Page 51 - The Hypocrite According to the Qur'an

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H H ypocrites may be recognized by their attempts
to cause fitnah among believers. Fitnah refers to
whatever manner of speech and ideology de-
signed to destroy the believers’ unity and their loyalty to Allah,
our Prophet (saas) and the Qur’an. Being on a path of perver-
sion themselves, hypocrites want also believers to stray onto it.
Towards this end, they take advantage of any adverse situation
or difficulty as an opportunity.
Under the identity as Muslims, hypocrites render service
to Satan. Just as Satan’s purpose is to lead believers astray and
inspire them to wickedness, hypocrites, being influenced by
the same motives, strive to make believers turn their faces from
righteousness, by spreading fitnah amongst them.

They Want To Plant Vain Desires
And Unfounded Concerns In People’s Minds
Enthusiasm and vitality are sentiments that pervade the
community of believers. An air of positivity fills their conver-
sations; they regularly employ a manner of speaking in re-
memberance of the good in all things, and convey the good

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