Adam, Eve and Satan

I was watching tv programme on channel 9 called Usrah, hosted by an ustazah I love; Ustazah Fatimah Az-Zahra (if I’m not mistaken). She was reading the seventh surah from Al-Quran; Surah Al-A’raf. In this surah, Allah tell us story about Adam and Eve who live in heaven and they are allowed to eat everything except this on tree. Allah has created Adam and asked everyone to sujud to Adam. But satan refused to do so.

“Dan sungguh, Kami telah Menciptakan kamu. Kemudian Membentuk (tubuh)-mu, kemudian Kami berfirman kepada para malaikat, “bersujudlah kamu kepada Adam,” maka mereka pun sujud kecuali Iblis. Ia iblis tidak termasuk yang bersujud”

[Al-A’araf:11]

Since he thinks that he is superior than Adam since he was created by fire while only made form soil. So Allah says,

“(Allah) berfirman, “maka turunlah kamu dari syurga; kerana kamu tidak sepatutnya menyombongkan diri di dalamnya. Keluarlah! Sesungguhnya kamu termasuk makhluk yang hina”

“Iblis menjawab, “berilah aku penangguhan waktu, sampai hari mereka dibangkitakan.”

“(Allah) Berfirman, “benar kamu termasuk yang diberi penangguhan waktu”

[Al-A’raf:13-15]

So now Satan has been expel from the heaven forever and since he asked from Allah to live forever and influenced human being to do bad this so they would have friends in hell. NAuzubillah.

But I was touched when I heard ustazah said. I never think of this when I read this translation before. The ustazah said, “so what are we waiting for. Asked from Allah and insya-Allah it will be granted. Even the bad satan wish has been granted, what’s more from His own servant; muslimin and muslimat”.

Yup she is absolutely right. So pray to Allah anything you want and Insya Allah it will be granted. But remember the principal, tawakal usaha doa dan tawakal.