Khalifahklothing - Shaytaan Exposed - Masood Chowdhury

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 (i.e. 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 (i.e. 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 (i.e. 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 illegal ways usury, or by committing illegal sexual intercourse), and make promises to them.' But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.'Verily, My slaves (i.e. the true believers of Islamic Monotheism) — you have no authority over them. And All-Sufficient is your Lord as a Guardian'"[al-Israa' 17:62-64 -- interpretation of the meaning]Everything that happens among the sons of Adam of kufr, murder, enmity, hatred, the spread of immorality and zina, the wanton display of women's beauty, drinking alcohol, worshipping idols and other major sins, is all the work of the Shaytaan, in order to prevent people from following the way of Allaah and to corrupt mankind and drag them to the Fire of Hell with him:"O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), and gambling, and Al-Ansaab (stone altars), and Al-Azlaam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaytaan's (Satan's) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful.Allah has warned us against following the Shaytaan and walking in his footsteps, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):"O you who believe! Follow not the footsteps of Shaytaan (Satan). And whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaytaan (Satan), then, verily, he commands Al Fahshaa' [i.e. to commit indecency (illegal sexual intercourse)], and Al Munkar [disbelief and polytheism (i.e. to do evil and wicked deeds; and to speak or to do what is forbidden in Islam)][al-Noor 24:21]Everyone who turns away from Allah and follows the Shaytaan is only destroying his own self and is a loser in this world and in the Hereafter:"And whoever takes Shaytaan (Satan) as a Wali (protector or helper) instead of Allah, has surely, suffered a manifest loss[al-Nisa' 4:119 -- interpretation of the meaning]The Shaytaan uses strange ways to tempt people; he has corrupted many of mankind and made their evil deeds attractive to them, so he is the cause of their going to Hell, what a terrible fate!"He [Shaytaan (Satan)] makes promises to them, and arouses in them false desires; and Shaytaan's (Satan) promises are nothing but deceptions.The dwelling of such (people) is Hell, and they will find no way of escape from it[al-Nisa' 4:120-121 -- interpretation of the meaning]About the Speaker -Brother Masood Chowdhury has been Working in Dawah for more than 15 years. He graduated with a first class degree in civil engineering from Imperial College, London. He currently practises as a Chartered Civil Engineer.Masood Chowdhury has been studying the Islamic sciences for a number of years, with particular emphasis on the Qur'an, which included a period of two years in Egypt. He is fluent in Arabic and is currently studying for a degree in Shariah in the Arabic medium. In addition to his studies, Masood Chowdhury is a visiting Imam/Khateeb at a number of mosques in the u.k. and also conducts regular Islamic studies classes within the community.He has also delivered many classes including a series of more than 50 lectures explaining the Hadith. He is also the founder of the Islam Bradford Centre http://www.islambradford.com/Talk was organised by the Islam Halifax Centre http://www.islamhalifax.com/For more information on regular lectures talking place in the in the north of England. uk.please go to - http://www.ahlehadithnorth.org/