (which is generally symnbolic) is despised violently by the
>>muslims.
>>
>>

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