A Comparative Study of the Noble Quran and Sahifa Sajjadiya Propositions about the Effects of Satan on Humans

Quran introduces Satan through covering different aspects of his evil deeds. Sahifa Sajjadiya side by side with Quran discusses precious concepts about demonology of which the seventeenth supplication is to know Satan. The present paper therefore studies words of Imam Sajjad (a.s) about the effects of Satan on human beings in Sahifa Sajjadiya. Almost two-thirds of the paper is given to Satan’s efforts at the deviation of human’s thought and action presented in the form of different statements pointed out by Imam Sajjad (a.s). This piece has collected all the aforementioned texts from Sahifa Sajjadiya and has analyzed them referring to the verses of the Noble Quran. We deemed it necessary to prepare this paper regarding Allah’s command on knowing Satan as well as his ways with which he makes human beings swerve.