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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


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