Satan’s Manipulation of the Christians:

It is obvious to anyone with reason that Satan has greatly manipulated these misled people (Christians). He called them and they responded to him; he befooled them and they obeyed him.
He manipulated them with regards to Allah, the Exalted and Most High.
He manipulated them with regards to Jesus (peace be upon him).
He manipulated them with regards to the cross and the worship of it.
He also manipulated them with regards to making pictures and statues in churches and then worshipping them, so you will not find one of their churches without the picture of Mary and Jesus, saints and other holy individuals and martyrs of theirs. Most of them prostrate to pictures and statues, and pray to them instead to Allah the Most High…
The typical example of what these polytheists are doing is like that of a servant of a king who entered upon a man, so theman jumped from his place, prostrated to the servant, worshipped him, and did to him what he was not supposed to do except to the king. Every rational person would consider him an ignorant and a fool because of what he did, since he did to the king's servant what he wassupposed to do only to the king, in terms of honoring, humbleness and humility.
It is well-known that what the servant did here is more likely to cause the king to hate him and look down upon him than to honor him and exalt his status.
This is the situation of one who prostrates to creation,or a picture of creation. This is because he resorted to prostration which is the greatest means of reachingthe Lord's pleasure. Such anaction is not valid except for Allah, so there is no greater repulsiveness or injustice than doing it for a picture or statue of a servant and equalizing between Allah and His servant.
This is why Allah the Most High said,
"Verily, shirk (polytheism,setting up partners with Allah) is a great injustice." [Luqman: 33]
Allah the Most High has created his worshippers prone to recognize uglinessin expressing exaltation, glorification, sumbisivenessand humility towards king's slaves and servants (as such actions are usually done for the king).
So what is the situation of the one who shows this type of reverence to king's enemies? For Satan is the enemy of Allah, and the polytheist is in reality setting Satan, not Allah's prophets and righteous servants¸ as a partner with Allah. For the prophets and righteous servants have nothing to do with those who set them as partners with Allah; they are againstthem and the strongest in hatred of all people towards them. The polytheists, therefore, are only setting up as partners with Allah His enemies, andequalizing between them and Allah in worship, exaltation, prostration and humility.
This is why the invalidity and ugliness of polytheism is recognized by sound innate nature and reason, and this type of ugliness is recognized more clearly than its other types.
The intent here was to mention Satan's manipulation of these people in both the foundation and branches oftheir religion.
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Allah will always reward those who give thanks:

Why should Allah punishyou if you are thankful and believe? Allah is
All-Thankful, All-Knowing. (Surat an-Nisa', 147)
Allah's signs and the wisdom in His proofs may only be fully
understood thanks to the understanding and sensitivity possessed by
those who give much thanks. But ungrateful andinsensitive people
cannot understand the wisdom inAllah's signs, and may not even be
aware of their existence.

Allah also advised the prophets to be grateful. For example, in the Qur’an He tells the Prophet Moses(pbuh):

He [Allah] said, 'Moses, I have chosen you over allmankind for My
Messageand My Word. Take whatI have given you and be among the
thankful.' (Surat al-A'raf, 144)
Many verses of the Qur'an reveal how the Messengers were people who
gave much thanks to Allah.
Verse 15 of Surat al-Ahqaf shows the importance of giving thanks and
asking to be grateful in the face of Allah's blessings in the prayer a
believer makes when he reaches the age of 40:
We have instructed man to be good to his parents. His mother borehim
with difficulty and with difficulty gave birthto him; and his bearing
and weaning take thirty months. Then when he achieves his full
strengthand reaches forty, he says, 'My Lord, keep me thankful for the
blessing You bestowed on me and on my parents, and keep me acting
rightly, pleasing You. And make my descendants pious. I have sought
forgiveness of You and I am truly oneof the Muslims.' (Surat al-Ahqaf,
15)

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A person will not be harmed by anything if he says every morning & evening 3 times,"Bismilla hillazhi la yadhurruhu..."

Uthman bin Abbaan said that he heard the Prophet [sallAllahu 'alyhi
wasallam] say,"A person will not be harmed by anything if he says
every morning & evening 3 times,"Bismilla hillazhi la yadhurruhu..."
Uthman had been afflicted by partial paralysis at that time&the man to
whom hesaid this looked at him (with surprise). Uthman understood that
& said,"The hadith is as I have told you,but I did not say it that day
and so the decree of Allah was carried out (meaning he was afflicted
by paralysis)!!
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