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What is the ruling on dealing with and acting towards a girl who claims to be a "devil worshipper" and engages in inappropriate behaviors such as drawing tattoos, uttering obscene phrases, and abandoning prayer?

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The idea of Satan worship originated in ancient religions such as those of the Egyptian, Indian, Greek, and Persian civilizations. It later evolved in Europe during the Middle Ages, then disappeared and reappeared in the mid-1940s of the twentieth century at the hands of the British "Aleister Crowley," and then the American "Anton LaVey." These ideas spread to Islamic societies through the development of communication means, normalization with Jews, promotion of deviant ideas, and the exploitation of media and art.

Their ideas and rituals revolve around: considering Satan oppressed and a symbol of power; unleashing desires and drugs; wearing black clothes and tattoos; meeting in deserted places with loud music and violent practices; viewing suicide as freedom; digging up graves to instill cruelty; and considering morality a weakness.

Their nine commandments include: indulging in pleasure, following Satan, Satan representing wisdom, Satanic ideas being tangible, not getting involved in love, showing compassion to the deserving, seizing rights, treating neighbors as ordinary people, and not marrying or having children.

To deal with the deviant girl: If she is under guardianship, she must be dealt with firmly. If not, her parents must be informed. Means of communication linking her to these groups must be severed, and efforts must be made to remove the doubts that led her to deviation. The danger of the group's ideas and their ultimate fate must be clarified, and the truth of Satan's enmity towards humans must be explained, while seeking assistance from Allah Almighty and praying for her.

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