[33:72] Indeed, we had offered the trust to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they refused that they can bear it and feared from it, while the human being had born it. Indeed, he had been an ignorant wicked.
The above verse informs us that God offered the trust or freedom of choice to His living and non-living creations to expose their innermost views and thoughts about their Creator. Some of His creations took the advantage of this offer whereas others did not. The physical components of His creations such as the heavens, earth, mountains took the advantage and refused to bear any responsibilities on their own but the views of the living creatures were exposed differently; among them the jinn being rejected this gracious offer while the human being failed to make an appropriate decision.
History of the Great Feud
The feud in the High Society was triggered by Iblis (Satan) when he had refused to prostrate Adam, and subsequently Adam and Eve, the parents of the human being were evicted from the Paradise being deceived by him. This enmity between the Satan and the human race is referred to a Great Feud in the High Society that God has detailed out in the Quran with warnings and directions for us, and below is the full story of this Great Feud according to Order of Revelation for better understanding of the history:
1. 38:67-85 (Surah Saad: Rev. Order 38)
[38:67] Say, “Here is a great news.
[38:68] You (Muhammad) are an averse from it.
[38:69] It has not been for me (Muhammad) any knowledge of the High Society when they were disputing.
[38:70] It is not revealed to me except that I am only a clear warner.”
[38:71] When your Lord said to the angels, “Indeed, I am creating a human being from clay.
[38:72] So when I have designed him and have blown into him from My spirit, then you shall fall down to him as prostrators.”
[38:73] So, the angels had prostrated all of them together,
[38:74] except Iblis – he had been arrogant and had been with the disbelievers.
[38:75] He said, “O Iblis, what has prevented you from prostrating to whom I have created with My hands? Have you been arrogant or have you been with the exalted ones?”
[38:76] He said, “I am better than him; You have created me from fire and You have created him from clay.”
[38:77] He said, “So, get out of here as indeed, you are on accursed.
[38:78] And indeed, upon you is My curse until a Day of the Judgment.”
[38:79] He said, “My Lord, give me respite until a day they are resurrected.”
[38:80] He said, “Then indeed, you are with those who are given respite.
[38:81] Until a day of the renowned time.”
[38:82] He (Satan) said, “Then by Your majesty, surely, I will mislead them all.
[38:83] Except Your servants, the sincere ones from them.”
[38:84] He said, “Then it is the truth and the truth, I say.
[38:85] Surely, I will fill Hell with you and whoever has followed you from them all.”
2. 7:11-25 (Surah al-A`raaf: Rev. Order 39)
[7:11] And certainly, we have created you, then we have shaped you, then we said to the angels, “Prostrate to Adam.” They had prostrated except Iblis; he was not with the prostrators.
[7:12] He said, “What has prevented that you do not prostrate when I have commanded you?” He said, “I am better than him; You have created me from fire, and you have created him from clay.”
{7:13] He said, “So, go down from here, while it is not for you that you do not be arrogant in here. So get out; indeed, you are with the disgraced ones.”
[7:14] He said, “Give me respite until a day they are raised up.”
[7:15] He said, “Indeed, you are with those who are given respite.”
[7:16] He said, “Since of that You have sent me astray, surely, I will stay on Your path, the straight one for them.
[7:17] Then surely, I will come to them their before and their behind, and from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them grateful.”
[7:18] He said, “Get out of here as despised and defeated. Surely, whoever has followed you among them; surely, I will fill Hell from you all.
[7:19] And O, Adam, dwell you and your wife in the Paradise, and eat both of you from wherever you wish, and you (both) do not approach this – the tree that you (both) would be with the wrongdoers.”
[7:20] Then the Satan whispered to both of them to display for both of them what has been concealed of their shame from both of them. And he said, “Your Lord have not forbidden you both from this – the tree, except that you two become angels, or you two become among the everlasting ones.”
[7:21] And he (Satan) had sworn to both of them, “Indeed, I am to both of you surely, of the good advisors.”
[7:22] Thus, he misled both of them by deception. Then when they both had tasted the tree, their shame became visible to both of them, and they both had begun to fasten over them from leaves of the Paradise. And their Lord called them both: “Did I not forbid you both from this – the tree, and say to you both that the Satan is an open enemy to you both?”
[7:23] They both said, “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive for us and have mercy on us, surely, we will be with the losers.”
[7:24] He said, “Go down as enemy to one of you to other, and for you there will be a dwelling place and livelihood in the earth for a while.”
[7:25] He said, “In it you will live and in it you will die, and from it you will be brought forth.”
3. 20:115-123 (Surah Ta Ha: Rev. Order 45)
[20:115] And certainly, we had made a pledge to Adam before, while he forgot, and we did not find in him determination.
[20:116] And when we said to the angels, “Prostrate to Adam”, then they had prostrated except Iblis, he had refused.
[20:117] Then we said, “O Adam, indeed, this is an enemy to you and to your wife. So do not let him drive you both out from the Paradise that you would suffer.
[20:118] Indeed, for you that there will have no hunger therein, nor will you go unclothed.
[20:119] And that you will not suffer from thirst therein, nor will you expose to heat.”
[20:120] Then the Satan had whispered to him, he said, “O Adam, do I show you to a tree of the eternity and a kingdom will never fall?”
[20:121] Then they both had eaten from it, so their shame became visible to them, and they tried to fasten around themselves with leaves of the Paradise. And Adam had disobeyed his Lord, thus, he erred.
[20:122] Then his Lord had chosen him, so He turned to him and guided (him).
[20:123] He said, “Go down from here all as enemy to one of you to other. Then when guidance comes to you from Me, then whoever has followed My guidance, then he will not go astray, nor will he suffer.
4. 17: 60-65 (Surah Bani Israel: Rev. Order 50)
[17:60] And when we said to you: “Indeed, your Lord has encompassed of the people.” And we have not made the vision, which we have showed you except a test for the people, and the accursed tree in the Quran. And we threaten them, while it does not increase except a great transgression.
[17:61] And we said to the angels: “Prostrate to Adam.” So, they had prostrated except for Iblis, he said: “Shall I prostrate to whom You have created from clay.
[17:62] He said: “Have You seen this (Adam) whom You have preferred over me? If You have given me a respite until a day of the Resurrection, I will seize his progeny except for a few.”
[17:63] He said: “He said: “Go, then whoever has followed you from them, then indeed, Hell is your recompense – an appropriate recompense.
[17:64] And you shall incite whoever you have been able from them with your voice, and shall assault on them with your cavalry and infantry, and shall be a partner in the wealth and the children, and shall promise them.” And the Satan cannot not promise them except a deception.
[17:65] Indeed, My servants – it has not been any authority for you over them and has sufficed with your Lord as a Guardian.
5. 15:28-49 (Surah al-Hij’r: Rev. Order 54)
[15:28] And when your Lord said to the angels, “Indeed, I am creating a human being from hardened clay of an altered black mud.
[15:29] Then when I have designed him and have breathed into him from My spirit, then you shall fall down to him as prostrators.”
[15:30] Then had prostrated the angels, all of them together,
[15:31] except Iblis. He had refused that he would be with the prostrators.
[15:32] He said, “O Iblis, what is for you that you are not with the prostrators?”
[15:33] He said, “I am not to prostrate to a human You have created from hardened clay of an altered black mud.”
[15:34] He said, “So, you shall get out from here; as indeed, you are expelled.
[15:35] And indeed, upon you is the curse until a day of the Judgment.”
[15:36] He said, “My Lord, then give me a respite until a day they are raised.”
[15:37] He said, “Then indeed, you are with the respited ones.
[15:38] until a day of the renowned Time.”
[15:39] He said, “My Lord, because of what You have misled me; surely, I will make fair-seeming (their evil deed) to them in the earth and surely, I will mislead them all.
[15:40] except Your servants from them – the sincere ones.”
[15:41] He said, “This is a straight path to Me.
[15:42] indeed, My servants – it has not been any authority for you over them, except whoever has followed you from the strayers.
[15:43] And indeed, Hell is surely a promised place for them all.
[15:44] There are seven gates to it – to each gate is assigned a portion from them.”
[15:45] Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and springs.
[15:46] Enter it with peace being secure.
[15:47] And we will remove whatever of hatred in their breasts as brothers on coaches facing each other.
[15:48] No fatigue will touch them in it, nor will they be removed from it.
[15:49] Inform My servants that I am the Forgiving, the Merciful.
6. 18:50 (Surah al-Kahf: Rev. Order 69)
[18:50] And when we said to the angels, “Prostrate to Adam,” then they had prostrated except Iblis. He had been with the jinn as he had rebelled against his Lord’s command. Will you then take him and his descendants as protectors other than Me, even though they are enemies to you? It has been miserable is the exchange for the wrongdoers!
7. 32:9 (Surah al-Sajdah: Rev. Order 75)
[32:9] Then He had shaped him and had breathed into him from His spirit, while He made for you the hearing, the vision, and the understanding; little is what you appreciate.
8. 2:30-39 (Surah al-Baqarah: Rev. Order 87)
[2:30] And when your Lord said to the angels, “I am placing a representative in the earth.” They said, “Will You place in it whoever will spread corruption in it and will shed the blood? While we glorify with Your praise and sanctify for You.” He said, “Indeed, I know what you do not know.”
[2:31] And He taught Adam the names all of them. Then He presented them to the angels, then said, “Inform Me of the names of these, if you have been truthful ones.”
[2:32] They said, “Glory is Yours. There is no knowledge for us except what You have taught us. Indeed, You are the Knower, the Wise.”
[2:33] He said, “O Adam, inform them of their names.” Then when he had informed them of their names, He said, “Did I not say to you? Indeed, I know secrets of the heavens and the earth and I know what you declare, and what you have done to conceal.”
[2:34] And when we said to the angels, “Prostrate to Adam,” then they had prostrated except Iblis; he had refused and had been arrogant and had become a disbeliever.
[2:35] And we said, “O Adam, live you and your spouse in the Paradise, and eat both of you from it freely wherever you wish, but do not approach this – the tree, then you would be the wrongdoers.”
[2:36] But the Satan had made them fall from it, and he had driven them out from what they had been in it. And we said, “Go down you all as enemy of you to other, and for you there will be a dwelling place and a provision for a while.”
[2:37] Then Adam had received words from his Lord, so He had turned to him. Indeed, He is the Redeemer, the Merciful.
[2:38] We said, “Go down you all from it, then when there has come to you guidance from Me, then whoever has followed My guidance, then there is no fear for them, nor will they grieve.
[2:39] And those who have disbelieved and have denied in our revelations, those are companions of the Fire – they will be dwellers in it.”
Mathematical confirmation
The history of the Great Feud is detailed out in 83 verses of 8 surahs in the Quran: 6 initialed surahs – Saad, al-`Araaf, Ta.Ha., al-Hij’r, al-Sajdah and al-Baqarah and 2 un-initialed surahs – Bani Israel and al-Kahf. If the surah # and verse # of all these references are added, the sum is a multiple of 19 => 4560 = 19x240 (See Table below for details):
Notes: Even though the unusual events are covered in the initialed surahs in the Quran but there are also references of the feud from 2 un-initialed surahs to indicate its relation with our predestination mentioned in surah Bani Israel (17:13), and the story of seven sleepers stated in surah al-Kahf directly connected with the end of the world (18:9 & 21).
This mathematical proof confirms that the Satan was the most ardent enemy of the human being in the High Society as well as he and his allies are fervent enemies of us on the earth as well. This mathematical interpretation also confirms that God’s creatures, angels and jinns who are invisible to us does exist.
Conclusion
Even though the Satan triggered the feud in the High Society but the human being did not do a very good job either. Moreover, we the humans failed to make a firm decision in the event prior to it. God has not only clearly spelled out the history of the Great Feud but He has also blessed us with knowledge to mathematically confirm that the Satan is our most ardent enemy in the earth too as like as he had been in the Heaven. He had not only evicted us from the Heaven but he also swore by God to mislead most of us in the earth to send astray. Thus, the history of the Great Feud needs to be studied with keen attention concentrating on His warnings and teachings, so we can, hopefully, learn from mistakes and do better to be successful in the life of the world being our 3rd and the final chance as we already missed two opportunities given in the Heaven. If we all could learn from the history and visualize the Satan to be our most ardent enemy from the mathematical proof, and make all our efforts against the devils to win over them, we would be able to get back to Heaven being redeemed our sins like Adam and Eve as well as many others who had done it in the past. God willing, we will make use of this life, our final chance to redeem ourselves, denounce our crime, and rejoin God’s kingdom reflecting on the following verse of the Quran:
[22:52] And we have not sent any messenger (rasuulin) before yourself (Muhammad) nor a prophet (nabiyyin), when he had recited except the Satan cast in his recitation, while God annuls what the Satan cast. Then God establishes His revelations, and God is Knower, Wise.
Peaceful Friday, salaam and God bless.
Tafazzal (12/5/2014)