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267 Malfuzat – Volume IV those can discover matters of spirituality who possess affinity for it. Since these people bore no relation to these things, they ate away at the staff of religion, just as the staff of Solomon as was consumed. Further on in the Holy Quran it is writ - ten that when the Jinn realised this fact, they began to rebel. Similarly, when the Christian nation witnessed this state of Islam in that the worm of the earth had weakened the staff of rectitude, this gave various nations the opportunity to wage attacks. The word Jinn refers to those who make hidden attacks, and who show enmity under the pretext of love—the same love that nahash (the serpent) dis - played towards Eve. So this ‘love’ which is shown today is bound to have the same consequences as before. This was the very reason that affliction befell Adam as. At the time, he as if, became a greater well-wisher than God Himself. Similarly, these people present the same everlasting life that was promised by Satan. Therefore, the Holy Quran begins with this and ends with this. The secret in this was to show that there was an Adam destined to be raised in the latter days as well. In the beginning of the Holy Quran, Surah Fatihah has been brought to a close with the words: 1 َنَ ْي ِ ْل َٓا ْلِض ا َا ْل َوَ And those who have not gone astray. All of the commentators unanimously agree that the word dalleen refers to the Christians. In the very end the Holy Quran is closed with the following words: ِ ٍس َا ْن َ ْخ ْلْ ِ ا ٍس َا ْو ْ َس َ ْو ْلْ ِ ا َر ََش ْ ُن ِ َم ِ ٍس َا ْلْن ِ ا ٗه ٰ ْل ِ ا ِ ٍس َا ْلْن ِ ا َك ِ ُل ََم ِ ٍس َا ْلْن ِ ا ُب َِرَ َب ُ ْذ ُْوْ ِع َ ا ُْقُْل 2 ِ ٍس َا ْلْن ِ َوَا ِة َ ْن ِ َج ْلْ َ ا ُن ِ َم ِ ٍس َا ْلْن ِ ا ُر ْ َو ُ ْد ُ ِص ْ ي ِـ َف ُ ٍس ِ ْو ْ َس َ ْو ُ ُي ْ ْي ِ ِّذ َ ْل ا Say, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the sneaking whisperer, who whis - pers into the hearts of men, from among the Jinn and mankind. ’ In Surah Ikhlas, which is the chapter before Surah an-Nas, the Unity of God has been discussed, and in this way, the concept of the Trinity has been refuted. Placing Surah an-Nas after the aforementioned chapter clearly demonstrates that it alludes to the Christians. As a final word of advice, one is advised to always save oneself from Satan. This is the very same Satan known as nahash (the serpent), 1 al-Fatihah , 1:7 2 al-Ikhlas , 114:2-7