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God will always protect the believers from deception. [8:62] If they want to deceive you, then GOD will suffice you. He will help you with His support, and with the believers.
Satan has vowed to mislead as many as he possibly can. [4:119] “I will mislead them, I will entice them, I will command them to (forbid the eating of certain meats by) marking the ears of livestock, and I will command them to distort the creation of GOD.” Anyone who accepts the devil as a lord, instead of GOD, has incurred a profound loss.
[22:4] It is decreed that anyone who allies himself with him, he will mislead him and guide him to the agony of Hell.
And Satan uses humans to mislead one another, using personal opinions, doubts and wishful thinking. [5:77] Say, “O people of the scripture, do not transgress the limits of your religion beyond the truth, and do not follow the opinions of people who have gone astray, and have misled multitudes of people; they are far astray from the right path.”
[20:79] Thus, Pharaoh misled his people; he did not guide them.
[6:119] Why should you not eat from that upon which GOD’s name has been mentioned? He has detailed for you what is prohibited for you, unless you are forced. Indeed, many people mislead others with their personal opinions, without knowledge. Your Lord is fully aware of the transgressors.
[16:25] They will be held responsible for their sins on the Day of Resurrection, all of them, in addition to sins of all those whom they misled by their ignorance. What a miserable load!
[57:14] They will call upon them, “Were we not with you?” They will answer,
“Yes, but you cheated your souls, hesitated, doubted, and became misled by wishful thinking, until GOD’s judgment came. You were diverted from GOD by illusions.
Humans can be easily duped by Satan and by the idols that humans set up beside God. [2:36] But the devil duped them, and caused their eviction therefrom. We said, “Go down as enemies of one another. On Earth shall be your habitation and provision for awhile.”
[7:22] He thus duped them with lies. As soon as they tasted the tree, their bodies became visible to them, and they tried to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise. Their Lord called upon them: “Did I not enjoin you from that tree, and warn you that the devil is your most ardent enemy?”
[3:155] Surely, those among you who turned back the day the two armies clashed have been duped by the devil. This reflects some of the (evil) works they had committed. GOD has pardoned them. GOD is Forgiver, Clement.
[6:137] Thus were the idol worshipers duped by their idols, to the extent of killing their own children. In fact, their idols inflict great pain upon them, and confuse their religion for them. Had GOD willed, they would not have done it. You shall disregard them and their fabrications.
To summarize, all of these verses show us how foolish we can be, not just on April Fool’s Day, but year-round. We need to seek refuge in God, our only Protector. And implore Him for guidance.
[4:113] If it were not for GOD’s grace towards you, and His mercy, some of them would have misled you. They only mislead themselves, and they can never harm you in the least. GOD has sent down to you the scripture and wisdom, and He has taught you what you never knew. Indeed, GOD’s blessings upon you have been great.
[9:44] Those who truly believe in GOD and the Last Day do not ask your permission to evade the opportunity to strive with their money and their lives. GOD is fully aware of the righteous.
We accepted free will: [33:72] We have offered the responsibility (freedom of choice) to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they refused to bear it, and were afraid of it. But the human being accepted it; he was transgressing, ignorant.
With that choice came responsibilities. We have a duty to strive to please God, to do those things He has commanded us to do in order to be redeemed.
God’s command is a sacred duty:
[33:38] The prophet is not committing an error by doing anything that is made lawful by GOD. Such is GOD’s system since the early generations. GOD’s command is a sacred duty.
Some of our duties mentioned in Quran include making a will, providing for divorcees and widows, and being equitable even in the most difficult circumstances, like divorce. In order to be redeemed, so we can go to Paradise and be with God, we have to consider these duties carefully. God promises us that if we implore Him, reverence Him, obey Him, and worship Him alone, He will redeem us.
[2:128] “Our Lord, make us submitters to You, and from our descendants let there be a community of submitters to You. Teach us the rites of our religion, and redeem us. You are the Redeemer, Most Merciful.
[2:160] As for those who repent, reform, and proclaim, I redeem them. I am the Redeemer, Most Merciful.
[7:174] We thus explain the revelations, to enable the people to redeem themselves.
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