want anyone else to repent and leave his companionship to eventually enter Heaven. For this reason, he is preventing people from repenting in this world and trying to snatch their faith at the time of death. He tries to mislead people until the very last breath so that they lose faith and become deserving of Hell. The satanic whispers that Satan continuously puts into the hearts of people, they sometimes are so dangerous that it becomes hard to save one’s religion and faith. For example, satanic whispers about  divine decree, satanic whispers about Imaniyaat [faith], satanic whispers about worship, satanic whispers about knowledge related to purity and sometimes this ill-fated Satan whispers evil about Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Let’s listen to a story relating to this:

Imam Raazi رَحْمَةُ اللهُ عَلَيْه and Satan

When Imam Fakhruddin Raazi’s رَحْمَةُ اللهُ عَلَيْه time of death arrived, Satan approached him and asked: You spent your lifetime in debates and discussions. Did you even recognise God? He replied: No doubt, Allah is One. Satan then asked: What is the proof for this? He رَحْمَةُ اللهُ عَلَيْه provided one proof and as Satan the outcast had been the teacher of angels, he refuted it. He رَحْمَةُ اللهُ عَلَيْه then provided another proof, which also got refuted, to the extent that Imam Fakhruddin Raazi رَحْمَةُ اللهُ عَلَيْه provided 360 proofs’ which were all refuted. Now, he became very worried and dejected. His spiritual guide Sayyiduna Najmuddin Kubra رَحْمَةُ اللهُ عَلَيْه was performing ablution at that time far away. From there, he called out: Why don’t you say that I believe in the Oneness of Allah without any proof. (Adab-e-Murshid-e-Kamil, pp. 88; summarised)

Method of saving yourself from a bad death

O devotees of the Awliya! We learnt that one method of securing our faith and hoping for a good death is to become followers of a perfect spiritual guide. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه the internal concentration of a spiritual guide can also prevent the strikes of Satan, to the extent that one can safeguard their faith at the time of death. Otherwise, Satan tries his utmost best to destroy the faith of a believer at the time of death through his satanic whispers.

O devotees of the Prophet! Adopt the company of pious people to save yourself from satanic whispers, to safeguard your faith, to be consistent in