Undoubtedly, the Islamic society is dealing with the largest amount and variety of cultural damages compared to other societies. The challenges that its founders and operatives use to transform the pure religious culture are all kinds of blind and dark attacks. One of these threats, which is also the most corrupt, is the flow of “Satanism”. This corrupt current is one of the global anti-cultural currents that crushed European and American countries before penetrating into Islamic countries and then reached the eastern lands. Satanism, which has hidden aspects due to its nature and function, has caused serious concerns at the level of society and even families. In addition, our lack of information from the open space of the information age and the crisis of identity among young people has extended this challenge.
Considering the importance of this issue, the present research seeks to explain the nature of Satanism, its origin, function, symbols, causes of tendency and solutions to face it and to reveal a hole for the representation of hidden truths. It is hoped that the managers and planners of the family, media and society after understanding this threat, will do their best to establish appropriate programs to eliminate this challenge.
1. Concept ology
Before entering into any discussion and research, the practical concepts and its key words should be explained, because the accurate knowledge and understanding of each subject has an inseparable link with the correct understanding of its key concepts. Based on this process, the current research examines its key words and concepts before addressing the main axis of the discussion.
1.1. Satan
In the majority of civilizations and nations, the devil is said to be an insidious and tempting creature, a being which hates and avoids the right path and always tries to bring people to life through indoctrination, trickery, and temptation. All these concepts mostly deal with the meaning of this word. Therefore, it requires that the word “devil” be examined from the lexical point of view and its idiom usage.
1.1.1. Satan in words
There is no consensus among linguists about the origin of the word Satan. Some consider it an original word in the Arabic language, while others consider it one of the included words. Also, there is a difference of opinion about the original Arabic root of this word. But most lexicographers have considered the root of the word Satan to be the infinitive of “Shatan”. And for the word “shatan” they have expressed these meanings: long rope, stretched and strong, distance and malice. Therefore, they wrote in the meaning of Satan: far away and evil.
