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For this reason Iblis was repeatedly mentioned in the Qur’an as an enemy. Allah the Exalted said:
” إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّا إِنَّمَا يَدْعُو حِزْبَهُ لِيَكُونُوا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ السَّعِيرِ”
This Ayah means: Verily Satan is an enemy to you: so be warned and treat him as an enemy. He invites his followers to become the inhabitants of the blazing fire.
In regards to Al Aqsa Mosque, it was named as such due to the far distance between it and al-Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah. After the Prophet took the night journey from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, he ascended to the upper heavens. It should be noted that the purpose of the Mi^raj was to increase honor of the Prophet and to raise his rank. It is blasphemous to attribute to Allah any of the attributes of the creations, such as believing that Allah exists in the skies or any other place, or that the Prophet physically became close to Allah. It is among the fundamentals of the belief of Muslims that Allah exists without a place.
As for life on earth, it was named in Arabic as Dunyah due to its danawah; a word that describes something of a very low value. This is also how Imam Al-Rifa^i described it when he said what means:
The Dunyah is a traitor; a liar. It tricks its adherents.
Those who lean away from it are safe from it but,
Those who lean towards it will be inflicted with its calamities.
It is like a snake, with a smooth touch and a deadly poison.
Its moments of pleasure vanish quickly and,
Its days pass like a fragment of the imagination.
So occupy yourself with acts of obedience to Allah and,
Do not neglect to evaluate your deeds.
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