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THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF EVIL

characters. Even though they claim to have faith, they hoard a secret
sickness in their hearts. They know that such anger is unjustified be-
cause they know from the Qur'an that Allah is just, His mercy is in-
finite and He is the Protector of humanity. But their lower selves,
under satan's influence, constantly incite them to anger. When they
cannot stop that anger from erupting, they hide it as much as they
can from sincere believers. Some people deliberately project this
anger; others keep it inside and convince themselves that somehow,
they will overcome it in time. But as long as they do not turn to
Allah, this same hidden anger will curdle into an irresistible resent-
ment. It will begin to direct everything they do or think, every deci-
sion they make, and then they will be closer to adopting the kind of
morality that satan desires. The people against whom they direct
their anger are actually people with faith, whom they love and trust
and who should be their closest friends.
There's no reason why they should be angry with people who,
out of their fear for Allah, lead good moral lives, always stand up
for what is right and good, and treat others with love, respect and
friendship. When they are able to escape satan's influence even a lit-
tle, they realize this and blame themselves for their anger. But their

lower selves, with its satanic intimations, soothes these pangs of
conscience and they deliberately continue with their inconsistent
behavior.
Satan provides the reasons for them to be angry with people
who believe, despite their many good qualities. These reasons' com-
mon feature is their resentment at the ways in which believers call
on them to exercise goodness.
We can briefly list some of the basic reasons for the anger of
those under satan's influence:

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