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THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF EVIL

to their insincere goals. They employ their secret methods of tears
(quivering voice and sorrowful expressions)to attain their goal. But
when they see that their intended messages have been ineffective,
the only one thing left to do according to their warped way of think-
ing is to cry.
When none of these preparatory stages achieves the desired
end, they quickly put this final stage into action. The voice stops
completely, there is no talking. If they don't get what they want, they
cry excessively and if they sense that they won't get what they want,
they cry even more.
In order to be acknowledged as right, these people don't hesi-
tate to humiliate themselves and risk appearing almost inhuman. In
the Qur'an, Allah says that such people who listen to their lower
selves in their desire to be right in others' eyes will, contrary to their
intentions, be humiliated:

If We had wanted to, We would have raised him up by
them. But he gravitated towards the Earth and pursued his
whims and base desires. His metaphor is that of a dog: if
you chase it away, it lolls out its tongue and pants, and if
you leave it alone, it lolls out its tongue and pants. That is
the metaphor of those who deny Our signs. So tell the story
so that hopefully they will reflect. (Surat al-A'raf: 176)
By crying, those who make friends with satan are doing some-
thing very insidious. One of the major proofs is that any time they
like, these people can abandon this tearful character and show a dif-
ferent kind of face. When with others who share the same kind of
character, they are extremely lively and talkative. They have no
trouble being open; they look natural and speak in an ordinary way.
Actually, their mental state is not tearful at all. On the contrary, they

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