Many people find their paths leading to separation, whether due to overwhelming circumstances or fluctuating desires, just as hearts fluctuate; someone who was dear yesterday may become an enemy, a mere nobody, or a fleeting opportunity that life’s nature did not allow to grow.
Sometimes, separation is a mercy from God’s infinite mercies that envelop His servants; because life with the other person would be unbearable, and sometimes one of them genuinely wants to part, or both do.
The important thing here is not the moment of separation, but what comes after: how should we deal with fleeting memories, with the laughter etched in our minds, with the resonant phrases still rooted in our thoughts, and with those moments when we felt the world was condensed into a human being of flesh and blood? There is no doubt these descriptions are beautiful, but God’s decree is more beautiful, His mercy is vaster, and His generosity is loftier.
What we must truly do is feel that the world is in God’s hands, that all beauty comes from Him, and that happiness only exists in what He, the Exalted, decrees. We are servants, and this is our reality; we are not robots or iron; we ache from separation and grieve, but this pain dissolves at the first memory we prevent from seeping into our minds. For the living dead do not carry happiness as we imagine, nor do they possess harm or benefit, for all these worldly keys are in God’s hands alone.
If we feel His generosity, bounty, and kindness, we know that God is capable of replacing “living corpses” with living beings who feel, and of replacing the ailing with a healthy one who sees; the secret of the universe lies in unceasing patience that fills the heavens, nourished by the continuity of prayers.
When a person is unconscious, they become easy prey for satanic pleasures; Satan does not need a great investment in this matter, his only desire is to plunge you into psychological wars you are better off without.
Satan and Psychological Tribulations
It pains me how Satan toys with humans, whispering to them to open a notebook filled with black scribbles, lines written with the blood of wounds and the holes of stabs… notebooks that, if you close them, you feel relief, and if you avoid them, you find rest.
So why does that vile one meddle with you, pushing you to scratch a wound that has healed? Why do you fall into the same pit every time? Haven’t you been convinced yet that God’s judgment is the least painful? Haven’t you believed that God wants nothing but happiness for you, and that Satan wants nothing but misery for you? If your answer is “yes,” then why do you drag calamities upon yourself and open doors that were closed with cables?
When a person is unconscious, they become easy prey for satanic pleasures; Satan does not need a great investment in this matter, his only desire is to plunge you into psychological wars you are better off without.
If only you managed them well, repaired your relationship with God, cared for the prayers and increased the acts of worship surrounding them, you would find that happiness and peace of mind are not only in the five obligatory prayers, but in living their meanings daily and delighting in their details, for all this builds a wall that prevents Satan from penetrating it.
The strong believer is better and more beloved to God than the weak believer, as in the authentic hadith: “The strong believer is better and more beloved to God than the weak believer, and in both there is good. Be keen on what benefits you, seek help from God and do not feel incapable, and if something befalls you, do not say: ‘If only I had done such and such, then such and such would have happened,’ but say: ‘God has decreed, and what He wills, He does,’ for ‘if only’ opens the door to Satan’s work.”
This hadith holds a great indication of how Satan lies in wait for our happiness and plants pain in us at every point and cause; a person is truly a victim if they do not realize Satan’s entry points, the first of which is the word “if only” (if only I had said this, I wouldn’t have lost that, if only I had done that, this wouldn’t have happened…)! No, rather say: Praise be to God always and forever
God
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### **1. Monotheistic Views**
– **Judaism, Christianity, Islam**: God is understood as a singular, all-powerful, all-knowing, and benevolent creator of the universe, who is transcendent yet involved in human affairs.
– **Key attributes**: Omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, eternal, and personal.
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### **2. Polytheistic Views**
– **Hinduism, ancient Greek/Roman religions, various indigenous traditions**: Multiple gods and goddesses exist, each with specific domains (e.g., love, war, nature).
– In some traditions, these deities may be seen as manifestations of a single divine reality (e.g., Brahman in Hinduism).
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### **3. Non-Theistic & Pantheistic Views**
– **Buddhism** (generally non-theistic): Focuses on spiritual enlightenment rather than worship of a creator god.
– **Pantheism** (e.g., some interpretations of Stoicism, Spinoza, certain Hindu schools): God is not a personal being but equivalent to the universe/nature as a whole.
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### **4. Philosophical & Deistic Views**
– **Deism**: God created the universe but does not intervene in its workings (e.g., through miracles or revelation).
– **Philosophical theism**: God as a necessary being, first cause, or moral foundation (e.g., Aristotle’s “Unmoved Mover,” Thomas Aquinas’s arguments).
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### **5. Modern & Secular Perspectives**
– **Atheism/Agnosticism**: Rejection or uncertainty about the existence of any god(s).
– **Existentialism**: Humans define their own meaning in a universe without inherent divine purpose.
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### **Common Questions & Debates**
– **Existence**: Arguments for/against God’s existence (cosmological, teleological, ontological, problem of evil).
– **Nature**: Personal vs. impersonal, immanent vs. transcendent.
– **Revelation**: How God is known (scripture, reason, experience).
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If you have a specific tradition, question, or angle in mind, feel free to ask!
Satan
In different contexts, “Satan” can represent:
1. **A supernatural being** — In Christianity and Islam, Satan is often seen as a fallen angel or a jinn who leads people away from righteousness.
2. **A symbol of rebellion or evil** — In literature and philosophy, “Satan” can symbolize opposition to tyranny, the embodiment of human flaws, or the concept of absolute evil.
3. **A metaphor** — Sometimes used to describe a person or force seen as deeply malevolent or destructive.
If you have a specific question about Satan in religious texts, cultural representations, or historical interpretations, feel free to ask!
