After putting the rebels to death, the
souls of humans and jinns were placed in a special depository. God then
created the appropriate bodies to house the souls of jinns and humans during
the test period.
The first jinn body was made from fire,
and Satan was assigned to that body (15:27).
The first human body was created from
earthly material, clay (15:26), and God assigned thefirst human soul to
that body.
The divine plan called for the angels
to serve the humans on earth - guard them,
drive the wind and rain for
them, distribute provisions, etc.
This fact is stated in the Quran allegorically:
"Your Lord said to the angels, `Fall prostrate before
Adam.'" Satan of course refused to have
anything to do with serving the human race
(2:34,
7:11,
17:61,
18:50,
20:116).
While Adam's body remained on earth, the
real person, the soul, was admitted into Heaven in the outermost universe.
God gave Adam certain commandments, represented
by the forbidden tree, and Satan was appointed as Adam's companion to deliver
to Adam his satanic message.
The rest is history.
Every time a human being is born, a human
person is assigned to the new baby from the depository of souls. God assigns
the souls in accordance with His knowledge
(28:68).
Every soul deserves to be assigned to
a certain body, and live under certain circumstances. God
alone knows which souls are good and which
souls are evil. Our children are assigned to our homes in accordance
with God's plan.
An independent jinn soul is also assigned
to the new human being to represent Satan's point of view. While the physical
body of any jinn is reproduced from the parent jinns, the jinn soul is
that of an independent individual. Jinns are descendants of Satan (7:27,
18:50).
The assigned jinn remains with the human
being from birth to death, and serves as the main witness on the
Day of Judgment (50:23).
A continuous debate takes place in our
heads between the human soul and the jinn soul until both of them are convinced
of one point of view.
The Original Sin
Contrary to common
belief, the "Original Sin" was not Adam's violation of God's law when he
ate from the forbidden tree. The original sin was our failure to uphold
God's absolute authority during the Great Feud.
If the human person
convinces his or her jinn companion to denounce that original sin, and
uphold God's absolute authority, both creatures are redeemed to God's eternal
kingdom on the Day of Judgment.
But if the jinn
companion convinces the human being to uphold Satan's idolatrous views,
then both creatures are exiled forever from God's kingdom.
To promote his point
of view, Satan and his representatives advocate the idolization of such
powerless creatures as Muhammad, Jesus, Mary, and the saints. Since we
are here due to our polytheistic tendencies, most of us are easy prey for
Satan.
Satan's incompetence
as a "god" has already been proven by the prevalence of chaos, disease,
accidents, misery, and war throughout his dominion (36:66).
On the other hand,
the human beings who denounce Satan, uphold God's absolute authority, and
refrain from idolizing powerless and dead creatures like Jesus and Muhammad,
are restored to God's protection - they enjoy a perfect life here in this
world and forever.
Because our life
in this world is a series of tests designed to expose our polytheistic
ideas, idol worship is the only unforgivable offense (4:48,
116).
The world is divinely
designed to manifest our decision to uphold either God's absolute authority,
or Satan's idolatrous views (67:1-2).
The day and the night change constantly to test our willingness to uphold
God's laws by observing the Dawn Prayer and fasting during the hottest
and longest days.
Only those who are
totally certain about God's absolute authority are redeemed (26:89).
