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They hatched a plot and We hatched a plot while
they were not aware. So look at the end result of
all their plotting; We utterly destroyed them and
their whole people! These are the ruins of their
houses because of the wrong they did. There is cer-
tainly a Sign in that for people with knowledge.
(Qur'an, 27: 50-52)

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lander and lies are important weapons in the arsenal of
the clan. The fact that these people are outside of reli-
S gious morality causes them to lose their sense of shame
and to disregard their conscience. Therefore, they do not hesitate
to destroy mercilessly people who confront them and to use the
most cunning tactics in order to achieve this. God reveals in the
Qur'an that these people are inspired by Satan whose counsel for
the clan members is to use the tactics of lies and slander. The
verses say:
Shall I tell you upon whom the satans descend?
They descend on every evil liar. They give them
[i.e., satans] a hearing and most of them are liars.
(Qur'an, 26: 221-223)
These tactics were also adopted by the deniers of the past as
revealed by the Qur'an. God has revealed some of them to us and
the strategies adopted by these formations. For example, in the
narrative of the Prophet Yusuf's life (peace be upon him), his
brothers envied the gifts God had bestowed upon him. United in
their envy they moved against him, even making an attempt on
his life. The mentality and behaviour of Yusuf's brothers is an ex-
ample of the dark clan's attitude and methods. The plot hatched