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THE HYPOCRITE ACCORDING TO THE QUR’AN

knowledge, during which they discuss possibilities for “rebel-
lion” or “fitnah”. In the Qur’an, this comportment of hypocrites
is described as follows:
Do you not see those who were forbidden to confer
together secretly returning to the very thing they
were forbidden to do, and conferring together se-
cretly in wrongdoing and enmity and disobedience to
the Messenger? And when they come to you they
greet you with words Allah has never used in greet-
ing you, and say to themselves “Why does Allah not
punish us for what we say?” Hell will be enough for
them! They will roast in it. What an evil destination!
(Surat al-Mujadala, 8)
In another verse which informs believers about these “se-
cret meetings”, Allah says that they are held the “night.”
They try to conceal themselves from people, but they
cannot conceal themselves from Allah. He is with
them when they spend the night saying things which
are not pleasing to Him. Allah encompasses every-
thing they do. (Surat an-Nisa’, 108)
In another verse, Allah reveals that these actions of the
hypocrites are inspired by Satan:
Conferring in secret is from Satan, to cause grief to
those who have faith; but it cannot harm them at all,
unless by Allah’s permission. So let the believers put
their trust in Allah... (Surat al-Mujadala, 10)
By pretending to be believers, some hypocrites strive to
remain in the company of believers, only to spy and convey the
information to disbelievers. Because, disbelievers consider be-
lievers their enemies, but cannot cause them harm due to the

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