Satan came to Jesus, peace be upon him, in the form of an apparently old person, because Satan has no access to the interior of the prophets, peace be upon them, in the way that the thoughts of the prophets, peace be upon them, are all either divine, possessive, or psychological. Satan has no share in their hearts, and whoever protects from the saints in the knowledge of God He is like this in the infallibility of what he receives, not in the infallibility of his arrival to him. The guardian who is being cared for is a sign from God regarding what Satan throws at him, and the reason for that is that he is not a legislator, and the prophets are legislators, so their inner beings are infallible.

So he said to Jesus, peace be upon him, O Jesus, say no. There is no god but God, and he was satisfied with obeying His command in this matter. Then Jesus, peace be upon him, said, “I say it, no, to your saying, ‘There is no god but God.’” So he returned, disappointed.

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