ASSALM-O-ALAIKUM
Description: How seemingly benign
practices can lead to very dangerous situations
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In
2004 the Justice Minister of Cyprus warned of the dangers of occultism and
neo Satanism in European society. In 2010 six Russian Satanists were
jailed for ritual sacrifice when they were found guilty of dismembering and
eating several teenage victims. Examples of evil and predatory
behaviour abound, yet the majority of humankind, particularly in the West,
are prone to dismiss the role Satan plays in these scenarios.
The Satanic Bible written and edited by Anton LaVey is
a collection of essays, observations, and rituals. It contains
the core principles of the religion of Satanism, and is considered the
foundation of its philosophy and dogma. The Nine Satanic statements are
little more than excuses for immoral hedonistic behaviour. For
example, “Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to
physical, mental, or emotional gratification.” A believer would easily
see the deception in such statements. However those who are not aware
of God’s love for humankind might be tempted to follow their perverse
guidelines. Since the dawn of time God has sent prophets and messengers
to reveal His love and show the right way that benefits humankind, however,
humankind is prone to fall victim to his own desires and whims. Satan
is well aware of this and books such as Anton LaVey’s Satanic Bible are
welcomed by him.
As we know, these modern Satanists bear little
resemblance to the myths created by the Catholic Church, however by following
the nine satanic statements, or gathering in groups to affirm admiration for
Satan and all he stands for, men and women are leaving themselves open to
being completely overcome or over taken by Satan himself. The satanic
dabblers mentioned in the previous article are also putting themselves into a
precarious position.
Satan (the devil, Lucifer etc) is a jinn, a creature
from the unseen. He is full of despair because he has been denied
God’s Mercy and has therefore vowed not to inhabit the depths of Hell alone;
his wish is to take as many human beings with him as he can. God warns
us against the enmity of Satan throughout the Quran. Satan is
able to deceive, misguide and trick people and is able to make sin look like
a gateway to Paradise. Unless a person is careful he or she can be
easily mislead and therein lays the danger of groups, cults or religions that
attach themselves to Satan or Satanism.
The people who take Satan as a friend or supporter
will soon learn that he will betray them and lead them to destruction.
Next he leaves them altogether; he forsakes them and rejoices in their
misfortune. He encourages them to abandon their morals and values, and
even encourages crimes such as murder, stealing and pedophilia. People
who experiment with satanic worship are particularly vulnerable to his wicked
ways; Satan will lead them to the most awful places, physically and
emotionally, and then abandon them.
We have discovered that Satanism exists in many
forms. The most well-known is the Church of Satan, there are also other
splinter groups that engage in some degree of Satanic worship. Believing in
or practicing fortune-telling, communicating with the 'dead' and other such
practices are the tools of Satan and he delights in their use. They are
Satan’s clever recruiting tools, designed to lead many into actual Satan
worship. Satanic worship is usually labeled very deceptively or even
glamorized in block-buster Hollywood movies; one may not realize at times
that a certain ritual is indeed a Satanic one!. One should be particularly
careful of things that are labelled as “getting back to nature” or as
“fun”. It might seem like fun to read your horoscope or play with a
Ouija Board, but it is also opening a door to the devil, inviting him into
our hearts and minds and allowing him to wreak havoc there.
Satanism is really a war, and for the most part Satan
is winning because we, the modern people of the 21st century, have
all but ceased to believe in his existence, even to the extent of using his
name to gain publicity and notoriety. Strangely many of these people
take Satan as their supporter or friend. They both knowingly and
unknowingly follow in his footsteps and accept his ideas even though he is
their primary enemy who wants nothing less than to destroy them completely in
both this life and the next. How irrational it is to take one's
fiercest enemy as one's friend. Many of these people are
criminally insane or down right evil, others are merely gullible and
uneducated without the weapons to defend themselves.
God however has not left us defenseless in this
war. He has provided us with much needed information about our greatest
enemy. If we read and understand God’s warnings we would easily see
Satanism as a deceitful trick perpetrated by Satan himself and human beings
with little or no sense. From the Quran and the authentic traditions of
Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, we are able
to gain the much needed information about Satan’s motives and methods.
God has given us this means to protect ourselves, and with it the weapons to
resist and fight this ceaseless war waged by Satan and his cohorts.
More information can be found in the series of articles on this website
entitled Are we Alone?
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