Penciptaan Setan untuk Kebaikan Manusia
Abstract: In Arabic Satan
means an enemy, one who is distant, misled, burnt, disowned from the grace of
God and displaced from His mercy. He is so distant that he cannot any longer
hear and know the truth. He is so arrogant that he became the victim of his own
attitude. In the Qur’an the word Satan is always mentioned in its concrete from
(ma’rifah) which means that the existence and threat of the Satan is true and
real. This also means that Satan is created solely to mischief man on his
earthly life and mislead him from the grace of God. Different views however
have been expressed to the extent that the creation of the Satan may also be
understood as an indication of God’s mercy upon His creation especially human
being. If it is not because of Satan, human being would not be able to
distinguish between good and vice. And it is exactly because of Satan that
human being –upon his success to avoid his deceive- may be raised to the higher
status as human being. This paper is concerned with this controversy and with
the logical implication that emerges thereof. It is ultimately about tracing
the Qur’anic and prophetic notion of what Satan is, and what it means to be
human.
Keywords: Satan, human being ,
good, vice
Penulis: Muktafi
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd120096
