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The Liar's Dark Spiritual State
tries to convince herself that she is telling the truth. No matter
how insistent the request may be, she continues to assert the
truth of her words, even though she is well aware that she is
lying. All liars, regardless of their level of self-persuasion,
know that they are lying. The Qur'an confirms this fact in the
verses given below:
In fact, man will be clear proof against himself in
spite of any excuses he might offer. (Surat al-Qiyama,
75:14-15)

Despite all of his stupidity,
a liar believes himself to be clever
All liars consider themselves to be very clever, for they be-
lieve that they have deceived others and, as a result, have
gained some benefit. Satan continually incites them to lie and
to take pride in their lies, even though doing so will deprive
them of other people's affection and respect. By exalting them-
selves, they are in reality only demeaning themselves, for they
are gradually revealing themselves as the liars that they really
are.
Habitual liars seek to benefit from the fact that others do
not know what they are thinking. However, they soon begin to
experience great problems, among them having to live in fear
that their lies will be discovered and that people will no longer
pay any attention to them. They can never achieve the internal
tranquility of an honest person. In addition, they will feel great
regret in the afterlife, just as they do in this worldly life, for
each one of their lies. At that time, they will understand better
who is intelligent and who is not, and they will see that their
lies have brought them no benefit.
In one verse, Allah tells us about the deception in which

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