I do not know whether or not you recognise that Shaytan has influence over the people of the Path. The Path has a living shaytan who has sway over its people always. He injures them. Opposition to him is truly turning to Allah and turning your back on him, as our master said, may Allah be pleased with him!: “The real attack against the enemy is your occupation with the love of the Beloved. When you are occupied with attacking the enemy, he gets what he wants from you and the love of the Beloved passes you by.” It is as Shaykh Qasim al-Khassasi said: “Do not be occupied at all with the one who abuses you. Be occupied with Allah and He will drive him away from you. He is the One who makes him move against you in order to test your claim to true sincerity. Many people have erred in this matter. They were occupied with the abuse of the one who abused them, and the abuse continued along with wrong action. Had they returned to Allah, He would have driven them away from them, and their proper business would have been enough for them.”