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ask forgiveness to Allah all their deeds including their wor-
ship will come to nothing in the Hereafter. Allah reveals this
in the Qur'an:
It has been revealed to you and those before you: "If you
associate others with Allah, your actions will come to
nothing and you will be among the losers." No! Worship
Allah and be among the thankful. (Surat al-Zumar: 65-
66)
As can be seen, insincerity in this sense is not unique to
those remote from religious morality. Some people who
become idolaters due to their insincerity apply double stan-
dards while maintaining a devout external appearance. In
other words, they seek to save their worldly lives and satis-
fy their own desires by pretending to conform with the reli-
gion. But attempting to ease their conscience through self-
deception cannot succeed. They observe a false faith
according to their own wishes, instead of according to
Allah's commands and prohibitions, and thus establish and
live by their own religion. Those who have sincere faith, who
adhere to what Allah has revealed instead of their desires,
urgings, and suggestions, however, seek only His mercy
and approval, for as sincere servants to Him they can do
nothing else. Thus, they never have to choose between their
desires and faith.
But idolaters, whose mentality is the exact opposite of
the believers' mentality, are insincere toward Allah right
from the very outset. Although He knows their hearts, inten-
tions, and every deed, they continue to follow their own
hypocritical path in the misguided belief that He will accept