InTheNameofAllah(God)TheMostCompassionateTheMostMerciful TitleofPaper:

MentalDisturbancesandIllnesses:DiagnosisandCurefromTheGuidanceofTheQuran

ResearchersName:
Dr.ZaidKasimMohammadGhazzawi BiomedicalEngineeringDepartment TheHashemiteUniversity Jordan

SummaryoftheResearch

ResearchAims: This research aims to find a diagnosis and cure for mental disturbances from the guidance of The Quran, keepinginmindthatmodernpsychologyfailedtofindacureformentaldisturbances. ResearchMethodology: The methodology adoptedinthis researchisto ponderupon the verses oftheQuran andtolinkthe versesto each other to derive new knowledge concerning the human psyche and the reason behind mental disturbances affectingpeople. ResearchTopics: Theresearchaddressesthefollowingtopics: ShowingthemiracleoftheQuraninmoderntimes. Knowingthecausebehindmentaldisturbances. DerivingthecureformentaldisturbancesfromtheguidanceofTheQuran. ShowingthemercyofAllah(God)containedintheteachingsoftheQuran. Results: Discovering the cause of mental disturbances and how to cure them from the guidance of The Quran, which shows the mercy of Allah (God) onto people and the truthfulness of the message contained in the Quran. In addition to demonstrating the superiority of the knowledge of Allah (God) in The Quran to the current knowledgeofpeople.

MentalDisturbancesandIllnesses:DiagnosisandCurefromTheGuidance ofTheQuran
Introduction:
Peopleasawholeexperiencedisturbingthoughtstellingthemideasofharm(tohurtoneselfandothers),Lust (perverted sexual ideas), and blasphemy. In psychology people suffering from such ideas are classified as mentallyill.Tillthisdateinmodernpsychologythereisnocleardiagnosisnorcureforthesedisturbingideas thatcometooneshead.Thispaperwillshowhowtodeducethecorrectdiagnosisandcureforsuchideasfrom thelastrevelationofAllah(God)Almighty tomankind(i.e.TheNobleQuran).

ObsessiveCompulsoryDisorder(OCD):
Obsessive Compulsory Disorder (OCD) is one of the most common mental illnesses. It is characterized by a person hearing thoughts in his mind as if he is thinking to himself with them. These ideas cause the person agitation,confusion,depression,andothersadfeelings.Dr.StevenPhillipsondescribesthisdiseaseasfollows: A losing battle between rational self (as represented by an individuals futile attempts ay using reason to combat the disorder) and the brains capacity to create unreasonable automatic thoughts accompanied by uncontrolledemotionalupheaval Inmodernpsychologythereisnocleardiagnosisforwhythesethoughtscometooneshead,whilekeepingin mindthattheyarethelastthingintheworldapersonwantstothinkabout.Theproposedmethodoftreatment laysintakingSerotoninReuptakeInhibitors(SRI)pillsandpsychologicalcounseling.Thisproposedmethodof treatmentisnoteffectiveatall.

TheNatureoftheMainEnemyofHumansasstatedintheNobleQuran:
Ifonethinksaboutthethoughtsapersondescribedasmentallyillsufferfrom,onecanseethattheyareintended to cause pain, agitation, despair, lack of concentration on important matters, depression, and other self destructivefeelings. Ifonethinksofit,thisistheworkofanenemy.Itisasifanenemywantspeopletoliveinhardshipandpain. Sincealltheideaspeoplewithmentalillnessessufferfromarenotgoodanddestructive.Thenotionthatoneself isdoingthisispreposterous.Thusthereisaneedtofindthisenemythatwantspeopletosufferfromtheseideas thatcomeintotheirheads. ThisenemyisstatedincleartermsintheNobleQuranasamercyfromthecreator untoHiscreation.Itisstated inChapter2(verse168)thefollowing:

Thetranslationoftheaboveverseis: OpeopleeatfromwhatAllah(God)Almightyhasmadelawfultoyoufromwhattheearthbringsanddo notfollowthestepsofSatan.Verily,Heisanopenenemyforyou.(2:168) Thus Allah(God)AlmightytellsusthatSatanisthe mainenemy ofhumans.Andsoitcanbeconcludedthat Satanasanenemy ofpeoplewantsthemtobeinhardship,pain,anddespair.Consequently,itisSatanwhois responsible for the ideas of harm, lust, and blasphemy, which people with mental illnesses and disturbances sufferfrom,theproofofwhichwillbegiveninthefollowingsections.

PeoplesviewonSatan
AsignofAllahs(God)AlmightymercytowardsHiscreationisfoundinthefactthatHesendheavenlybooks, such as the commandments received by Prophet Moses peace be upon him, The Noble Quran received by

ProphetMohammadpeace beuponhimandinall ofthesebooksAllah (God)Almightywarned people about their main enemy (i.e. Satan). However, due to the fact that the majority of people deserted Allah (God) AlmightyandHismessagestopeople,themajorityofpeopledonotknowthefirstthingabouttheirmainenemy (i.e.Satan)andthemechanismsbywhichHeaffectsthemby. Nowadays,ifyouaska personaboutSatanandhowdoesHeaffecthimyouwouldmostprobablyhearoneof thefollowinganswers: AnAtheist:HewilltellyouthatSatandoesnotexist. AChristian:MostChristiansthinkthatSatanisamysticalfigurethatexistsbutitdoesnotaffectpeoplewhatso ever. AMuslim:HebelievesthatSatanexists,however,hedoesnotknowthemechanismbywhichSatanaffectshim by. ThisignoranceregardingthemechanismbywhichSatanaffectspeoplebyisverydangerousanddestructiveasit willbeshowninthispaper.InadditionitwillbeshowninthispaperwhyAllah(God)Almightywarnedpeople ineveryheavenlybookaboutSatanandHisdeception.

TheNobleQuran
Allah (God) Almighty throughout the ages sent revelations to guide people to the right path and to lift them through knowledge to a dignified status. The culmination of these revelations is seen in the last revelation of Allah(God)AlmightytomankindwhichistheNobleQuran.TheNobleQuranisaverbalrevelationfromthe Almightyto people delivered by Hislastand beloved messengerMohammad peacebeupon Him. InitAllah (God) Almightystatesin cleardetailsthe mechanisms by whichSatan affectshumans with. Suchthatpeople willnotbefooledbySatanandbesavedfromHisdestructiveinfluence. ThefactthattheNobleQuranisabookofknowledgeandmercytopeopleisstatedclearlyinitinchapter17 verse82:

Thetranslationoftheaboveverseis: AndAllah(God)AlmightysendsdownfromtheQuranthatwhichishealingandmercytothosewho believe,anditincreasesthewrongdoersnothingbutloss.(17:82)

DiagnosisofMentalIllnessesandDisturbancesfromtheNobleQuran:Factsdeduced fromtheNobleQuran
Itisknown fromthe study oftheNobleQuran andtheteachings of ProphetMohammadpeace beuponhim thateveryhumanhasthefollowing: 1. The voice of oneself: The voice you speak with is referred to as the voice of oneself. This voice has a characteristicfrequencythatdistinguishesitfromthevoicesofotherpeople.Andwhenapersonthinksquietly heorshehearsthisvoiceinhisorherhead(i.e.thesamevoicethepersonspeakswith).Thisiscalledthevoice ofoneselfwhichisthevoiceyouspeakandthinkwith. 2.AcompanionDevil:ItisalsoknownfromIslamicteachingsthatacompaniondevilisassignedtoeachand everyhumanatbirth.Thisdevilstrivestomisleadandcausepaintothepersonheisassignedto.Thepurposeof assigningsuchacompaniondevilisatestfromthecreatortopeople,toseewhetherunderallthesetemptations whethera personwillturnbacktohiscreator andfollowhiscommandmentsor not.However,themannerby which this companion devil affects the person he is assigned to is largely unknown and this paper will Allah (God)willingexplainthatindetails.

TheMechanismsbywhichSatanaffectsHumansby:
Themannerbywhichthecompaniondevil(Satan) affectshumanscanbeknown fullyfromtheNobleQuran bythinkingandreflectinguponthefollowingQuranicverses: Allah(God)AlmightystatesinChapter17verse64thefollowing:

Thetranslationoftheaboveverseis: Andbefoolthemgraduallythosewhomyoucanamongthemwithyourvoice,makeassaultsonthem withyourimaginationsandinfluence.Andsharetheirmoneyandchildrenandmakepromisesto them.ButSatanpromisesthemnothingbutdeception.(17:64) Allah(God)AlmightyteachesusthatSatantriestobefoolandtrickhumanswithHisvoice.Thequestionnow arisesastothenatureofthevoiceofSatan.Allah(God)Almightygivesustheanswertothisquestioninverse number4inchapter114oftheNobleQuran,asfollows:

Thetranslationoftheaboveverseis: FromtheevilofSatanwhowhisperswhohides.(114:4) Allah (God) Almighty states that the companion devil (Satan) whispers to humans with His voice and at the sametime Hehides from them(i.e.Hedoesnot makethem feelhis presence).Thequestionnow arisesas to howSatancanwhispertopeopleandatthesametimehidefromthem?Theanswertothisquestionisstatedin thesectiontofollow.

Howcanyourcompaniondevil(Satan)whispertoyouandatthesametimehidefrom you?
TheanswertothisquestioncanbededucedfromthefollowingQuranicverse:

Thetranslationoftheaboveverseis: OpeopleeatfromwhatAllah(God)Almightyhasmadelawfultoyoufromwhattheearthbringsanddo notfollowthestepsofSatan.Verily,Heisanopenenemyforyou.(2:168) The first stepin answering the question as to how your companion devil can whisper to you and at the same timehidefromyoucanbededucedfromthestatementmadeintheaboveversewhereitisstatedthatthedevil isanenemyforhumans.Andthusanenemycaninflictmaximumdamageifhemadeyouthinkthathedoesnot existandthisisusuallydonebytheenemycamouflaginghimself.

The manner by which the companion devil camouflages himself and the only way he can whisper to you thoughtsandhide from youisifhe matcheshis voiceto your own voice(i.e.the voice you think to yourself with). ThusthecamouflagingofSatanisdonebySatanmatchingthetone,pitch,andstyleofHisvoicewiththetone, pitch,andstyleofyourvoice(Theoneyouthinkwith)tomakeyouthinkthattheideasyouarehearinginyour mindareyourownandthatyouarethinkingtoyourselfwiththem.Sowhenadistributingthoughtcomestoyou andyouhearitinyourmind,youthinkthatyourselfistellingyouthisbutinfactisthatyourcompaniondevilis tellingyousuchthoughtsinordertocauseyouagitationandpain. Asummaryofwhatisstatedaboveisshowninfigure1.
UnderstandingtheeffectofSatanonhumansfromtheNobleQuran

YouseekrefugewithAllah (God)Almightyfromthedevil whichwhispersandhidesfrom you

TheNobleQuran(114:4)

AndSatantricksand agitatesyouwithHisvoice
TheNobleQuran(17:64)

Howcanyourcompaniondevilspeaktoyouandinthesametime Makeyouthinkthathedoesnotexist? Theonlywayistoyourcompaniondeviltomatchhisvoiceto Theoneyouthinkwithinregardstoitsfrequency,pitch,style,and Eventhelanguagesyouknow

Figure1:Themannerbywhichyourcompaniondevilaffectsyouby.

ScientificprooftothemannerbywhichSatanaffectshumansby:
SinceSatanisanenemyforhumansthusitcanbeconcludedthatHewantspeopletosuffer,feelpain,andhave eternal punishment. In conclusion it can be deduced that Satan is the sole reason for mental disturbances of humans. To prove this point, if you ask any psychologist to tell you what kind of ideas people with mental disturbancesexperienceandhearintheirmind. Theanswerwouldbeasfollows: 1. Ideas of Harm: Ideas telling them to hurt themselves (suicide for example) and to hurt others (insults, transgression,etc.) 2. Ideas of Lust: Ideas telling them perverted sexual acts and creating mental scenarios where the person is committingsexualacts. 3. Ideas of saying about God what they do not have knowledge of: for example blasphemy, associating partnerswithGod,givingGodsons,wives,anddaughters. If these ideas are compared with the ideas and thoughts Allah (God) Almighty tells us in the Noble Quran (2:169)thatSatanwhisperstopeoplewith,whichareHarm,Lust,andtosayaboutAllah(God)Almightywhat youhavenoknowledgeof,weseeaperfectmatchbetweentheideaspeoplewithmentaldisturbanceshearand theideasofSatan. ThispresentsascientificprooftothefactthatSatanaffectspeoplebymatchingHisvoicetothevoicetheythink with to make them think that theywant to perform such ideas. Figure 2 shows a summary of this scientific proof.

ScientificprooffortheeffectofSatanonpeople
Ideasthatarecontainedinthewhispers ofSatanasdescribedintheNoble Ideasthatarecontainedinthevoices Quran peoplewithmentalillnesseshear

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Theideascanbe classifiedas: o Harm o Lust o Filth o Blasphemy

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Satancommandsyou:

Harm o Lust
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Blasphemy

Figure2:ComparisonbetweentheideasSatanwhisperstohumanswithandthoseexperiencedbypeople sufferingfrommentalillnessesanddisturbances.

The manner by which Satan affects humans with as explained in the Teachings of ProphetMohammadPBUH
Allah (God) Almighty states in The Noble Quran (21:7) that He sent His last Prophet Mohammad peace be uponhim(PBUH)asamercy toallthatexists.ThismanMohammadPBUHwhoisaccusedofsomanythings, ifpeopleonlyunderstoodHismessageandtheinfinitemercycontainedthereintheywouldlovehimandrevere Him.Figure3statesastorywhichhappenedwithProphetMohammad.

EvidencefromtheSayingsofProphet MohammadPBUH
AmancametoProphetMohammad(PBUH) andsaidtohim:OmessengerofAllahIspeak tomyselfwithideaswhicharethelastthingI wouldliketothinktomyself.Theprophet (PBUH)thensaid:Allahisthegreatest,Allah isthegreatest,allpraisetoAllahwholimited theeffectofSatantotheactofwhispering

Figure3:Astory thathappenedtoProphetMohammadPBUH. InthisstoryamancametoProphetMohammad(PBUH)andtoldHimthathekeepshearingideasinhishead which are the last thing he wants to think about. Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) answer to him proves with no shadowofadoubtthatHeisatruemessengerofAllah(God)Almighty,suchthatProphetMohammad(PBUH) answeredhimsayingthatallpraisetoAllah(God)AlmightythatHelimitedtheaffectofSatanonpeopletothe actofwhispering.

Satanstimulatingtheneuralnodesinthehumanbrainbywhispering:
The second manner by which Satan affects humans with stems from the act of generating emotions by whisperingasstatedintheNobleQuran(113:4),whereAllah(God)AlmightytellsusthatSatancangeneratea feelinginthehumanbodysuchthatthefeelingisexactly whatyouaresupposedto feelwhenSatanwhispers His ideas in your head. For example when Satan whispers the idea that you should commit adultery with a womenSatanatthesametimegeneratesafeelingofhappinessinyourbodytotrickyouinbelievingthatyou

are doing somethinglawful andatthesametime your companiondevilwhispersanideain your headtelling youthat:ifitfeelssogoodhowcanitbewrong?. ThequestionnowarisesastohowSatancangeneratethesefeelingsinthehumanbody.Theanswerisstatedin thesameverseintheNobleQuranwhereAllah(God)AlmightytellsusthatSatangeneratesthesefeelingsby stimulatingcertainneuralnodesinthehumanbrain.ThesenodesarestimulatedwhenSatanwhispersHisideas of Harm, Lust, and Blasphemy to you, such that when the vibrations generated from Satans voice passes throughtheneuralnodesinthehumanbrainwhichareresponsibleforgeneratingvariousfeelingsinthehuman bodyitcausesthesenodestobestimulatedtherebygeneratingchemicalswhichgothroughthebodywhichin turngeneratefeelingsthatmatchthecontentoftheideaswhisperedbySatan.Thesenodescanbefoundinthe humanbrain,wherethebraincontainsgroupingsofneuronswhichformwhatarecalledneuralnodesasshown infigure4.

Figure4:Neuralnodesinthehumanbrain.

Theseneuralnodeswhenstimulatedcanproducefeelingsofhappiness,sadness,thrill,etc.Thusthesecondway Satanattackshumanbyisbystimulatingneuralnodesinthehumanbraintoproducefeelingsthatreinforcethe ideasHejustwhisperedtopeople.ItisworthdiscussingfurtherthereasonwhySatangeneratessuchfeelingsby stimulatingneuralnodesinthehumanbrain.Allah(God)AlmightystatesintheNobleQuranthatSatantriesto makeyoubelieveHislies. ThusifSatanonlywhisperedtheseideasinyourheadtheywillnotcarrythesameweightcomparedtothecase whenyouheartheseideasandatthesametimeyoufeelfeelingsinyourbodythatreinforcethem.Thisisaway ofSatantomakeyouseeawrongdeedasagoodoneandagooddeedasawrongone. ThefollowingtwoexamplesdemonstratetheuseofthismethodbySatan: 1. Encouraging adultery: Satan comes to every human with ideas telling him (like he or she is thinking to oneself)thatyoumustenjoylifeandthatadulteryisanormalhumanactionandthatyourbodyneedsit.Atthe sametimeSatanproducesafeelingin yourbodybystimulatingneuralnodesinthehumanbrainto producea feelingofhappinessandthrill.AndwhenyouexperiencesuchfeelingsSatanwhisperstoyouthatsinceyoufeel thismuchhappiness,thus theactionyouaregoingtodomustberight. 2.DisencouragingbecomingaMuslim:WhenapersonstartsponderinguponIslamandTheNobleQuran, Satancomestothatpersonwithideasinhisorhermindlike: LookatMuslimshowbarbarictheyareandthatthey dothisandthat. TheNobleQuranencouragespolygamy,howuncivilized. Ifyouthinkabouttheseideasyourealizethattheyareallorientedtodrive youawayfromTheNobleQuran andtheguidanceofAllah(God)Almighty.ThishighlightsthepointthatSatanisanopenenemytoyouandHe doesnotwantyoutoseethetruthandthemercyofAllah(God)AlmightycontainedintheNobleQuran.

Sataneffectindreams:
ThethirdwaySatanaffectsyoubyisstatedinTheNobleQuranandintheteachingsofProphetMohammad (PBUH). Where Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) states that if you see a bad dream (i.e. a dream where you see horrifyingscenes, youfeelanguishandpain,commitpervertedsexualacts,etc.)ThisdreamisfromSatanand youshouldnottellothersaboutwhatyousawinit.

TheSayingsofProphetMohammad(PBUH) aboutthedreamsfromSatan
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ProphetMohammad(PBUH)saidthatwhoeversawme inhisdreamthenheindeedsawme.SinceSatancant takemyimageindreams. Healsosaid:IfSomeonesawadreamfromSatanthenhe orsheshouldnttellanyonehowSatantriedto manipulatehimorherintheirdream. SahihMuslim(AuthenticsayingoftheProphet(PBUH))

Becausetheseliescontain distortionstothepurityof themessageofAllah (God)Almighty

Whatisthereasonthatyou shouldnttellanyoneabout theliesanddeceptionof Sataninyoursleep?

ThefirstquestionthatarisesfromtheabovediscussionisthefollowinghowcanSatangenerateabaddream? TheanswertothisquestionisthatSatancantaketheformofthepeopleyouknowlikeyourmother,sister,and fatherandthenHetriestomakeyouthinkinyourdreamthatyoudidsomethingperverted.Thesecondquestion is:whydidProphetMohammad(PBUH)instructusnottotellothersaboutwhat youhearandseeinadream fromSatan? TheanswertothisquestionshowsthewisdomofProphetMohammad(PBUH).Thereasonyoushouldnottell othersaboutwhatyouseeandhearinadreamfromSatanisthatitcontainsmisguidanceandliesthatifshared withothersmightcauseconfusionandmisguidancetothepeopleyoushareditwith.

Howcanyoudistinguishbetweenyourthoughtsandthoseofyourcompaniondevil?
Thenextquestionthataperson mightthinkofisthefollowing:HowcanIdistinguishmythoughtsfromthose whisperedbySatan? TheanswerisfoundintheNobleQuraninverse169ofchapter2,whereitisstatedthat:

Thetranslationoftheaboveverseis: Yourcompaniondevil(Satan)commandsyouwhatisharmful,sinful,andtosayaboutAllah(God) Almightywhatyouhavenoknowledgeof.(2:169) Youcannotphysicallydistinguishbetweenthetwo voicesyouhearinyour mindsinceyourcompaniondevil matchesHisvoicetotheoneyouthinkwith,however,youcandistinguishtheideaswhisperedbySatanfrom your own by analyzing the content of the thought that comes into your head, such that if you hear an idea containing oneormoreofthefollowingthenitisfromyourcompaniondevil(Satan)andnotyourself: 1.Harm:Ideasthatcontainthoughtsofdespair,sadness,insinuationsthatthereisnomeaningoflife,andother thoughtstodriveyoutohurtyourselfbyselftorture,suicide,etc.

2.Lust:Ideascomingtoonesheadcontainingpervertedsexualideasandmentalimages.Inadditiontoideas thatconvinceapersonofthelegalityofadulteryandotherprohibitedanddegradingsexualacts. 3. To say about Allah (God) Almighty that you have no knowledge of: Ideas that you hear in your head tellingyouwronganddistortedinterpretationsfortheNoble Quran andtheteachingsofProphet Mohammad peacebeuponhim.InadditiontoideasthatGodhassonsandpartnersforwhichhumanshavenoknowledgeof suchconcepts. Ifapersonexperiencessuchideasthenthesourceoftheseideasisnotyoubutratheritisfromyourcompanion devil (Satan). This is the criterion on which one can distinguish between his voice and the voice of his companiondevil.

WhatSatanaimstoachievefromtheideasHewhispersinthemindsofpeople?
Allah (God) Almighty out of mercy to mankind explains in the Noble Quran what Satan wants for people, WhereAllah(God)AlmightystatesthatSatanisanenemyforhumanswhichwantsthefollowingforthem: Harm yourself: Your companion devilwants youto hurt yourself byselftorture, depression,etc.Satan achievesthisbywhisperingideasinyourmindtellingyouthatyourlifeispointless,thatthereisnofuture for you, that everybody hates you, that you are a laughing stock, etc. In effect because your companion devilcannothurtyouphysically,HeusesyouasatooltodowhatHelovestodotoyouifHecould. Harm others: Byinsults, vandalism,bullying,etc.Satan achievesthis by whisperingideaswitha voice matchingtheoneyouthinkoftellingyoutohurtothersbecauseyouarebetterthanthem,becausetheother personwantedtoinsinuatewithhislooksandwordsthatheisbetterthanyouandthatyouareworthless, etc.BecauseSatancannothurtotherhumansphysically,HeusesyouasatooltoachieveHisgoals. Lust:Satanwantspeopletodegradethemselvesandearntheangeroftheircreator,thereforeHewhispers ideasinthemindofpeopletellingthempervertedsexualactsandplacingtheminsexualscenarios.Satan alsoattemptstodrive peopletocommitpervertedsexualactsby makingtheseactsjoyfulandrightfulin theirminds. ToblasphemeagainstAllah(God)Almighty:SatanwantspeopletoearntheangeroftheirLordandto end upinHell.Inordertoachieve thisthecompaniondevil ofeveryhumanwhispersideasinhis or her mindtellingtheperson falseideas abouthis creator. Like forexample,thatAllah(God)Almightyhas a son(JesusPeacebeUponHim),whichissomethingthatearnstheanger ofAllah(God)Almightytothe personwhobelievesit. Forgetfulness: Satan wants your life to be a shamble, thus in order to achieve this He keeps placing meaninglessideasinyourhead,therebymakingyouforgettheimportanteventsinyourlife. Lack of concentration: Satan wants you to fail in every productive thing you want to do and to make everytaskharder andharder for youtoaccomplishthusinordertoachievethisSatankeeps whispering ideasinyourheadremindingyouofinsignificanteventswhichweakensyourconcentrationonthetaskat hand.

A Proposed Cure for Mental Illnesses and Disturbances as deduced from The Noble Quran:Howtodealwiththewhispersandideasofyourcompaniondevil(Satan)?
Allah(God)AlmightyteachespeoplewhattodowhenSatanwhisperstothembythemechanismdescribedin thispaper,suchthatthecurefromSatanwhisperscanbestatedintwopoints,whicharedescribedbelow: Step1:ThefirststeponhowtodealwiththeideasofSatancanbefoundinverse36ofchapter41:

Thetranslationoftheaboveverseis: AndifanevilwhisperfromSatancomestoyou,thenseekrefugeinAllah(God)Almighty.Verily,Heis theAllHearer,theAllKnower.(41:36) WhereAllah(God)AlmightyteachesusthatwhenanideaofSatancomestoonesmind,heorsheshouldseek refugewithAllah(God)Almighty,whichmeansthatyoushouldrememberthatthesourceoftheseideasisyour

companiondevil(Satan)andthusAllah(God)Almightywillnotholdyouresponsibleforthem,however,you willbejudgedonwhetheryouagreedwiththemandcarriedthemoutornot. Step2: ThenextactionapersonshouldperformwhenanideaofSatancomestohimisstatedinverse168of chapter2ofTheNobleQuran:

Thetranslationoftheaboveverseis: Opeopleeatofthatwhichislawfulandgoodontheearth,anddonotfollowthefootstepsofSatan. Verily,heisanopenenemytoyou.(2:168) IntheaboveverseAllah(God)AlmightyinstructsusnottofollowthestepsSatanlaysdownbeforeus,which meansthatdonotperformthe actionSatanwantsyoutoperform asHeinstructsyoutowhenHewhispersan ideainyourmindtellingyouforexampletocommitadultery,toharmyourselforothers,toblasphemeagainst Allah(God)Almighty,etc. This adviceis further reinforcedin theteachings of ProphetMohammad peace beuponhim,whichstatesthe following: SahihBokhari(AbookcontainingacollectionofnarrationsofProphetMohammadPBUH):Satancomesto youandtellsyouwhocreatedthis?andwhocreatedthis?,untilHesayswhocreatedyourLord?Soifyou experiencethisthenseekrefugewithAllah(God)Almightyandstop. Thus it can be concluded that the correct manner to deal with the whispers and ideas of Satan is to firstly, remember Allah (God) Almighty and remember also that these ideas containing harm, lust, blaspheme, and disturbingimaginations,areallfromSatanandthatyoushouldnotponderaboutthemnorgoinaviciouscycle ofblamingyourselffortheseintrusiveideasandthatyoushouldgoonwithyourlifeignoringthesefalseideas andwhispersandthatyoushouldthinkwithyourselfwiththeideasyouwanttothinkaboutnotthosewhispered by yourcompaniondevil.

AMessagefromAllah(God)AlmightytoPeopleas awholeregardingSatan
There is a message from Allah (God) Almighty to people regarding their main enemy (i.e. Satan), which is statedinverse50ofchapter18intheNobleQuran:

Thetranslationoftheaboveverseis: And(remember)whenAllah(God)Almightysaidtotheangels"ProstratetoAdam."Sotheyprostrated exceptIbls(Satan).HewasoneofthejinnsHedisobeyedtheCommandofHisLord.Willyouthentake him(Satan)andhisoffspringasfriends,andhelpersratherthanMe(Allah(God)Almighty)whilethey areenemiestoyou?Whatanevilistheexchangeforthewrongdoers.(18:50) In the above verse Allah (God) Almighty states that even though Satan is an enemy for you, he causes you depression,agitation,tohurtyourselfandothers,etc.youstilltakeHimasafriend,whichmeansthatyouagree withtheevilideasHewhispersto you,andyou openlydisobeyAllah(God)Almightywhocreatedyoubased onmercyandWhohasinfinitemercyonyou.Whatanevilexchangeyoudo? ButratheryoushouldruntoyourcreatorandtakeHimasafriendandhelperandnotyourenemythatstrives alwaystocauseyoupainanddespair.

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In another chapter of the Noble Quran (Chapter 36) Allah (God) Almighty states the following regarding peopletaking theircompaniondevilasafriendandobeyingtheideasHeputsintheirminds.

Thetranslationoftheaboveverseis: DidInotordainforyou,OChildrenofAdam,thatyoushouldnotworshipSatan.Verily,heisaplain enemytoyou*AndthatyoushouldworshipMe.ThatisaStraightPath*AndindeedHe(Satan)did leadastrayagreatmultitudeofyou.Didyounot,then,understand?(36:6063)

Allahs(God)Almightyinfinitemercy ontopeople:
Allah (God) Almighty states in the Noble Quran that He sends down from The Quran which is mercy and healingforthosewhobelieveanditincreasesthewrongdoersnothingbutloss.Thusitcanbeconcludedthat outofthemercyofAllah(God)AlmightytomankindHeshouldincludewithintheQuranthecureandhowto dealwiththeeffectofSatanonpeople.Andthisisexactlythecaseasseeninthispaper. Also Allah (God) Almighty describes His last and beloved messenger Mohammad peace be upon him in the NobleQuraninthefollowingverse(107)ofchapter21:

Thetranslationoftheaboveverseis: AndAllah(God)Almightyhasnotsentyouexceptasmercytoallthatexists.(21:107) We find the fulfillment of this statement in the fact that the teachings of Prophet Mohammad PBUH contain knowledgethatgenerateshappinesstoeachandevery personwhounderstandsandimplementsthem. AllpraisetoAllah(God)AlmightythatHeguidedustothisknowledge.

References:
ThelastrevelationofAllah(God)Almightytomankind(i.e.TheNobleQuran) Osborn,I.(1998).TormentingThoughtsandSecretRituals.DellPublishing.

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