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THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF EVIL

Their excuse for not expressing love is that they
have not received any return for the love they
gave
One of the games played by those whom satan inspires is to
claim that they have not received love even though they once loved
deeply—and, for this reason, they are cold and expressionless.
First, we must point out that it is not possible to love a person
who adopts satanic morality. This person may have many fine moral
qualities and, while waiting for expressions of love from those
around him, may regard himself as the model for these qualities. But
if a person acts according to satan's dictates, his good qualities are

shrouded. For example, no matter how industrious, generous or
subtle-minded a person may be, the negative personality he devel-
ops under satan's influence, his dull, uncomprehending and stiff fa-
cial expression and his cold and officious behavior make others
around him doubt his good qualities. The important thing is that a
person live a good moral life out of his fear of Allah. If he shows a
few good moral qualities in some things, but insists on being con-
trary on other issues, he cannot be sure that his good qualities come
from the fear of Allah. And this prevents anyone from loving him
deeply.
Also, it is one of the most important indications of love when
believers point out others' errors for the sake of Allah, so that they
can beware of wickedness for the sake of their life in the world to
come. But when people think in the way that satan thinks, they look
for negativity in everything; they cannot understand any warning
as a positive thing. Their egotistical self-love makes them unwilling
to hear anything about their errors and shortcomings; they just want
constant praise. However, believers cannot in good conscience re-
frain from pointing out another person's mistakes. To win Allah's
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