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The Fundamental Traits Of Hypocrites

Consequently, contrary to believers, the spiritual impurity be-
comes apparent in their demeanor.

They Do Not Understand The Qur’an
Despite their efforts to the contrary, hypocrites, who live
among believers, behave in several ways that betray their in-
sincerity. Their manner of interpreting the verses of the Qur’an
is one such case by which they reveal the sickness in their
hearts. They are wholly devoid of the faculty of discernment
and wisdom which Allah grants to believers in return for their
sincerity, for they have no real faith, and seek in the religion
only that of their corrupt thinking. For this reason, when the
Qur’an is recited, they fail to acknowledge its meanings, or the
admonitions and reminders it draws attention to. They seize
every opportunity to formulate distorted interpretations of the
verses, so as to create divisiveness among the believers, or de-
rive from them a meaning suitable to their whims and fancies.
Allah refers to this tendency of the hypocrites in the Qur’an as
follows:
It is He Who sent down the Book to you from Him:
verses containing clear judgements—they are the core
of the Book—and others which are open to interpreta-
tion. Those with deviation in their hearts follow what
is open to interpretation in it, desiring conflict, seek-
ing its inner meaning. No one knows its inner mean-
ing but Allah. Those firmly rooted in knowledge say,
“We believe in it. All of it is from our Lord.” But only
people of intelligence pay heed. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 7)

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