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? 25 25 hereditary sin, following in the footsteps of Satan, and the Redeemer Messiah proved so weak that Satan was induced to tempt him too. (Matthew 4:1-11) QURAN ON SALVATION In contrast to it, the teaching of the Holy Quran lays down that Allah the Mighty requires no vicarious atonement for the salvation of His creatures; He has made them for the attainment of success and has implanted in their constitutions a virtue loving disposition. (I) Allah the Almighty observes in the Holy Quran apropos to the Satan's challenge to mislead mankind:- قَالَ أَرَعَيْتَـكَ هُذَا الَّذِي كَتَمْتَ عَلَى لَبِنْ أَخَاتَنِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيمَةِ لَاحْتَنِكَنَ ذُرِّيَّتَةً إِلَّا قَلِيلًا - قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَمَنْ تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ جَزَاؤُكُمْ جَزَاء مَّوْفُوْرًا - وَاسْتَفْرِزُ مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُمْ بِصَوْتِكَ وَاجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِمْ بِخَيْلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكُهُمْ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْاَوْلَادِ وَعِدْهُمْ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ الشَّيْطَنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا - إِنَّ عِبَادِئُ لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطن " وَكَفَى بِرَبِّكَ وَكِيلًا - رَبُّكُمُ الَّذِي يُزْجِي لَكُمُ الْفُلْكَ فِي الْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِهِ إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِیمًا. (67-17:63 Bani Israil ) ( When Adam was created, and Satan incurred Divine displeasure following his refusal to obey and serve him, he said that if given freedom of action till the Day of Reckoning, he would mislead the entire generation of men who had been given precedence over him, except a few.