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THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF EVIL

a person does not confess to himself, his conscience will warn him of
his errors. Therefore, anyone who makes the excuse that he does not
know where his errors come from, even when it is explained to him,
is simply against the ploy of his lower self.
First of all, this individual does not want to acknowledge his
mistakes. If he did, he would have to stop making them. For this rea-
son, he says he does not understand what is explained to him, thus
preparing the way for him to continue. If he acknowledges that he
understands and still makes the same mistakes again, it shows that
he is acting deliberately. So with his excuses, he wants to make him-
self appear innocent and naïve. Satan presents this distorted way of
thinking as reasonable; according to this logic, others have to prove
that his behavior is wrong and meanwhile, he does not understand
or think about what he is doing. He even wants others to feel com-
passion for him.
Allah tells us in the Qur'an that this insincerity is wrong. He
warns people with faith against those who say they do not under-
stand, even though they are very much aware of what they are
doing: "... a group of them heard Allah's word and then, after grasp-
ing it, knowingly distorted it." (Surat al-Baqara: 75) In another

verse, Allah tells us that such people deliberately avoid understand-
ing what is said to them: "... What is the matter with these people
that they scarcely understand a single word?" (Surat an-Nisa': 78)

They claim that others are prejudiced against
them and therefore do not notice the positive
changes these others have made

These people try to find excuses for the pessimism that comes
from not living in faith as they ought. Another excuse they make is
that people are prejudiced against them. This idea arises basically
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