Human beings have been created very differently from other creatures. With their physical and spiritual properties they have ascended to the level of “most honorable of all creatures.” Along with this superiority come some responsibilities: it is for this reason that human beings have been ordered to follow the path assigned to them. The greatest test on this path is Satan, who can mislead one, causing one to lose the path of glories. Satan was put to the test by God, a test which he failed because of his disobedience and opposition to God. Moreover, Satan tried to defend himself by making up excuses, and prepared the way to his doom with his successive mistakes. He was thrown from the throne of God, and he lost all he possessed.

Although Adam, upon him be peace, was just a part of the test that led to his downfall, Satan, due to his egotistical nature, blamed Adam for the deprivation of God’s mercy, suddenly becoming his archenemy. From then on, Satan was immune to all good deeds and attacked man using all his evil faculties.

The greatest aim of Satan, who failed to obey the Almighty, is to cause human beings to lose their standing, as had once previously happened to him.

A believer tries to take precautions against this fierce enemy and to protect him/herself from the mischief and traps of Satan. If one can ward off Satan’s attacks, one is safe from his evil. However, if one overcomes the temptations and therefore starts to obey Satan, one will feel uneasiness and unhappiness in their heart. A person in this situation goes against their conscience and goes through an inner deformation. If one can pull oneself together after this turmoil and turn to God, the Most Gracious and Most Merciful, with a petition for forgiveness, one can nullify Satan’s attempts to divert one away from God.

Satan is a sworn enemy that has been created by God as a means of testing, and life is a process comprised of struggles with this enemy and the ego, his abettor, inside human beings.