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The Fundamental Traits Of Hypocrites
intentions and their dishonesty. They are in terror of their true
characters being recognized, and their hypocrisy being rightly
identified. In the Qur’an, this fear of the hypocrites is described
as follows:
They swear by Allah that they are of your number,
but they are not of your number. Rather, they are peo-
ple who are scared. If they could find a bolt-hole,
cave or burrow, they would turn and scurry away into
it. (Surat at-Tawba, 56-57)
The extent of the terror felt by hypocrites is mentioned in
another verse as follows:
You are a greater cause of terror in their breasts than
Allah! That is because they are people who do not un-
derstand. (Surat al-Hashr, 13)
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