If Iblis Is Incarcerated In Ramadhan, Why Don't We Feel Any Difference?
First, Islam does not teach that every sin we commit is directly forced by Shaytan. There is a difference between external whispering and our own internal moral weakness (nafs). Even outside Ramadan, Shaytan does not force anyone. He only suggests, beautifies, and whispers. The actual decision is always ours. Now in Ramadan, when it is said that Shaytan is chained, it means that the environment of spiritual awareness is strengthened — worship increases, Qur’an is recited, fasting disciplines desire. So the external pressure is reduced. But our inner tendencies do not disappear. If someone has built habits of lying, anger, addiction, immorality — those habits are psychological patterns. They don’t vanish automatically just because Ramadan begins. The nafs (ego/desire) is still there. Also, according to Ghamidi, Shaytan’s influence is not some mystical control button. “Shaytan” represents the invitation toward evil — and that invitation can come through humans as well. For example: A friend who pressures you into drinking. A peer group normalizing immoral behavior. Social trends encouraging shamelessness. That is also a form of shaytanic influence. So even if the unseen Shaytan is restrained, human systems, culture, and personal desires still operate. Ramadan reduces spiritual noise for those who participate sincerely. It doesn’t turn humanity into angels. As for internal struggle — many people actually do feel some difference in Ramadan: urges become slightly easier to control, conscience feels sharper. But if someone doesn’t, that usually means their struggle is more rooted in habit and psychology than in whispering. Shaytan does not create evil inside us. He invites. The nafs chooses. Ramadan reduces invitation — it does not erase free will or past conditioning. That’s why self-discipline in Ramadan still requires effort.