Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating [others] with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray. Instead of Allah, they call upon female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but Satan the persistent rebel, who is.cursed by Allah. For he (satan) had said, “I will surely take hold of a certain number of Your servants. And I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them [sinful] desires, and I will command them so they will slit the ears of cattle, and I will command them so they will alter the creation of Allah.” And whoever takes Satan as an ally instead of Allah has certainly suffered a tremendous loss. He [satan] promises them and arouses desire in them, but Satan does not promise them except delusion.