The past thousands of years have demonstrated that Satan, who became “the ruler of this world, ” has developed a wicked, unrighteous, and violent rulership that is completely unsatisfactory.
فَآلَافُ ٱلسِّنِينَ ٱلْمَاضِيَةُ بَرْهَنَتْ أَنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَانَ ،‏ ٱلَّذِي صَارَ « حَاكِمَ هٰذَا ٱلْعَالَمِ » ،‏ أَسَّسَ حُكْمًا شِرِّيرًا وَعَنِيفًا وَغَيْرَ بَارٍّ ،‏ حُكْمًا لَمْ يَجْلُبِ ٱلِٱكْتِفَاءَ لِلْبَشَرِ .‏