Page 38 - What the Qur'an Says about Liars and Their Methods

ALLAH SEES, KNOWS,

AND HEARS EVERYTHING

A ll liars have two things in common: They do
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not know Allah and they deny that He sees
and hears everything. While they may deceive
those around them, conceal certain things or gain a personal
advantage, they cannot deceive Allah, Who sees, hears, and
knows everything, and Who is the only Reckoner of what is
true and correct. Allah tells us about this in the following verse:
They try to conceal themselves from people, but they
cannot conceal themselves from Allah. (Surat an-
Nisa’, 4:108)
However, liars cannot achieve their aims, because their in-
telligence and faith are inadequate, and because they believe
that they have protected themselves when they deceive other
people. In fact, such people can neither harm nor benefit them-
selves.
Believers who are aware of this truth should not forget
that every word, every thought, and every concealed thing is
known to Allah, and that they have to behave at every moment
with the awareness of this fact. Certain verses, some of which
are mentioned below, state this truth:
Do you not see that Allah knows what is in the heav-
ens and on Earth? Three men cannot confer together
secretly without Him being the fourth of them, or

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