Evil Is The Envier
Jealousy Becomes Hell
You Know Both Very Well
The Quran
Surah Saad
Letter 'Saad'
71. Your Lord said to the angels,
‘I will create a man from dark clay.
72. When I have shaped him
and breathed
from My Spirit into him,
bow down before him.’
73. The angels all bowed
down together,
74. but not Iblis (Satan),
who was too proud.
He became a rebel.
75. God said, ‘Iblis,
what prevents you from
bowing down to the man
I have made with
My own hands? Are you
too high and mighty?’
76. Iblis said,
‘I am better than him: You
made me from fire,
and him from dark clay.’
77. ‘Get out of here!
You are rejected:
78. My rejection will follow you
til the Day of Judgement!’
79. but Iblis said, ‘My Lord,
grant me respite until
the Day when they are
raised from the dead,’
80. so He said,
‘You have respite
81. til the Appointed Day.’
82. Iblis said,
‘I swear by Your might!
I will tempt all
83. but Your true servants.’
84. God said, ‘This is the truth-
I speak only the truth-
85. I will fill Hell with you and
all those that follow you.’
86. [Prophet], say,
‘I ask no reward from you for this,
nor do I claim to be what I am not:
87. this is only a warning for all people.
88. In time you will certainly
come to know its truth.’
The Quran
Surah Al-A'raf
The Heights
12. [Allah] said,
“What prevented you
from prostrating
when I commanded you?”
[Satan] said, “I am better than him.
You created me from fire
and created him from clay.”
13. [Allah] said,
“Descend from Paradise, for it
is not for you to be arrogant here.
So get out; indeed, you are
of the disgraced.
14. [Satan] said,
“Pardon me until the Day
they are resurrected.”
15. [Allah] said, “Indeed, you
have been pardoned.”
16. [Satan] said, “Because You
have put me in error, I will
surely sit in wait for them
on Your straight path.
17. Then I will
come to them
from in-front them
and from behind them
and on their right
and on their left, and
You will not find most of
them grateful [to You].”
18. [Allah] said,
“Get out of Paradise,
rejected and disgraced.
Whoever follows you
among them –
I will surely fill Hell
with you, all together.”
Worshipping
With The Angels
God Favoured Him
From The Fire Jinn
Fighting Evil Of Them
So He Became A King
Among The Angels
He Was In Heaven
But He Saw Man
Adam Was Created
Love, Paradise Fated
Holy Sincerity Known
God's Own Soul Blown
Deep Into His Pottery
The Purest Intimacy
Dark, Made In Clay
God's Will, His Way
The Only Will, Fate
So God Commanded
All In Heaven To Bow
To His New Creation
Human, A New Nation
Earth's New Ruling King
Instead Of Him, The Jinn
Enraged, His Heart Foul
He Thought, 'Him! How?'
The Genie Satan Refused
His Anger Never Subdued
The Monster Within You
Denying God's Holy Will
'I Am Better Than Him!'
'Mud Man, I Am Fire Jinn'
Pride, His Arrogant Sin
Evil Disgusting Racism
So God Did Reject Him
Banishing Him To Hell
Proud, Those Who Fell
He Begged For Pardon
Until The Judgement
So God Did Grant Him
Until Then, More Time
Promising His Crime
To Drag All With Him
With His Whispering
Vowing To Almighty
That He Will Regret
Ever Creating Man
Children Of Adam
A Devil Assigned
To Each Of Them
Life Is But A Test
Patience Is Best
You And The Rest
His Voice Is Within
Magical Devil Jinn
Now He Lives On
Before Your Start
His Broken Heart
Became His Master
Rejected God, Rebel
Racist Pride, Terrible
His Every Violent Evil
Comes From His Envy
For You, He Has Jealousy
His Burning Hate Penetrates
Mercy, What Devils Forsake
He Is Moving Through You
Inspiring His Evil You Do
Unseen Jinn Devil Within
Sad Depressing Suffering
Your Unseen Inner Hate
Silent Tormenting Cage
Fire Boiling, Doomed Fate
The Quran
Surah Al-Kahf
The Cave
Verse 50
(Recall) when We said to the angels,
“Prostrate yourselves before Adam.”
So, they prostrated themselves,
all of them but Iblis (Satan).
He was of the Jinn, so he rebelled
against the command of your Lord.
Do you still take him and his progeny
as protectors instead of Me,
while they are enemies to you?
What a bad bargain for the evildoers!
"Everyone of you has been assigned
a companion from the Jinn.”
The Sahaabah asked,
“Even you, O Messenger of God?”
And the Prophet replied,
“Even me, except that God has helped me
against him and he has submitted.
Now he only tells me to do good.”
(Saheeh Muslim)
Verily, Satan flows through
the human being
like the flowing of blood.
Source: Sahih Muslim 2174
When a person is born,
Satan remains hidden from him.
If one remembers Allah Almighty,
Satan will leave. If one does not
remember Allah, he will remain
fixed over his heart.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6/181
When Allah formed Adam
in Paradise, He left him as long as
He willed to leave him. Satan (Iblis)
walked around him, looking to see
what he was. When he saw that he
was hollow, he knew that he was
created such that he could
not control himself.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2611
The Quran
Surah Al-Isra
The Night Journey
Verse 62
The Jinn Iblis said to Allah,
“Do You see? This one, whom you have
honoured above me, if You give me respite
until the Day of Judgment, I shall surely bring
his descendants under my control,
all of them, except for a few!”
The Quran
Surah Al-Hijr
The Stone City
29. “When I have
completed shaping him
and have breathed
into him of My Spirit,
then fall you down
before him in prostration.”
30. So, the angels - all of them -
fell down in prostration.
31. but not Iblis (Satan),
who refused to prostrate
with the others.
32. Allah asked, “O Iblis!
What is the matter with
you that you did not join
others in prostration?”
33. He replied,
“It is not for me to
prostrate to a human
You created from
sounding clay
moulded from
black mud.”
34. Allah commanded,
“Then get out of Paradise,
for you are truly cursed.
35. And surely upon you
is condemnation until
the Day of Judgment.”
36. Satan appealed, “My Lord!
Then delay my end until
the Day of their
resurrection.”
37. Allah said,
“You will be delayed
38. until the appointed Day.”
39. Satan responded, “My Lord!
Because You have put me in error
I will surely tempt them on earth
and mislead them all together,
40. except Your
chosen servants
among them.”
41. Allah said,
“Devotion is the Path,
that leads straight to Me:
42. you will certainly
have no authority over
My servants, except the
deviant who follow you,
43. And surely, Hell
is the promised place
for them all.
44. It has seven gates;
for every gate is of them
a portion designated.”
The Quran
Surah Al-Falaq
The Daybreak
1. I seek refuge with
the Lord of daybreak
2. against the harm in
what He has created,
5. the harm in the envier
when he envies.
The Quran
Surah An-Nisa
The Women
53. Do they have any share of
what He (God) possesses?
If they did they would
not give away so much
as the groove of a
date stone.
54. Do they envy people
for the bounty God has
granted them? We gave
the descendants of Abraham
the Scripture and wisdom-and
We gave them a great kingdom-
55. but some of them believed
in it and some turned away
from it. Hell blazes
fiercely enough.
The Quran
Surah Yusuf
Joseph (PBUH)
Verse 8-9
When they [brothers of Joseph] said:
‘Joseph and his brother are more
beloved to our father than we,
while we are a clan. Indeed,
our father is in clear error.
Kill Joseph or cast him out to
another land; the attention of
your father will [then] be
accessible to you,
After that you can be
righteous again.'
The Quran
Surah Al-Baqarah
The Cow
Verse 109
Even after the truth
has become clear to them,
many of the People of the
Book wish they could turn
you back to disbelief after
you have believed, out of
their selfish envy. Forgive
and forbear until God gives
his command: He has power
over all things.
The Quran
Surah Ali-Imran
Family Of Imran
19. Indeed,
the true religion in
the sight of God is Islam.
And those who were given
the Scripture did not differ except
after knowledge had come to them -
out of jealous animosity between themselves.
And whoever disbelieves in the verses of God,
then indeed, God is swift in [taking] account.
20. So if they argue with you, say,
"I have submitted myself to God,
and [so have] those who follow me."
And say to those who were given the Scripture and
[to] the unlearned, "Have you submitted yourselves?"
And if they submit, they are rightly guided; but
if they turn away - then upon you is only the
[duty of] notification. And God
is Seeing of [His] servants.
21. Those who disbelieve in the signs of God and
kill the prophets without right and kill those
who order justice from among the people -
give them tidings of a painful punishment.
Evil Envy
Vile Jealousy
Both Your Enemy
The Monster Within
Envious Unseen Evil Jinn
Always Quietly Whispering
Slimy Sneaking Snake Slithering
Telling Lies And Inspiring Despise
The Bitter Knife That Always Hides
The Hidden Harbouring Hatred
The Criminals Will Follow It
Their Master Is Satan
The Evil Jinn Iblis
There has come to you
the disease of the
nations before you,
jealousy and hatred.
This is the ‘shaver’ (destroyer);
I do not say that it shaves hair,
but that it shaves (destroys) faith
(religion and Iman).
Tirmidhi
Beware of envy,
for it devours good deeds
just as fire devours wood or grass.
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4903
The Quran
Surah Al-An'am
The Cattle
Verse 123
And so We have placed
in every society the most
wicked to conspire in it.
Yet they plot only
against themselves,
but they fail to perceive it.
The Quran
Surah Hud
Hud (PBUH)
Verse 116
If only there had been
among the destroyed peoples
before you, O believers,
virtuous individuals who
forbade corruption in the land—
other than the few We had saved
from the torment. But the wrongdoers
only pursued their worldly pleasures,
becoming wicked criminals.
The Quran
Surah Ibrahim
Abraham (PBUH)
Verse 42
Do you think
that Allah is unaware
of what the sinners do,
He only delays them
until a Day when
their eyes will stare
in absolute horror.
Aisha reported:
The Messenger of Allah,
peace and blessings be upon him,
left my apartment during the night
and I became jealous. Then, the
Prophet came and he saw I was upset.
The Prophet said,
“O Aisha, what is wrong?
Do you feel jealous?”
I said, “How can a woman not feel
jealous with a husband like you?” The
Prophet said, “Has your devil come to you?”
I said, “O Messenger of Allah, is there
a devil with me?” The Prophet said,
“Yes.” I said, “Is he with all people?”
The Prophet said yes. I said,
“And with you, O Messenger of Allah?”
The Prophet said, “Yes, but my Lord has
helped me against him
until he embraced Islam.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2815
The Quran
Surah At-Tawbah
The Repentance
Verse 71
The believers,
both men and women,
support each other;
they order what is right
and forbid what is wrong;
they keep up the prayer and
pay the prescribed alms;
they obey God and His
Messenger. God will give
His mercy to such people:
God is almighty and wise.
The Quran
Surah Al-A'nam
The Cattle
Verse 1
[All] praise is [due] to Allah,
who created the heavens and
the earth and made the darkness
and the light.
Verily, the evil eye might
attach itself to a man
by permission of Allah,
until he climbs a tall mountain
and then throws himself off it.
Musnad Aḥmad 21471
A great many from my nation who die,
after the judgment, decree, and destiny
of Allah, die by the evil eye.
Musnad Abī Dāwūd
al-Ṭayālisī 1868
In the name of Allah,
may he cure you, may he
heal you from every ailment,
from the evil of the envier
when he envies, and from
the evil of every eye.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2185
The evil eye is real. If anything
could precede the divine decree,
it would be preceded by the evil eye.
When you are asked to perform
a ritual bath, then do so.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2188
Verily, your forefather
would seek refuge for
Ishmael and Isaac.
I seek refuge in the
perfect words of Allah
from every devil and
scourge and every
harmful eye.
I seek refuge
on your behalf in
the perfect words
of Allah.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3191
If one of you sees something
from his brother, or in himself,
or in his wealth which impresses
him, then supplicate for him to be
blessed in it. Verily, the evil eye of
envy is real.
Musnad Aḥmad 15700
The Quran
Surah Al-Anfal
The Spoils Of War
Verse 30
Remember when those
who disbelieved plotted
against you to restrain you
or kill you or evict you.
But they plan, and Allah plans.
And Allah is the best of planners.
The Quran
Surah Yusuf
Joseph (PBUH)
Verse 23
Wrongdoers
never prosper.
The Quran
Surah Al-Falaq
The Break Of Dawn
Bismillah
Hir Rahman
Nir Raheem
In The Name of Allah
The Most Gracious
The Most Merciful
Qul a’uzoo bi rabbil-falaq
1. Say, “I seek refuge
in the Lord of daybreak
Min sharri ma khalaq
2. From the evil of
that which He created
Wa min sharri ghasiqin iza waqab
3. And from the evil of
darkness when it settles
Wa min sharrin-naffaa-saati fil ‘uqad
4. And from the evil of
the blowers in knots
*(witches who practice magic)
Wa min shar ri haasidin iza hasad
5. And from the evil of
an envier when he envies.”
The Quran
Surah Al-Baqarah
The Cow
Verse 90
How wretched is
that for which they
sold themselves - (for magic)
that they would disbelieve
in what Allah has revealed
through [jealous] outrage
that Allah would send
down His favour upon
whom He wills from
among His servants.
So they returned having
[earned] wrath upon wrath.
And for the disbelievers is
a humiliating punishment.
The Quran
Surah Al-Mujadila
The Pleading Woman
Verse 10
Secret counsels (conspiracies)
are only from Satan, in order
that he may cause grief to the
believers. But he cannot harm
them in the least, except as
Allah permits, and in Allah, let
the believers put their trust .
The Quran
Surah Al-Baqarah
The Cow
Verse 102
And they followed [instead] what the [Jinn]
devils had recited during the reign of Solomon.
It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the
devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and
that which was revealed to the two angels at
Babylon, Harut and Marut. But they [the two
angels] do not teach anyone unless they say,
"We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by
practicing magic]." And [yet] they learn from
them [magic spells] that by which they cause
separation between a man and his wife. But they
do not harm anyone through it except by
permission of Allāh. And they [humans] learn
what harms them and does not benefit them. But
they [the Children of Israel] certainly knew that
whoever purchased it [magic] would not have in
the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that
for which they sold themselves,
if they only knew.
The Quran
Surah Ali-Imran
Family Of Imran
Verse 175
It is Satan who urges you
to fear his followers; do not
fear them, but fear Me,
if you are true believers.
The Quran
Surah Yunus
Jonah (PBUH)
Verse 77
Sorcerers
never prosper.
The Quran
Surah Az-Zukhruf
Ornaments Of Gold
Verse 74-80
Indeed, the wicked
will be in the torment
of Hell forever.
It will never be
lightened for them,
and there they will be
overwhelmed
with despair.
We did not
wrong them,
but it was they
who were the
wrongdoers.
They will cry,
“O Malik!
(Angel, Keeper of Hell)
Let your Lord
finish us off.”
He will answer,
“You are definitely
here to stay.”
We certainly brought
the truth to you,
but most of you
were resentful
of the truth.
Or have they
mastered
some evil plan?
Then We too are
surely planning.
Or do they think
that We do not hear
their evil thoughts
and secret talks?
Yes We do! And
Our messenger-angels
are in their presence,
recording it all!
The Quran
Surah Saad
Letter Saad
26. Do not follow
[your own] desire,
as it will lead you astray
from the way of Allah."
Indeed, those who go astray
from the way of Allah will
have a severe punishment
for having forgotten
the Day of Account.
27. And We did not
create the heaven and the earth
and that between them aimlessly.
That is the assumption of those
who disbelieve, so woe to those
who disbelieve of the Fire.
28. Or should we treat those who
believe and do righteous deeds
like corrupters in the land?
Or should We treat those who
fear Allah like the wicked?
The Quran
Surah Al-Mujadila
The Pleading Woman
Verse 19
Satan has overcome them
and made them forget the
remembrance of Allah.
Those are the party of Satan.
Unquestionably,
the party of Satan -
they will be the losers.
The Quran
Surah As-Sajdah
The Prostration
Verse 13
Had We willed,
We could have easily
imposed guidance
on every soul.
But My Word
will come to pass:
I will surely fill up Hell
with jinn and humans
all together.
The Quran
Surah Al-Baqarah
The Cow
Verse 81
Yes, whoever
earns evil and his sin
has encompassed him -
those are the companions
of the Fire; they will abide
therein eternally.
The Hate
The Cage
The Rage
The Anger
The Sadness
The Bitterness
The Depression
The Root of All Sin
The Root of All Evil
Evil Is Every Envier
Jealousy Is The Hell
Both Painfully Sinful
Jealousy generally refers
to the thoughts and feelings
of insecurity, fear, and concern
over a relative lack of love,
possessions or safety.
Jealousy can consist
of one or more emotions
such as hate, anger, resentment,
inadequacy, helplessness, or disgust.
Envy is an emotion that occurs
when a person lacks another's
superior quality, achievement,
or possession and either desires it
or wishes that the other lacked it.
Aristotle has defined envy as a pain
at the sight of another's good fortune,
"those who have what we ought to have".
Envy is to rejoice at the misfortune of others.
The Quran
Surah Al-Kahf
The Cave
46: Wealth and children are the
adornment of this worldly life,
but the everlasting good deeds
are far better with your Lord
in reward and give
better grounds for hope.
47: Beware of 'The Day'
We will blow the mountains away,
and you will see the earth laid bare.
And We will gather all humankind,
leaving none behind.
48: They will be presented
before your Lord in rows,
and the deniers will be told,
“You have surely returned to Us,
and alone, by yourself,
as We created you the first time,
although you always claimed that
We would never appoint
a time for your return.”
49: And the record
of deeds
will be laid open,
and you will see the wicked
in fear of what is written in it.
They will cry, “Woe to us!
What kind of record is this
that does not leave any sin,
small or large, unlisted?”
They will find
whatever they did
presented
before them.
And your Lord will
never wrong anyone.
Focus Only On Yourself
Within Is Paradise & Hell
In Your Vain Ego You Fell
Your Pride Is A Dark Well
No One Can Control Any
Allah Is The Only Holy Will
Allah Is The One & Only Will
Allah Is The Only Supreme Will
Allah Will Give Some Very Little
Allah Will Give Some Very Plenty
The Final End, None Will Have Any
Only Allah Will Inherit Everything
All Mortal Man Are Grains Of Sand
All Are Lost Underneath Allah's Feet
All Are Merely Mud Made In Wet Clay
All Are Filled With Their Sins That Hurt
All Will Return To The Lowly Dusty Dirt
All Will Be Resurrected On Judgment Day
Alone, All Judged For What They Do And Say
All Will Be Forced To Answer To Almighty Allah
For All The Possessions Allah Blessed Them With
Every Single Lonely Woman, Every Single Lonely Man
This Sad, Short, Fleeting Life, Soon All Will Understand
The Quran
Surah At-Taghabun
The Mutual Disillusion
Verse 16
Whosoever is saved from
his own covetousness,
then they are the successful ones.
So keep your duty to Allah as best ye can,
and listen, and obey, and spend; that is
better for your souls. And whoso is
saved from his own greed,
such are the successful.
The Quran
Surah Ta Ha
Verse 131
And do not
gaze longingly
at what We have given
some of them to enjoy,
the finery of this present life:
We test them through this,
but the provision of your Lord
is better and more lasting.
Verse 132: Order
your people to pray,
and pray steadfastly yourself.
We do not ask you to provide.
It is We Who provide for you.
And the ultimate outcome
is only for the people of
righteousness.
The Quran
Surah Ar-Ra'd
The Thunder
Verse 22
Those who
remain steadfast
through their desire
for the Face of their Lord;
who keep up the prayer; who give
secretly and openly from what
We have provided for them;
who repel evil with good.
These will have the reward
of the true home.
Verse 26: Allah
gives abundance
to whoever He wills
or limited provisions
to whoever He wills.
And the disbelievers
become prideful of
this worldly life.
But the life
of this world,
compared to
the Hereafter,
is nothing but a
fleeting enjoyment.
The Quran
Surah Fussilat
Explained In Detail
Verse 34
Good and evil
do not weigh the same.
Repel (evil) with what is best,
and you will see that the one
you had mutual enmity with will
turn as if he were a close friend.
The Quran
Surah An-Najm
The Star
Verse 24-25
Should every person simply
have whatever they desire?
When in fact, to Allah alone,
belongs this life and
the hereafter.
Jealousy is a disease of the heart, it is perhaps one of the first and oldest problem of human beings. Some Islamic scholars say that jealousy is the root of sin, and the first sin that was committed. Jealousy can even cause a person to hate God, resentful as to why some have what they deeply desire and strive to have, and yet, they do not have it. They may even become hateful of God's Will and turn in rebellious rejection against God's religion, becoming a bitter disbeliever, a denier, a Kafir.
A sin is something that is harmful to the sinner and harmful to others around them. Jealousy is an unseen sin, a slow creeping invisible bitterness that goes unnoticed until it finally emerges in violence. Both the envier and the envied are victims of jealousy and both can be destroyed by it. Jealousy is an inferiorizing, agonizing emotion that causes the envier to feel rejected, humiliated and victimized. If the envier does not find relief, suffering in their hateful bitterness, they will then seek to destroy the happiness and success of others around them.
Almost every personal conflict and global conflict, such as war and genocide can be traced back to the root of evil sin: jealousy. Jealousy caused the Jinn Iblis, who was a loyal, admiring worshipper of Allah to become Satan, a bitter rebellious disbeliever, a denier, a Kafir.
Iblis's (Satan's) jealousy is rooted in bigoted racism, feeling his being (smokeless fire wind) is superior to Adam's being (dark clay mud), confused as to why someone weaker, who is beneath himself, arriving after him can end up with more honour than him. When Allah asked the Jinn Iblis why he did not fall prostrate to Adam like all the Angels did after Allah commanded all in heaven to do so, he said:
Iblis said,
‘I am better than him! You
made me from fire,
and him from dark clay.’
(38:76)
This is the moment Allah Almighty became displeased with Iblis for his prideful racist bigotry, this is the root of his evil sin. Allah expelled Iblis for his prideful arrogance.
(Allah) said: "(O Iblis) get down
from this (Paradise),
it is not for you to be arrogant here.
Get out,
for you are of those
humiliated and disgraced."
(7:13)
Allah commanding Iblis to prostrate to Adam was the insult to Iblis's injury, his bitter jealousy. This was the final straw that drove Iblis into his torment of bitter rejection of Allah's Will and the eternal burning violent hatred of all humankind.
Allah made mortal man Adam and his descendants the Khalifa (ruler) on this Earth instead of the unseen Jinn, Iblis. Even though Iblis had fought Jinn demons on earth for their transgressions, thus Allah favoured him above all the Jinn. Iblis feels hurt because he was with Allah, in the ranks of Angels within Heaven worshipping, praising and admiring Allah long before Adam was even a thought. Iblis believed he would be given the gift of Khalifa (kingship) on Earth, since Allah had already blessed him with magical powers to dominate the evil jinn of earth.
Allah selected him from among the Jinn race to be a devout worshipper in Heaven, among the glorious Angels. This status caused Iblis to grow slowly arrogant during the many eons he was worshipping Allah in Heaven, feeling he was the most pious being. Iblis believed Allah loved him more than any other being in all of creation. After Allah banished Iblis out of Paradise, for his bigotry, Iblis asked for respite, until the Day of Judgment.
[Satan said], “Pardon me until
the Day they are resurrected.”
[Allah] said, “Indeed, you have
been pardoned.”
[Satan] said, “Because You have
put me in error,
I will surely sit in wait for them
on Your straight path.
Then I will come to them
from in-front them,
and from behind them,
and on their right,
and on their left,
and You will not find most
of them grateful [to You].”
[Allah] said, “Get out of Paradise,
rejected and expelled.
Whoever follows you among them –
I will surely fill Hell
with you, all together."
(7:14-18)
Thus, Iblis fell from the grace of Allah's Paradise, turning to rejected rebellion against Allah's Divine Will. From this moment, Iblis fell into his own broken-hearted hatred of Allah Almighty and His Holy Will. Iblis promised to Allah to wage war against all humankind until the end of time. The magical Jinn Iblis then turned to clay man Adam's hallow dark clay body with his powerful magical penetrating envious evil eyes:
“Do You see?
This one, whom you have honoured above me,
if You give me respite until the Day of Judgment,
I shall surely bring his descendants
under my control,
all of them,
except a few!”
(17:62)
Allah blew His Soul into Adam's hallow clay body and created his spouse, Hawwa (Eve), and did the same for her. Both Adam with his wife Hawwa, along with Iblis were in the Eternal Gardens of Paradise. So Allah warned them.
And remember
when We said to the angels,
“Prostrate before Adam,”
so they all did—but not Iblis,
who refused arrogantly.
So We cautioned,
“O Adam! This is surely an enemy
to you and to your wife.
So do not let him drive you both
out of Paradise,
for you would then suffer hardship."
(20:116-117)
Iblis (Satan) tempted Adam and his wife
(peace and blessings be upon both of them).
But Satan whispered to him,
“O Adam! Shall I show you
the Tree of Immortality
and a Kingdom
that does not
fade away?”
(20:120)
They ate from the tree, causing them to become aware of the shame of their nudity, so they started to cover themselves with leaves, from the Eternal Garden. But they repented for their sin and Allah forgave them. Later, Allah sent them down, along with Iblis to Earth for the test of life.
Allah said,
“Descend, both of you,
from here together [with Satan]
as enemies to each other.
Then when guidance
comes to you from Me,
whoever follows My guidance
will neither go astray [in this life]
nor suffer [in the next]."
(20:123)
Adam and Hawwa had two sons, Abel (Habil) and Cain (Qabil). Both were the victims of jealousy, Iblis was whispering into the hearts of both the brothers, causing the bitter animosity of jealousy to grow unnoticed. Cain eventually killed his brother Abel, because of the slow creeping evil that is jealousy. Referring to this, Allah Almighty says:
“[O Prophet] But recite unto them
with truth the tale of
the two sons of Adam,
how they offered each a sacrifice,
and it was accepted from one of them
and it was not accepted from the other.
(The one) said: I will surely kill thee.
(The other) answered: Allah accepted only
from those who ward off (evil).
Even if thou stretch out thy hand
against me to kill me,
I shall not stretch out my hand
against thee to kill thee,
lo! I fear Allah,
the Lord of the Worlds.”
(5:27)
Jealousy is called hasad, in Arabic. In the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) there is ample guidance to save us from jealousy and its harmful effects. Jealousy is that you hate to see anything good in, or with another person, and you wish to see that person lose that good thing.
However, if you see something good in, or with another person, and you also want the same thing for yourself, without hating the other person, or wishing that person to lose that good thing, then this is not called jealousy in Islam.
Islam allows competition in goodness. Islam allows that people try to excel, and do things better, but without getting involved in hatred, pettiness, and jealousy, and without wishing bad things for others.
Whether it is money, beauty, power, fame or lust, all material things are finite. It is for this reason people normally get jealous about material things. People fear scarcity, and feel alarmed when others have materialistic success, they think it will diminish their chances of materialistic success. One should try to pay less attention to material things, and more to spiritual things. The spiritual things are infinite, more fulfilling, and eternal. There is no fear that if one has something spiritual, that the other may not have it, or may have less of it. So there is no jealousy in spiritual things. That is why it is said that there will be no bitterness of jealousy in Paradise. People in paradise will be able to live in harmony, and peace because the evil of jealousy will not be present in their hearts.
"And We will remove
whatever is in their breasts
of resentment,
[so they will be] brothers,
on thrones facing each other."
(15:47)
Causes of Jealousy
Imam al-Ghazali, who was a great Muslim
ethical thinker, philosopher and scholar,
said that jealousy is often caused by:
1-Enmity:
One has animosity for a person or group
and does not want to see anything good
happen to that person or group.
2-Ambition:
It hurts a person
to see someone else
ahead or above him/her.
3-Pride and Arrogance:
When a person is
self conceited and arrogant,
he/she feels very jealous
to see anyone else going
ahead or doing better.
4-Astonishment:
Sometimes a person feels
astonished that another person
could do better than him/her.
He/she feels surprised:
‘How come that person become
so rich, so successful,
so popular, etc.?’
5-Fear:
Fear that if another person
would have such and such thing,
then he/she may not have it.
6-Desire for power and prestige:
Sometimes a person
becomes jealous because
he/she wants to make oneself
great by putting others down.
7-Evil nature and avarice of the heart:
Some people just do not like
to see others happy.
They want to see the whole world
in misery and difficulty
except their own selves.
Normally, jealousy occurs among people who know each other. It happens among siblings, among family members, people of the same profession and age. A Muslim must always keep in mind that jealousy is forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
“Do not be jealous of each other,
do not boycott each other,
do not hate each other,
do not contrive against each other.
Be all of you brothers to each other,
O Servants of Allah.”
How to Overcome Jealousy
First believe that there is no will, except for Allah Almighty's Will, the one, and only eternal will, the one, and only holy will, causing all things, good and bad. Allah Almighty alone is the cause of all the events, that lead to the blessings and misfortunes of yourself and others. It is not mankind who provides talent, intelligence, children, safety, health, wealth, love, beauty and so on. Indeed, it is only Allah who provides and preserves then takes away all of these good things. Allah tests people with good things, it is an extremely difficult test when a person loses something or someone he or she loves intimately, sincerely and deeply. This fleeting life is merely a perishing commodity, all possessions lose their value with time. In the end, all you have is your character, your good deeds, and your faithful love of the only God, Allah Almighty.
"Every soul shall
taste death.
It is only on the Day
of Judgment
that you shall be paid
your rewards in full.
So, whoever has been kept
away from the Fire
and admitted into Paradise
has truly succeeded.
The worldly life is nothing
but an illusory enjoyment"
(3:185)
Muslims should only live for, and sincerely desire Allah Almighty alone, the Face of Allah is the greatest ecstasy, your true home is the eternal afterlife. The Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by the carcass of a one-eared goat, and he reached out to take its ear. The Prophet said:
“Which one of you would like this for a coin?”
They said, “Who among us would want it
while it is worth nothing?
What would we do with it?”
The Prophet said three times,
“Would you like to have it?”
They said no, each time, and said,
“No, by Allah, if it were alive
it would be defective
as it only has one ear.
How so if it were dead?”
The Prophet said,
“By Allah, the worldly life
is less important to Allah
than this carcass is to you.”
In order to overcome jealousy, first of all, we must remember that it is haram, and it displeases Allah. If you feel resentment, aversion, uneasiness, or any negativity to any person, who has never harmed you, just know it is because of jealousy that you feel this discomfort. A jealous person is a sick person, and he/she must try to get rid of this sickness. One method that helps overcome jealousy is, if you feel jealous of some person, know these emotions are from the evil within you, don't hold on to these feelings, allow them to pass through you, never take them to heart, rejecting them as evil taunts from Iblis (Satan). Your soul exists in the unseen world, and is constantly being affected by jinn, angels, and other souls, this is where all your emotions, and motivating inclinations originate from. Evil whispering from both men, and jinn cause the painful binding knots of jealousy to emerge, constricting the heart into bitterness. It Is best to lower your gaze, and not concern yourself in gossip, nor competing in vain falsehoods of worldly and perishing distractions that avert your attention away from Almighty Allah, who is your true goal, your paradise, your everlasting life.
Jealousy is a disease, that radiates through the air, like pollution, affecting both the envier and the envied. Behind every eye, from both humans and jinn, there is an unseen power that operates in the unseen world. The jinn also envy humans, wishing to destroy them, as the jinn were on earth before. Evil jinn are bitter and hateful to other jinn and humans. People who practice magic call upon evil jinn to do harm to people. This is called the 'Evil Eye' in Islam, the eye of envy, the left eye. The envied person may become sick, stressed, falling into despairing depression, and frantic anxiety, or even commit suicide due to the envier's unseen evil radiating toward the victim's soul. This is why, in Islam, modesty is of the most importance. Believers must never show off their physical beauty, their love life, their wealth, their children, their accomplishments, and so on. Being boastful in both performing good deeds, and with Allah's blessings are major sins in Islam. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Verily, what I fear most for you
is the lesser idolatry.”
And he elaborated,
“It is showing off.
Allah the Exalted will say
to them (who show off),
on the Day of Resurrection,
when the people are being
rewarded for their deeds:
Go to those whom,
you wished to show off to,
in the world, and look for your
reward with them."
The sin of showing-off is called Al-Riyaa, in Arabic. Allah's blessings are intimate gifts that Allah intended to be enjoyed in privacy, thankfulness and in intimate sincerity, and not taunted in the faces of the less fortunate. Muslims are ordered to live modestly and quietly, freeing themselves from the shackles of materialistic attention-seeking desires, such as fame, fortune, and social status, that bind people to worldly life, preventing divine spirituality from blossoming.
"Do not turn your nose up at people,
nor walk about the place arrogantly,
for God does not love arrogant
or boastful people. Be
moderate in your pace.
And lower your voice,
for the ugliest of all voices is
certainly the braying of donkeys.”
(31:18-19)
Those who live in jealousy, live under stress and bitter unhappiness. They continuously ruin their intimate relationships, and push people away with their bitterness. They often ruin their own health, and live a miserable life. If you feel that someone is jealous of you, and may try to harm you, then take your precautions, and pray to Allah to protect you from the evil of the jealous people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach Surah al-Falaq (Chapter 113) to protect from jealousy. It is good to recite this Surah and the following Surah An-Nas (Chapter 114) before you go to sleep.
Also read it to your children and dear ones, asking Allah’s protection for them from every evil. There is another beautiful du`aa’ (supplication) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach for this purpose:
“A`udho bi-kalimatillah al-tammah min sharri kulli shaitanin wa hammah wa min kulli `ainin lammah.”
“I seek the protection
by the most perfect words
of Allah from the evil
of every devil or creature
and from every evil look.”
The Quran
Surah Saad
The Letter 'Saad'
Verse 76
“I am better than him !
You created me from fire
and you created him
from clay”
