Is the influence of Satan\'s word greater than that of God because he ordered man not eat from the fruit but he disobeyed Him and ate it whereas he obeyed what was told to him by Satan and he ate the fruit that Satan told him to eat. Whose word have greater influence?

Undoubtedly, the power of God, who is the Creator of of all things, is more than Satan in all matters. However, when Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) obeyed Satan's advice and refused to obey God's command, it was not because of the influence of Satan's word; rather, it was because Adam yielded to Satan's temptation. In fact, man is a volitional creature and he changes his decisions with the changing of the various factors which influence him. This fact that Adam ate the forbidden fruit is not an affront to the inerrancy of the prophets Such a contravention by Adam (a.s) is termed as 'Tark-e-Awla' which means neglecting the preferred course of action Moreover, the nahy (prohibition) was Irshadi (advisory) in nature not Mowlavi (legislative) Therefore prophets never disobey where there is a mowlavi command and prohibition. .

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