THE HOLY QUR'AN MANDATES that: When you recite the Qur'an seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Devil. [Q.16:98] Hence Muslims will commence their recitation of the Qur'an with the words of isti‘adhah, or "seeking protection": أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Devil. Due to the above verse,…