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THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF EVIL

gant in it. So get out! You are one of the abased." (Surat al-
A'raf: 13)

Hidden insincerity of those who claim they have
been treated unjustly
If we look closely at the lives of those whom satan tries to win
over, we see that they have spent a large part of their lives in feeling
that they've been treated unjustly, and show this attitude in much of
their behavior. They have so convinced themselves that this is really
so that they interpret everything in light of it. They can feel unjustly
treated by the most irrelevant occurrences; they are saddened and
find subjects on which to counter-attack. In the Qur'an, Allah draws
attention to how these people look at things:
... They imagine every cry to be against them.... (Surat al-
Munafiqun: 4)

Most often, people around are not even aware that an individ-
ual thinks this way. For this reason, they behave toward him in all
sincerity. But one under satan's influence interprets this sincere be-
havior in a negative way. His interpretations have no relation to re-
ality, yet he convinces himself of their truth and enters a spiritual
state that conflicts with the morality of the Qur'an. He does not
think that he can live according to Muslim values, unless he consid-
ers Allah's existence, the wonderful workings of destiny, that there
is a good purpose in everything and that Allah has created this
world as a place of testing. He never lets it cross his mind that he'll
be held responsible in the world to come for his doubts and lack of
trust in Allah and that following satan will draw him into the flames
of Hell.
The most important thoughts that occupy him are how right he

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