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24 WHY DO YOU DECEIVE YOURSELF?

while they are in this life. If a person tries to put forward such an ex-
cuse, this just demonstrates his insincerity or lack of conviction.
Aperson who knows that Allah is with him at every moment, that
He sees and hears everything and knows and brings to light all that
people try to keep secret, will never attempt any insincerity in serving
Him. Such a person knows very well that if he tries to put forward an
excuse, Allah is aware of it before it even crosses his lips and that He is
aware, too, of the reluctance within a person who is hesitant in his
service to Him. He understands that such insincere behavior will not

go unpunished, so he also knows that self-deception is no escape but
will, on the contrary, cause him great harm. A person like this never
strays from seeking Allah's approval under any circumstances because
he has no weakness thanks to his firm faith in Allah. He is uncondi-
tionally sincere at all times.
People who have sickness in their hearts do have a weakness in
their faith even if they do not deny Allah openly. That is to say, their
faith is dependent on certain conditions. They do not hesitate to devi-
ate from their religion the moment it comes into conflict with their
own comfort or their own advantage. At other times they try to ease
their consciences by carrying out whatever worship comes easily to
them.
These people very obviously deceive themselves but they can in
no way arrive at an awareness of this. If you do not want to fall into the

state of insincerity these people exhibit in the sight of Allah, be careful
not to deceive yourself. If your knowledge is not enough, you can get
to know our Lord best by reading the Qur'an because in this Book,
Allah introduces Himself to His servants. In this way, you will be able
to understand Allah's might and become a believer with a complete
and sincere faith. However, if you evaluate Allah and His religion