Refuting “Door Number Twenty-One: The Source of Evil”
Article By: Miguel Hayworth – UK Apologetics Library
Date: May 13, 2026
Classification: False Doctrine / Gnostic Heresy / High-Control Group Analysis / Moral Inversion
Overview: The Restoration of an Ancient Blasphemy
In “Door Number Twenty-One” of The Goal of the Wise, Abdullah Hashem presents a worldview that is fundamentally irreconcilable with the Bible. To ensure total transparency and to prevent any claim of “misrepresentation,” we are analyzing the substance of the entire chapter in its full, unedited context. The text begins with a philosophical bait-and-switch:
“God is Just and loves justice. God is Free and loves freedom. God created man in His image, and the human soul loves and yearns for justice and freedom above all. He created the human being free, with a just nature. Everyone blames God for everything, they blame Him for the injustices in the world, yet they hate His interferences and criticize His judgment and His heaven and hell. But is He really to blame for anything at all? Atheists have long posed questions such as “If God is perfect then how did He create such an imperfect world?” Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) answered that and said God did not create this imperfect material world, rather Iblis (God’s curse is upon him) did. He is an imperfect creator and thus his creation is flawed.” (Page 256 – Goal of the wise)
By claiming that God is not the creator of the material world and that “Iblis” (Satan) is a secondary, imperfect creator, Hashem revives Gnostic Dualism an ancient heresy that portrays the physical universe as an evil trap.
Why This Doctrine is Satanically Inspired
The primary reason this text must be identified as satanically inspired is that it fulfills the Serpent’s original objective in the Garden of Eden: the defamation of God’s character and the elevation of the creature. 1. The Theft of Glory: By stripping God of His title as Creator, the text robs Him of His sovereignty. 2. The Humanization of Evil: By calling Iblis a “finger of God” and a “true believer,” it desensitizes the soul to the nature of rebellion. 3. The Deification of Self: By telling followers they were past “creators” of semi-intelligent beings, it feeds the pride that caused the fall of Lucifer himself.
This is not a “new revelation”; it is the ancient lie of the Devil repackaged for a modern audience designed to lead souls away from the worship of the Father and toward the worship of human intermediaries and fallen spirits.
I. The Core Thesis: Stripping God of His Sovereignty
The text of Door 21 immediately seeks to absolve God of His creative power under the guise of protecting His reputation.
The Polemic Refutation: This is the absolute height of blasphemy. By claiming Iblis (Satan) is the creator of the material world, Abdullah Hashem is reviving the Marcionite and Manichaean heresies of the 2nd century. This doctrine teaches followers to hate the physical world, their own bodies, and the “flawed” creation of God.
The Biblical Truth: If the material world is the handiwork of the Devil, then the incarnation of Jesus Christ who took on a physical body was a descent into “satanic matter.” This is a denial of the Gospel. The Bible declares in Psalm 24:1: “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.” To grant Iblis the title of “Creator” is to commit spiritual treason against the Almighty.
II. The “Multiplicity of Creators” and Linguistic Fraud
Hashem attempts to justify polytheism by distorting the Hebrew and Arabic scriptures to fit a “hierarchy” of gods.
The APROL Text: “More Than One Creator: The Creator vs. creators. There is One Absolute, Perfect Creator who we call “The God” and there are less perfect creators. In the Holy Qur’an this is clear when God says: “So Blessed is Allah, the Best of Creators.” … In the Holy Bible in the very beginning of the book of Genesis it says: “In the beginning God(s) אֱהִ֑ים created the heavens and the earth.” … a form of respect or a royal ‘we’, the reality is they also point to the multiplicity of creators.” (Page 256 – Goal of the wise)
The Polemic Refutation: Hashem displays a staggering lack of linguistic competence. The word Elohim in Genesis 1:1 is paired with the singular verb Bara (He created). In any language, the verb defines the subject’s action. By ignoring the singular verb, Hashem is intentionally lying to his followers to create a “hierarchy of creators” that puts him and his “Imams” on the level of divinity.
This is not a “more complete understanding”; it is Shirk (polytheism) masked as deep gnosis. It aims to make the follower believe that God “delegates” His power to men, effectively making the “Imam” the functional god of the follower’s life. As stated in Isaiah 42:8: “I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another.”
III. The Occult Hallucination: “Cow People” and “Banana-Creatures”
The chapter descends into a surreal occult fantasy, using fabricated hadiths and “secret memories” to manipulate the follower’s ego. Hashem recounts a dialogue where he is told he created a creature called “Adloban Sim”:
The APROL Text: “The cow people were a very early creation… I said, “What did I create?” The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “You created what you created. You created Adloban Sim.” … it was a semi-intelligent creation; its body was curved like a banana… Adam was the very first creation that was created with the hands of Ali, and it means that Adam is the son of Ali.” (Page 257 – Goal of the wise)
The Polemic Refutation: This is Spiritual Grooming. By telling a follower that he is a creator of “banana-shaped creatures” from a past eon, Hashem is performing a classic cult tactic called Identity Inflation. He is stroke-feeding the ego to ensure absolute loyalty.
Furthermore, claiming Adam is the “son of Ali” is a direct assault on the Bible. It creates a human-centric religion where God is replaced by a “Soul Family.” This isn’t theology; it’s a sci-fi script designed to make the “Chosen” feel like gods while remaining utterly dependent on Hashem for their “memories.” Luke 3:38 explicitly calls Adam the “son of God,” not the son of a 7th-century man.
IV. The License for Murder: The Normalization of Violence
The most dangerous substance of this chapter is the redefinition of “Good and Evil” and the “neutrality” of killing.
The APROL Text: “So killing, for example, is not inherently evil… Murder could be a good thing when it is exterminating the life of a person who is to cause harm, for example, the story of the Righteous Servant killing the boy in Surah Al-Kahf… Killing could be a good thing when a country decides to kill a murderer… or a war criminal… such as Hitler. So in essence, killing is neither good nor evil, rather it is how it is used. Nuclear power is neutral… Now we also understand that while Iblis, his son Cain, and their descendants are evil, they are evil because they choose to be. They are not inherently evil because in origin their source is the light like all creation…” (Page 264 – Goal of the wise)
Abdullah Hashem is attempting to neutralize the conscience.
The Cainite Justification: By claiming Cain is “light in origin,” Hashem subtly sympathizes with the first murderer. The Bible says Cain was “of that wicked one” (1 John 3:12). Hashem’s claim that evil “created itself” through a choice of “disobedience” allows him to redefine “Evil” as only “disobeying the Imam.”
The Hitler Fallacy: By comparing the “Righteous Servant” (the Imam) to a state executing Hitler, he gives himself the authority of a sovereign nation to judge and execute. This doctrine erases the human conscience. When you tell followers that the “mechanism of exterminating life” is neutral, you turn them into weapons. This is the exact philosophy used by death cults throughout history to bypass the Law of God: “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13).
V. The “Finger of God” Deception: Elevating Iblis
Hashem’s inversion reaches its peak when he humanizes and elevates Iblis (Satan) as a divine instrument.
The APROL Text: “Iblis… is a finger from the fingers of God because all of what he has of knowledge is from God… he was a true believer, and he reached the epitome of faith… he is a finger from the fingers of God because all of what he has of knowledge is from God and he learned it from Him Almighty.”
The Polemic Refutation: This is Satanism in a White Cloak. By claiming the Devil is a “finger of God” and a “true believer,” Hashem is preparing his followers to accept “the ideology of Iblis.”
1. The Meaning of “Satanism in a White Cloak”
This is a metaphorical way of saying that the teaching is Satanic in substance but presented as holy or “enlightened.” * The White Cloak: Refers to the religion’s presentation of itself as a path of “Peace and Light,” tolerance, and universal love.
- The Refutation: The critic is arguing that underneath the peaceful surface lies a doctrine that rehabilitates the image of the Devil (Iblis) and blurs the line between God and Satan.
2. Iblis as a “Finger of God”
In traditional Abrahamic faiths, Satan is the enemy of God, a fallen creature who is fundamentally separate from the Divine Will.
- The AROPL Concept: Abdullah Hashem teaches that Iblis is essentially an instrument or a “finger” used by God. In this view, Iblis is not an independent rebel but a tool used to test and refine creation.
- The Refutation: Critics argue that calling the Devil a “finger of God” makes God the author of evil. It suggests that Satan’s actions are actually divine actions, which removes the objective “evil” from the Devil’s nature.
3. Iblis as a “True Believer”
Hashem frequently cites a concept found in some mystical (Sufi) traditions—but takes it much further—suggesting that Iblis’s refusal to bow to Adam was actually an act of extreme monotheism (refusing to bow to anything but God).
- The AROPL Claim: That Iblis reached the “epitome of faith” and is “light in origin.” They even state that if Satan repented, the doors of their religion would be open to him.
- The Refutation: The polemic argues that calling the father of lies a “true believer” is a dangerous deception. By honoring the Devil’s “faith,” the religion prepares its followers to follow an “Ideology of Iblis”—one where rebellion against traditional religious norms is viewed as a higher form of spiritual truth.
4. “The Ideology of Iblis”
The phrase “preparing his followers to accept the ideology of Iblis” refers to the shift in moral authority.
- In Hashem’s theology, the material world is described as the creation of an “imperfect creator” (Iblis).
- The refutation claims that by making the physical world “Satanic” and the Devil “Divine,” the religion creates a moral vacuum. If the world is evil and the Devil is a tool of God, then the only source of truth is the “Living Guide” (Hashem), who can redefine good and evil at will (such as claiming that killing is “neutral”).
Summary Table: The Polemic Contrast
| Concept | Traditional View (Refutation) | AROPL View (Hashem) |
| Iblis (Satan) | An enemy to be resisted; the source of deception. | A “finger of God” and an imperfect creator of matter. |
| Nature of Evil | Objective rebellion against God’s laws. | A “choice” of disobedience, but “neutral” in mechanism. |
| The Material World | Created by God and declared “Good.” | Created by Iblis and fundamentally flawed. |
| Morality | Fixed laws (e.g., “Thou Shalt Not Kill”). | Fluid; depends on the direction of the “Righteous Servant.” |
The Bottom Line: The refutation you provided is warning that by humanizing and “divinizing” Iblis, Hashem is effectively teaching a form of Gnosticism where the “True God” is separate from the physical world, and the “Devil” is an essential, almost holy part of the divine machine a concept critics find spiritually lethal.
By presenting Iblis as a “true believer,” Hashem is using the Sufi Perspective of “passionate love” as a shield to justify Cosmic Rebellion. The Bible is clear: Satan is a defeated creature and a murderer from the beginning (John 8:44). He is not a “finger of God.”
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The Foundation of Sand: An Analytical Exposure of the Sources Used in “Door 21”
To truly expose the deception, we must examine the “bricks” used to build this theological wall. Abdullah Hashem relies on a mixture of misinterpreted Scripture and obscure, often unreliable, traditions.
1. The Misuse of “The Holy Bible” (Genesis 1:1) and the Plurality of God
- The APROL Claim: Hashem uses Elohim to argue for a “multiplicity” of creators.
- The Research: Elohim is grammatically singular when referring to the True God. Genesis 1:1 uses a singular verb.
- The Disagreement: Christian theology understands this as the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)—the One True God. Isaiah 44:24 confirms God created everything alone.
2. Bihar Al-Anwar (Al-Majlisi) – Vol. 54, 82, 36
- The Claim: Used to justify “cow people” and the “thirty Adams.”
- The Research: Bihar Al-Anwar is a secondary compilation known to contain folklore and fabricated narrations.
- The Disagreement: These narrations contradict the Biblical Nature of God, who is purposeful and does not fail.
3. Al-Tafsir Al-Safi (Al-Faiz Al-Kashani)
- The Claim: Used to support the idea that “knowing God” means “knowing the Imam.”
- The Research: A 17th-century mystical commentary that prioritizes “Gnosis” over objective revelation.
- The Disagreement: The Bible teaches that knowing God is found through Jesus Christ—the “one mediator” (1 Timothy 2:5).
4. The Invention of “Al-Hur” (The Free)
- The Claim: Hashem introduces “The Free” as an attribute of God not found in canonical scripture.
- The Research: By admitting this is not in “canonical scriptures,” Hashem exposes his own fabrication.
- The Disagreement: God is not “free” to lie or act against His Holy nature (Titus 1:2).
5. The Distortion of Surah Al-Kahf (Verse 74)
- The Claim: Used to justify killing as “not inherently evil.”
- The Research: A specific narrative of divine foreknowledge, never intended as a legal precedent for humans.
- The Disagreement: This provides theological cover for violence, directly contradicting the command to “Love your enemies” (Matthew 5:44).
Conclusion: The Mark of a False Prophet
The substance of Door 21 is a blueprint for Totalitarian Control. It teaches that God is not your Creator, you are a god yourself, murder is a neutral tool, and the Devil is a holy instrument of God.
For the members of APROL, these footnotes are not proof of “divine knowledge,” but proof of scholarly malpractice and spiritual deception. The Bible warns in Galatians 1:8: “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.” Hashem’s “Door 21” is a different gospel, built on different books, leading to a dangerous end. Run from this “Door” and return to the One True Creator.
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