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THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF EVIL

attract the attention of others is to make themselves seem mysterious. To
this end, as stated earlier, they assume a stiff, silent and lifeless pose
to make themselves seem different from what they are. They make
sure that their assumed character leaves an even more negative im-
pression than their true character. It is difficult to know what they
gain from this. No one wants to be known as a difficult person. If he
has several good qualities, he will not want to stress his negative
ones. On the contrary, he will always want to be seen as more intelli-
gent than he really is, more good-humored, more trustworthy, with
a distinctive personality. That anyone exerts the energy to be per-
ceived as negative surely comes from satan's efforts to confuse him
and divert him from the true path.
As in all his other methods, this insidious tactic of satan has
nothing to do with the moral teachings of the Qur'an. Anyone who
knows what faith is would never knowingly present himself as mys-
terious. On the contrary, he'd do everything to make it clear that he
was honest and trustworthy open and sincere. It is the mark of a hyp-
ocrite to behave mysteriously, make himself appear different from
how he really is and to engage in secret conversations. Many verses
of the Qur'an relates how, when prophets introduced themselves to

the people to whom they were sent, they first stated that they were
trustworthy individuals. Noah introduced himself in this way:
When their brother Nuh said to them, "Will you not guard
against evil? I am a faithful Messenger to you. So fear
Allah and obey me." (Surat ash-Shu'ara': 106-108)
Devout believers take this moral behavior of the prophets as a
model. Those who follow satan know this truth very well. But be-
cause their minds are clouded and their consciences shrouded, they
determinedly embrace his methods. They believe that by seeming

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