The Thirteenth Flash

The Thirteenth Flash

This, the Thirteenth Flash, explains the meaning of

“I seek refuge with God from Satan the Accursed”

[This is about seeking refuge with God from Satan. Thirteen indications will be written. Some of them have been explained and proved in various places in the Twenty-Sixth Word and other parts of the Risale-i Nur so here will be discussed only briefly.]

In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

And say: O My Sustainer, I seek refuge with You from the whisperings of the Evil Ones, And I seek refuge with you, my Sustainer, lest they should come near me*.(23:97-8)

First Indication

FIRST INDICATION

Q u e s t i o n: Although evil spirits do not interfere in the universe in any way in regard to creation; and through His mercy and favour Almighty God takes the part of the people of truth; and the attractive beauties and virtues of truth and reality strengthen and encourage the people of truth, and the repulsive ugliness of misguidance revolts the people of misguidance; what is the reason for Satan’s party very often gaining the upper hand; what is the wisdom in it? And why should the people of truth always seek refuge with God from Satan’s evil?

T h e   A n s w e r: The wisdom and purpose is this: for the most part, misguidance and evil are negative, destructive, and pertain to non-existence. While in the great majority of cases, guidance and good are positive, constructive, repairing, and pertain to existence. Everyone knows that one man can destroy in one day a building constructed by twenty men in twenty days. Yes, a person continues to live due to the existence of all the basic members and conditions of life, life being particular to the All-Glorious Creator’s power; yet, by severing a member a tyrant may make