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THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF EVIL

apprehensions. What draws him into a negative spiritual state are
most often vain apprehensions that have nothing to do with the
truth. If he examined these silly, mindless and illogical thoughts in
the light of the Qur'an, he would soon see that they were invalid,
and satan's influence over him would immediately dissipate.
Generally, at the base of these apprehensions occupying a per-
son's mind and draw him into a negative spiritual state is discontent.
Despite all the countless blessings and good things that Allah has
created, a person's lower self tries to draw him into a moral state
wherein he will be discontent, pessimistic and see everything in a
negative light. In such a moral condition, an individual may be dis-
pleased with whatever he may encounter; this condition will lead
him into negativity about conditions in his environment, the behav-
ior of his acquaintances, events that occur, his own spiritual state
and behavior and many other things. Sometimes, his discontent is
based on not knowing about events that have already occurred and
those that have yet to happen—that is, hidden events related to the
future (gayb). They become discontent and totally pessimistic when
they imagine events with no basis in reality. They say, for example,
"What if this happens?" or "Such a result may definitely come out of

that."
But these thoughts and the behavior they inspire do not comply
with the moral teachings of the Qur'an. For this reason, satan wants
to instill this spiritual state in individuals of weak faith or who have
sickness in their hearts. When the basis of this discontent lies in
these individuals' acquaintances, satan wants to make them per-
ceive this negative spiritual state with a secret language, and in a
manner impossible to detect. In ignorant societies that live far from
the moral teachings of the Qur'an, people use this language to send

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