Satan
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I came across the free minds site through a posting on another site, i fumbled around and find it quite interesting. shock
Right now i haven't coverted to Islam, but in the future I'm sure I will, as soon as I can reconcile some things in my mind.
While reading the free mind's site i kept nodding my head. Yes, as an outsider it seems to me that Muhammad has been elevated above the other prophets (doesn't the qur'an say he's equal? I thought I came across that before). I believe that a lot of the Hadith is potentially culturally derived. Yes, God is One, Wholly, Completely, with no comparison, no demi-gods, no lesser-gods, no half-human/half-god. Yes, i thought, this site is on the right track....but then i came to a quick stop.
I started to read an article on evil satan (iblis, the devil, shaytan, dr. evil) twisted . My problem is this To me it seems that God gave this fallen angel a little to much power, in my mind almost making him into a lesser-god (along the lines of the trickster figure in some native american tribal mythologies, where he has almost the same amount of power to rival the Creator diety, making the trickster a minor deity). How does satan gain as much power to tempt us to done bad things, therefore, rivaling God? To me, this is a big stumbling block to converting to Islam, because I consider myself a strict monotheist, no satan, no trinity, just God Alone.
Anyone has any insights, suggestions, etc. etc., to reconciling this?
pls pardon my misspellings & i apologize if this may come out a bit choppy, i should probably be going to sleep pretty soon.
? AnthroGal cry (cause I'm missing my beloved)