Epstein, Shayṭān and Gaza
For so long, we have spoken about Shayṭān (Satan) as theory, as though he’s a metaphor, like a poetic label for “bad vibes,” without treating him as a real operating force in practice. Of course, we believe in his existence but fail to see how much of what we complain about—governments, media, lobby groups, or their likes—are but tools in Shayṭān’s hands, and allies of the Dajjāl’s greater cause.
Yet, the Qur’an offers a completely different framing, telling us that Iblīs (the chief Shayṭān) is a distinct creature with a name, nickname, children, a physical form, strategy, memory, human and Jinnī allies, troops, traps, banners, and a long war to ruin mankind. It tells us that his role isn’t confined to whispers in prayer or nagging thoughts, but has key influence on governments, societies, economics, politics, military affairs, cultures, and trends.
Read how Allah says: أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا الشَّيَاطِينَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّا
“Do you not see that We send the devils upon the disbelievers, inciting them with constant incitement?” (Al-Qur’an 19:83)
And Iblīs himself declared his project: لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ
“I will surely seize control of his descendants…” (Al-Qur’an 17:62)
The point is not to obsess over him, but to stop underestimating him and to actively notice his marks on the world around us. Some of the ugliest features of modern life must be read as the fingerprints of this ancient enemy: the organised destruction of family, systematic breakdown of religion, the normalizing of pornography, the altering of God’s creation, the centralizing of entertainment and distraction, and trapping people in cycles of desire and despair.
The Sīrah mentions how Shayṭān was physically present in Quraysh’s meeting as they discussed what to do with the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He actively participated in the discussion in human form, offering suggestions that raised the ceiling of brutality beyond what disbelievers and idolaters might have imagined on their own. So yes, in person, Shayṭān is present amid lobby groups, private parties, secret meetings, forums, and fundraisers. When someone describes today as “the civilization of the devil”, they’re not being dramatic at all.
The newly released “Epstein files” are nothing but one manifestation of this Shayṭān–Dajjāl–human alliance. Not in the childish sense of blaming the devil to excuse criminals, no, Islam never lets a sinner outsource responsibility. But in the Qur’anic sense, yes: it bears all the fingerprints of Shayṭān himself; the weaponization of lust, the promotion of perversion, the monetization of bodies, the normalization of the abnormal, the politics of blackmail and domination—and then laughs as people argue about “freedom” and “liberty” while quietly tightening his chains around them.
The men and women of Gaza are standing against this Satanic alliance and continue to demonstrate their willingness to pay the price for doing so today, for Paradise tomorrow. Their struggle against the invader’s killing machine does not cancel out the unseen demonic dimension of their plight. In fact, its signs are written all over it and, with every scandal, every file released, are clearer today than ever before.
With the above said, this is precisely why the scholars of Islam never wrote about Shayṭān as a character outside history, but as a living metaphysical creature, present from the moment you wake up to the moment you sleep. In fact, even in your sleep, he stalks, utilizing every possible moment of vulnerability to harm you.
Since his war is staged and intelligent, our response, as Muslims, must match that energy. This begins by learning his entrances, because when you can name the tactic, you can break it, and when you do that, you can confidently recite:
إِنَّ كَيْدَ الشَّيْطَانِ كَانَ ضَعِيفًا
“Indeed, the plotting of Shayṭān is ever weak.” (Al-Qur’an 4:76)
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