plants evil whispers in our hearts—sometimes tempting us with the pursuit of honour and fame, other times with greed for wealth.

Doubts creep into our hearts:

*    "If I dedicate myself to acquiring Islamic knowledge, how will I earn a living?"

*    “Where will my next meal come from then?”

*    "I have such a big business—how can I make time?"

*    "I can't leave my shop."

*    "My job doesn’t allow me any free time."

Satan brings such distractions and deceptions, keeping us deprived of the immense blessings of Islamic knowledge.

Satan – The greatest enemy of a student of Islamic knowledge

In the book Malfūzāt-i-AꜤlā Hazrat, published by Maktabat al-Madinah, it is mentioned:

After ꜤAṣr prayer, devils gather over the sea, and Iblīs sets up his throne. The devils then begin presenting their reports.

One remarks, "I made x amount of people drink alcohol." Another sneers, "I led x amount of people to immoral acts."

Iblīs listens to them one by one. Then, one comes forward and smirks, "Today, I stopped a student from seeking Islamic knowledge."

Iblīs then jumps from his throne, embraces that devil, and says: "You, you!” (Showing he is happiest with this devil.)

The other devils become jealous. “We did big things”, they cry, “and Iblīs did not congratulate us. Instead, he is happy over a