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WHAT THE QUR'AN SAYS ABOUT LIARS AND THEIR METHODS
reality razes a castle of dreams. Honesty is a grand principle, a
lustruous jewel.
If for the truth to be uttered it is damaging, it resigns its
place to silence; lies have no place, even if they have some use.
Everything you say should be true, all your pronounce-
ments right, but you have no right to say all that is true.
. . . See the good side of things; you will have good
thoughts. Know things to be good and think of them as good;
you will find the pleasure in life.
In life, hope and thinking favorably of things are life itself.
While to think the worst is despair, the destroyer of happiness
and slayer of life." 45

Mehmed Zahid Kotku: "There are three signs of a hyp-
ocrite: When he speaks, he lies, does not keep his word, and is
treacherous with what is entrusted to him." If these three easily
recognizable ugly forms of behavior are to be found in the
same person, we do not hesitate to brand him a hypocrite right
away.
There are two aspects of hypocrisy. One relates to one's
acts, the other to one's belief, which is the most serious one.
The sign of both is the three types of behavior mentioned
above.
Lying is strongly condemned by every society, every peo-
ple, and every individual. In Turkish, we say: 'The liar's candle
burns until evening prayers.' Light is a night-time need for
people. If you lie, this means you are deprived of the light that
you need at night and remain all night in darkness, and that
when you need a light, you will be unable to find one. Lying is
shameful. Everywhere, people do not listen to the words or the
conversation of anybody who is known to be a liar. Later on,

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