Muhammad (Muhammad)

25. Verily, those who have turned back as disbelievers after the guidance has been manifested to them - Satan has beautified for them [their vicious acts] and has deceived them with long awaited [vain] desires.

Being tempted by Satan is a blight of faith which leads to apostasy and misfortune;

(“Verily, those who have turned back as disbelievers”).

Satan works through beautification of vicious acts.

Whoever beautifies vicious acts is satanic;

(“Satan has beautified for them [their vicious acts]”).

The Verse depicts those who being aware of the decisive argument believed in the Islamic faith but through satanic beautification of their vices turned away from the true religion. Such people have been deceived by worldly possessions and pleasures of the flesh. They underestimated turning away from their religion.

It is also said that they are the hypocrites who following their turning to the truth of the Islamic faith and uttering the formula of Divine Unity and the prophethood of the Messenger of God were deceived by satanic beautification of their vices and vain desires and turned away from the true religion. One who believes in the Islamic faith through discernment and spiritual perception will never turn away from it.