Dajjaal … Antichrist

Part 6

 

… The ever arrogant Shaitan from the beginning wanted to be worshipped so when Allah (SWT) commanded the giving of obeisance to Hadrat Adam (SBUH), he manifested his arrogance which the angels were not aware of …

 

Although Shaitan knew very well that there was no God but Allah, still Shaitan wanted to be the object of prostration … he arrogantly wanted to be worshipped like a god …

 

Shaitan knew very well that Hadrat Adam and all Prophets and their Allah-chosen Successors (SBUT), and specifically the most exalted of them all, i.e. al-‘Aaleen, Hadrat Mohammad and the AhlulBayt (SBUT), were no gods, and that rather they were the most exalted creations of God whom Allah (SWT) had chosen to be obeyed to teach others to worship the One and Only Allah, and that the Divine Command of giving obeisance to them was in fact the Command to worship the One and Only Allah … Shaitaan was extremely jealous of their position, and specially of  the position of al-‘Aaleen who were to be obeyed by absolutely all creations of Allah … Shaitaan arrogantly wanted to be obeyed himself …

 

So Shaitan, in order to be viewed as a god by creations of Allah so that ultimately the al-‘Aaleen may not be obeyed and Allah may not be worshipped, planned his plot which had different parts and executed many of its different parts simultaneously in accordance to different times and places … one part of his malevolent tradition is what we have already discussed in previous sections of this writing and that is to physically , one way or another, get rid of the Prophets and Successors in this world … even in what is being called as gospels there still are indications of this part of the plan:

 

Matthew 23:29 [Jesus said] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! … 23:31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

 

Imam Saadeq (SBUH) has asserted that the killing of Prophets was also the misusing and changing of their teachings … (Osool Kaafi, Tafsir Qommi, Tafsir Jaame’, …)

 

This has exactly been another part of Shaitan’s malevolent tradition and plot, i.e. to spiritually kill the Prophets and Messengers and their Successors, in other words to  kill the truth regarding them (SBUT) through distorting their Pure Teachings … in this part of the plot, once the positions of the God-chosen Successors of Prophets (SBUT) were usurped, the Pure teachings of the Prophets and Messengers (SBUT) were therefore gradually either changed or forsaken … and Shaitan-originated teachings were instead propagated …

 

These satanic teachings have been presented in different kinds, to meet all states of human mind, in different times and places …

 

As a major type of distortion, in order to deviate humankind from the belief of One God, Shaitan has imposed a mystical and intriguing worship of stars, the moon, the sun and … as different gods … let us PAY ATTENTION that there have never been different gods, the idea of worshipping these imaginary so called gods has been a part of Shaitan’s plan so that he may be obeyed and followed … IT IS VITAL TO PAY AATTENTION that  the worship of the so called different gods, be it a planet or a human or an angel or …, is IN ESSENCE THE OBEDIENCE OF SHAITAN …

 

Almost all so called ancient human civilizations such as the Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Persians, … were- as taught by hands of Shaitan- worshippers of different gods, stars, the sun, the moon and …

 

A very important observation is that while in some versions of cosmic Shaitan-taught religions the stars and … were directly mentioned, in other versions different terms have been used …

 

In different chapters of the E-book “Truth behind Christian commemorations” in this site: kindfather.com, indications of these satanic impositions have been presented.

 

According to the Majestic Qur'an, the Prophet Ibrahim- Abraham- (SBUH)- teaching in the area known as Babylonia- in order to attract the attention of and awaken sun, moon and star worshippers, said:

 

Qur’an 6:76 So when the night over-shadowed him [Ibrahim (SBUH)], he saw a star; he said: Is this my Lord? So when it set, he said: I do not love the setting ones.

 

Qur’an 6:77 Then when he saw the moon rising, he said: Is this my Lord? So when it set, he said: If my Lord had not guided me I would certainly be of those who go astray.

 

Qur'an 6: 78 Then when he (Ibrahim) saw the sun rising, he said: this is my Lord! This is the greater! So when it set, he said: O my people! Surely I strongly dislike what you associate as partners (with Allah).

 

Then the Prophet Ibrahim (SBUH) in order to guide them, continued:

 

Qur'an 6:79 Surely I, being Upright, have turned myself wholly to Him Who has originated and created the heavens and the earth, and I am not of the polytheists.

 

Watching the sky, the sun, moon and stars was always fascinating to humankind for it appeared to be otherworldly, so Shaitan who wanted to create mysterious schools, in order to oppose Divine Teachings, has been using any thing intriguing which has aroused the curiosity and fascination of humankind so that human may accept these mystical teachings as Divine Teachings and deviate from the Straight Path …

 

A main basis for almost all mystic schools has been the Zodiac; Webster Unabridged Dictionary defines the Zodiac as: “An imaginary belt of the heavens, extending about 8° on each side of the ecliptic, within which are the apparent paths of the sun, moon, and principal planets. It contains twelve constellations and hence twelve divisions called signs of the zodiac. Each division, however, because of the precession of the equinoxes, now contains the constellation west of the one from which it took its name.”

 

“The concept of the zodiac originated in Babylonian astrology, and was later influenced by Hellenistic culture …” (Mayo (1979), p. 35; as cited in the English Wikipedia)

 

It is noteworthy to mention that in ancient times it was believed that the earth was the center of the universe, and calendars of the old so called civilizations were based on the observation of twelve constellations supposedly representing twelve so called solar months, and not based on the knowledge of the rotation of earth around the sun … and because of the precession of the equinoxes such observations no longer match the months they supposedly represented … while Divine calendar has always been accurately based on the obvious movement of the moon … please refer to the article “Jewish, Christian and Islamic calendars”, also as part of the E-book “Ghadir: Declaration of the Truth, from creation to eternity”, in this site: kindfather.com

 

 “In astronomy, the geocentric model (also known as geocentrism, or the Ptolemaic system) is a superseded description of the universe, where the Earth is at the center of all the celestial bodies. This model served as the predominant cosmological system in many ancient civilizations such as ancient Greece including the noteworthy systems of Aristotle (see Aristotelian physics) and Ptolemy. As such, they believed that the Sun, Moon, stars, and naked eye planets circled Earth.” (Lawson, Russell M. (2004). Science in the Ancient World: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 29–30; as cited in the EW)

 

In Shaitan-taught cosmic systems, the stars and the twelve constellations were some times considered as lesser gods trying to overcome the sun and moon, the light, which were the bigger gods … and other times they were considered as lesser gods under the command of the sun and moon … and other times as children of sun and light … and some times as angels … and some times above light itself …… and …

 

For example one of the twelve constellations- which has been usually considered as a deity and a god of the land in almost all cultures- has been the Taurus or the Bull …

 

Every culture in the ancient world was connected to bull worship- i.e. the worship of the incarnation of one of the gods, the constellation Taurus- in one way or another. Still today in the so called modern world certain people recognize the bull as a sacred animal, for example the Hindus do not kill bulls. The ancient Egyptians worshiped the Apis bull, and the God Hapi, the powerful bull of the Nile River. The Babylonians, the Canaanites, and … worshiped bulls.

 

The golden "calf" which the children of Israel worshipped actually was also the image of a young bull …

 

The morning star which is a very bright planet seen in the east immediately before sunrise has always fascinated humankind; so satan has used this fascination to influence and distort Divine teachings … the morning star has become significant in Judaism and Christianity … it has even been considered as satan:

 

“Lucifer, according to the KJV-influenced Strong's Concordance means "shining one, morning star". (Strong's Concordance, H1966: "shining one, morning star, Lucifer; of the king of Babylon and Satan (fig.)"; as cited in EW)

 

Lucifer: meaning "the morning star, the planet Venus" ("Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, "A Latin Dictionary""; as cited in EW)

 

Bible interpretations teach that satan was once an archangel called Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12-17 - King James Bible).

 

“The pseudepigrapha of pre-Christian Enochic Judaism, the form of Judaism witnessed to in 1 Enoch and 2 Enoch, which enjoyed much popularity during the Second Temple period, gave Satan an expanded role, interpreting Isaiah 14:12-15, with its reference to the morning star, as applicable to him, and presenting him as a fallen angel cast out of heaven. for refusing, according to Jewish writings, to bow to Adam, of whom Satan was envious and jealous of the power over the earth granted to Adam.” (Jackson, David R. (2004). Enochic Judaism. London: TT Clark International. p. 2. The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion. Oxford University Press. p. 651. David L. Jeffrey, A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature (Eerdmans 1992; as cited in the EW)

 

But eventually the belief that satan or the “morning star” or the “planet Venus” was a bad being, opposing God, was forsaken in judaism:

 

“In medieval Judaism, the Rabbis rejected these Enochic literary works into the Biblical canon, making every attempt to root them out.” (Jackson, David R. (2004). Enochic Judaism. London: TT Clark International. pp. 2–4; as cited in the EW)

 

So from then on in judaism Satan is no longer being considered a falling angel, rather an obedient angel:

 

“Traditionalists and philosophers in medieval Judaism rejected any belief in rebel or fallen angels …” (Bamberger, Bernard J. (2006). Fallen angels : soldiers of satan's realm (1. paperback ed.). Philadelphia, Pa.: Jewish Publ. Soc. of America. p. 148,149; as cited in the EW)

 

So the following statement is basically what satan has directed judaism to believe in regard to him:

 

“This describes Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. HaSatan works for G-d.” (Soc.Culture.Jewish Newsgroups)

 

For the better understanding of the history of jewish and christian teachings, and sadly what has been happening after Hadrat Mohammad (SAWA) too … we cordially invite readers to the article “Repudiation of Philosophical and Irfani (Mystical) Fundamentals in Imam Riza (Salaam Be Upon Him)’s Monotheistic Teachings”, as also another chapter of this E-book, in this site: kindfather.com

 

Once judaism obeyed satan’s instruction to consider him as good and not evil, then satan found the ground ready for what is called kabbalism …

 

Kabbalism or mystical judaism is the basis of nearly every tradition covered under general headings such as occultism, cultism, mysticism, gnosticism, universalism, charismatic healings and … The satanic Cult Of Kabbalah is the root of all these beliefs and practices from the beginning to now … The names may change from time to time and from one culture to another … but the major beliefs are satan-taught no matter what is the name …

 

Kabbalism has its roots in what is being called the torah of jews and the christian bible; in the book of genesis it is stated that satan tempted or as the kabbalists say liberated Adam and Eve from the lesser god Jehovah and guided them to become as one of the gods, and that God was so worried that Adam and Eve had become as one of the gods so He cast them out:

 

Genesis 3:5 [satan said] For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods … 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us … 3:23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden …

 

According to Webster Unabridged Dictionary Kabbala is a system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries, and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacred mysteries.

 

Satan also created what is called as gnosticism and …, using kabbala:

 

“Gnosticism is an ancient religion … An inferior angelic being created the Earth, and this being is a hindrance to spiritual development. Many Gnostic schools taught that the Hebrew Scriptures were the religious creation of this inferior god [i.e. Jehovah]. To trick this god out of power, a saviour was sent by the true god …” (The Birth of Christianity" by Vexen Crabtree (2013); as cited in the EW)

 

“Luciferianism is a belief system that venerates the essential characteristics that are affixed to Lucifer. The tradition, influenced by Gnosticism, usually reveres Lucifer not as the Devil, but as a liberator or guiding spirit …” (Michelle Belanger (2007). Vampires in Their Own Words: An Anthology of Vampire Voices. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 175; as cited in the EW)

 

“Luciferianism reveres Lucifer even as the true god as opposed to Jehovah.” (Spence, L. (1993). An Encyclopedia of Occultism. Carol Publishing; as cited in the EW)

 

In the so called new testament of the bible satan is called "the ruler of the world", and "the god of this world" (2 Cor. 4:4).

 

“In Theistic Satanism, Satan is considered a deity who is either worshipped or revered. In LaVeyan Satanism, "Satan" is a symbol of virtuous characteristics and liberty.” (Contemporary Religious Satanism: A Critical Reader, Jesper Aagaard Petersen – 2009. W Right: Mankind, Religions and the End Times, page 35, Kelly Warman-Stallings – 2012; as cited in the EW)

 

The following are a few statements of the kabbalists and Gnostics from a book called Kabbalah; notice satan, within these satanic teachings, is presenting himself as the creator of cosmos, the creator of light, the creator of elohim god, the liberator of god, the shadow of god, the true god himself  …:

 

“… So, this Satan or Prince of Darkness, or the symbol of it, goes back in time not only within us, but also in the creation of the Cosmos. Darkness is not a person, but a Force that belongs to the Uncreated Light …

“So that night, the prince of the night or of the darkness, or what we call Satan, is a force, an entity that exists inside of us and outside of us. In the universe, Darkness is the creator of that Light, which becomes in fact its opposite. That is why Darkness is represented in many great scriptures, like Ancient wisdom states that Darkness is in itself Father/Mother, and Light is its Child. It is evident that the Uncreated Light has an unknown origin, absolutely unknowable to us. In no way do we exaggerate if we emphasize the idea that the origin of the Uncreated Light is Darkness …

“We see then that the Light shines thanks to the darkness; this means that if the Light wants to shine, it needs the darkness. "And the darkness comprehended it not" if this is taken from this point of view, we can state that the prince of darkness - which is Satan - by rejecting the Light it creates the Light …

“Satan, in the Absolute is the upper part …

“If [Elohim] the Logos surged from within the Unknowable Divine, the Devil gave Him liberty to do it ...

“That is, if Elohim or the Logos, the Light created the Universe, it is because the Darkness, the Devil gave him liberty to do it …

“This is the pure wisdom of the Gnostic Satanists …

“You might ask yourself, who is this fire or ferre, or carrier of light, Lucifer, luciferous or lucifugous [satan], who is this carrier of the Light? Well as Genesis in Latin explains it in the beginning, the one that is carrying the light is the darkness because from the darkness comes the Light …

“Make thy light to shine as it is shining in your Father who is in Heaven, who is a shining Angel. So you should be like him; make his light, Lucifer to shine within you ...

“Thus, when satan that shadow of God accomplishes his duty God then absorbs him because it is his own shadow …”

 

Qur’an 36:60 Did I (Allah) not enjoin on you, O children of Adam! That you should not serve the Shaitan? Surely he is your open enemy.

 Qur’an 36:61 And that you should serve and worship Me; this is the Straight Path.

Qur’an 36:62 And certainly he has led astray numerous people from among you. What! Could you not then understand?

 

To be continued …