Page 54 - The Silent Language Of Evil

THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF EVIL

innocent looking, inept people who cannot explain what's bothering
them into extremely aware individuals with a strong personality.
Sometimes, in their idle moments, they let their true face be
shown and manifest clear signs that they are under satan's influ-
ence. But once they perceive that they are being noticed, immedi-
ately they retrench and revert to their child-like behavior, to present
the desired image to those around them. All these insincere methods
go to show that the childish behavior they deliberately display is a
stratagem of satan.
We can see that satan leads these people with these intimations
and makes them do what he wants. In the Qur'an, however, Allah
warns those who follow satan in order to make themselves appear
innocent against this moral depravity:

You who believe! Do not follow in the footsteps of satan.
Anyone who follows in satan's footsteps should know that he
commands indecency and wrongdoing... (Surat an-Nur: 21)
It is certainly not logical for an intelligent, normal-looking, elo-
quent, talented and sincere individual with a strong character to go
against all this and present himself as a child. It is evident that such
people display this kind of character under satan's influence. He
tempts these individuals into insincerity, later showing them how to
conceal it. They believe that by acting like children, they will per-
suade others with their pretense of innocence. If a person with faith
who knows Allah's power and the Qur'an is tempted to be insincere,
he may suffer the pangs of Hell in the world to come. Allah warns
people not "to make light of the Qur'an":
... Do not make a mockery of Allah's signs. Remember
Allah's blessing to you and the Book and wisdom He has
sent down to you to admonish you. Fear Allah and know

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