1.1 The Envy Of Devil
After the death of Adam, humanity witnessed a constant growth and spread over many parts of the earth. The sons of Adam established cities and founded civilizations. They followed the religion of their father, worshipped Allah alone without associating any partner to Him.
This state of authentic monotheism of Adam's descendants saddens the devil and his followers. The devil was expelled from Paradise when he disobeyed the command of Allah and refused to prostrate to Adam. For this reason, he openly declared his enmity to Adam and his sons and swore to drive them to disobey Allah as mentioned in the Quran, "He said: Because Thou hast thrown me out of the Way, Lo! I will lie in wait for them on Thy Straight Way: then will I assault them from before them and behind them, from their right and their left: Nor will Thou find, in most of them, gratitude (for Thy mercies)". (Ch 7: 16-17)
Thus, the devil has taken it on himself to drive the children of Adam away from worshipping Allah alone. This why Allah warns the children of Adam about the tricks of the devil when He says in the Holy Quran "O children of Adam! Let not Satan deceive you, as he got your parents (Adam & Eve) out of Paradise stripping them of their rainments; to show them their private parts. Verily he and Qabiluhu (his soldiers from the jinn or his tribe) see you from where you cannot see them. Verily, we made the devils (protectors and helpers) for those who believe not". (Ch 7: 7)
The devil has clearly declared his enmity to the sons of Adam and he is committed to do whatever it takes to mislead them. Now that the sons of Adam are one united community worshipping Allah alone, it is the right time for him to act. But the sole question is how to proceed?