Why we become disobedient to Allah throughout our human life (not angels life)? Once one becomes a believer in Allah, he has two choices in his entire life. Either he would 1. following Allah’s light (Quran) or 2. Denying Allah’s light (Devil) Lets scrutinise this statement by the way Allah Himself showed us as mentioned below. وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِآَدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنَ السَّاجِدِينَ ﴿7:11﴾ (7:11) We initiated your creation, then We gave you each a shape, and then We said to the angels: 'Prostrate before Adam.') They all prostrated except Iblis: he was not one of those who fell Prostrate. If we consider this verse, we can see when Devil disobeyed Allah’s word thereafter he actually became a disobedient of Allah. As he is not a follower of Allah’s word or not being obedient to Allah then Allah led him astray (Quran 7:16; below). Therefore he took it as a challenge to misguide believers of Allah and making themselves follower of him instead of Allah. Following verses evidence, read as: قَالَ فَبِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿7:16﴾ (7:16) Satan said: 'Since You have led me astray, I shall surely sit in ambush for them on Your Straight Path. ثُمَّ لَآَتِيَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ أَيْمَانِهِمْ وَعَنْ شَمَائِلِهِمْ وَلَا تَجِدُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ شَاكِرِينَ ﴿7:17﴾ (7:17) Then I will come upon them from the front and from the rear, and from their right and from their left. And You will not find most of them thankful.' Basically Devil vowed to divert believers of Allah. It was his promise or plane as far as above verses are concerned. A question always we come across - whether we become disobedient of Allah because of Allah’s wish or something else. If I strictly conclude this line then answer may be that yes due to cause of Devil’s grief we commit sin. But there is a “But”. Believer of Allah becomes disobedient of Allah because of Devil “But” Devil can’t harm them (Mumuns) without Allah’s wish or permission. That means ultimate control is on Allah. Allah knows best how He protects us from harm when we follow Devil instead of Him. I can’t define the harm per se as mentioned below. Allah knows best. Allah says, إِنَّمَا النَّجْوَى مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ لِيَحْزُنَ الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا وَلَيْسَ بِضَارِّهِمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿58:10﴾ (58:10) Whispering is an act of Satan, one that aims at causing grief to the believers; yet without Allah’s leave no harm can be caused to them. So in Allah should the believers put all their trust. It can be presumed or can be rightly said, if I analyse the ratio of this verse, that Devil can only grieve us towards disobedience to Allah and Allah can only conclude harm. So to be safe from the grief of Devil we got to seek safeguard to Allah from Devil as mentioned in Quran 114: 1-6 and many places in Quran. Question may come up that if Devil grieves us then why in Ramadan too where as far as Hadith is concerned – “Devil is chained in Ramadan”. Allah knows better after all that how they are chained during Ramadan. We can only presume some – 1. perhaps less harmful Devils are chained/controlled by Allah hence crimes take place less in our society during Ramadan. It is difficult to stick at this point because Iblis (Devil) sought free life until hereafter. As read: قَالَ أَنْظِرْنِي إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ ﴿7:14﴾ (7:14) Satan replied: 'Give me respite till the Day they shall be raised.' قَالَ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الْمُنْظَرِينَ ﴿7:15﴾ (7:15) Allah said: 'You are granted respite. 2. So if Iblis is chained in Ramadan it is difficult to conclude by us. Allah knows best. 3. Another presumption is only those people would be protected from Devil who are fasting. Here condition could be ‘fasting’. 4. Or who are addicted they may continue throughout Ramadan out of their addiction. 5. Or we might be grieved by human and jin as Allah said to seek refuge from them مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ﴿114:6﴾ (114:6) whether he be from the jinn or humans. Allah knows best what actually be the case during Ramadan. We also need to know does disobedience to Allah make us unbeliever of Allah. وَقُلْنَا يَا آَدَمُ اسْكُنْ أَنْتَ وَزَوْجُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنْهَا رَغَدًا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ ﴿2:35﴾ (2:35) Then We said, "O Adam, you and your wife, both dwell in the Garden and eat to your hearts' content where from you will, but do not go near this tree; *48 otherwise you shall become transgressors" Here Allah uses the word julm - transgress. Mumin does not embrace any sin out of 100% intention. Of course this percentage fluctuate and therefore they come back to Allah again and again out of their transgression (Julm upon themselves) and indeed Allah forgives them. Because they don’t do (kufar) disbelieve Allah’s word to obey. They are merely misguided by Devil and commit sin or become disobedient to Allah for a while and then they come back and of course they come to Allah for being forgiven by Him. وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَعْفُو عَنِ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿42:25﴾ (42:25) He it is Who accepts repentance from His servants and forgives sins and knows all what you do. (Next topic - How we can be purified (from devil's path/ grief) in the light of Quran?)