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The Qur'an Describes Liars
world, and in the Hereafter they will have a terrible
punishment. They are people who listen to lies and
consume ill-gotten gains. If they come to you, you can
either judge between them or turn away from them.
If you turn away from them, they cannot harm you in
any way. But if you do judge, judge between them
justly. Allah loves the just. (Surat al-Ma’ida, 5:41-42)
Hypocrites consider themselves superior and are happy
in the belief that they are deceiving the believers. In fact, this is
a proof of how unwise and lacking in insight they really are,
because even if they can conceal their hypocrisy, they cannot
hide it from Allah. This lack of religious faith and hypocrisy
will cause the hypocrites to receive the "reward" of eternal
punishment of Hell. Allah points out their lack of wisdom in
the following verses:
When they meet those who believe, they say: "We be-
lieve." But then when they go apart with their devils,
they say: "We are really with you. We were only
mocking." But Allah is mocking them, and drawing
them on, as they wander blindly in their excessive in-
solence. Those are the people who have sold guid-
ance for misguidance. Their trade has brought no
profit; they are not guided. (Surat al-Baqara, 2:14-16)

The brothers of Prophet Yusuf (as)
Among the liars in the Qur'an are the brothers of Prophet
Yusuf (as). Not only did they lie, but they slandered and swore
false oaths.
Out of their jealousy of Yusuf (as), they planned to kill
him. When it was time to implement their plan, they asked
their father Ya`qub (as) to send him with them. To overcome

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