Page 44 - The Silent Language Of Evil

THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF EVIL

this way. He inspires in them how best to misrepresent the truth in
any situation and to insist on their innocence by producing com-
pelling proof.
But usually this is just one in a series of many lies. For this rea-
son, those fallen under satan's influence start to lie constantly in
order to appear innocent. Just to cover up a single instance of insin-
cerity, they panic and give a false account of what they did in terms
of their own warped logic. When found out, they do not know what
to do; but claim they have been misunderstood and treated unjustly
and try to get out of it by changing the subject. As we said earlier,
they do not hesitate to swear false oaths to protest their innocence.
No doubt this stems from two facts: They don't know Allah as
they should, and are unaware of what a great responsibility it is to
take an oath in His name. Because they do not fear Him as they
should, they display an unseemly audacity in this matter. While
calling on Allah to a witness their false oaths, they do not even con-
sider that He hears and knows all secrets. Moreover, because of
satan's influence, they are able to ignore that influence even when
someone brings it to their attention. However, they actually tell
these lies to Allah. This is stated in the Qur'an: "... They tell a lie

against Allah and they know it." (Surah Al 'Imran: 78)
Allah also indicates in the Qur'an that such people must not be
trusted:
But do not obey any vile swearer of oaths... (Surat al-
Qalam: 10)
The Qur'an tells us that when Yusuf's (as) brothers wanted to
hide the evil they had devised against him, they too resorted to
telling lies. First, the brothers planned to kill Yusuf (as); later, they
said they wanted what was good for their brother, and asked their

42