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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

In the continuation of the verse it is stated that they say "If we had only had a
say in the affair, none of us would have been killed here in this place." Hypocrites
in the era of our Prophet (pbuh) mentioned that if they acted in unison with
Muslims they wouldn't get any benefit and also there would be a risk of them being
killed. Thus they saw acting in concord with our Prophet (pbuh) as a big loss for
themselves.
However, if God wishes, they would definitely die there or at any other place.

Estimating profits will not help avoiding death or any other harm that can find

them. Likewise, if God wishes any benefit for them, if God wishes to grant them

blessings, even in the toughest conditions these will find them. But since hypocrites

cannot evaluate incidents with the point of view of Muslims, they are not conscious

of these important truths.

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Hypocrites are past masters at taking shapes as they wish. They have 'an evil
intelligence and willpower' which can make them appear with a totally opposite
personality of the character they used to have. They can turn into a character they

want depending on the place they are, people they talk, subjects being talked

about and conditions. When they are with unbelievers they talk with 'manners of

the irreligious' as if they are one of them, with idolatrous characters they talk with

'pagan logic', and when they are with hypocrites they use the 'dialect of the hyp-
ocrite'.
Also hypocrites, by means of their evil intelligence, have properly observed the
Muslim morality, which is opposite to all these characters. Thus when it is needed,
when they want to 'show themselves innocent, wreathe a hidden activity, shape
an opinion that they give up on being hypocritical or seeking insidious activities'
they instantly adapt an attitude similar to a pious Muslim. As a matter of fact, they
can purport to be a person who is well intentioned, sincere, honest, trying to attain
God's approval and side with Muslims with perfect details, which cannot be inter-

preted out of countenance. Under normal conditions hypocrites are extremely

despicable, insidious, snob, insolent, arrogant, squabbling in quarrel, maligner,

trying to disturb Muslims by causing trouble all the time, perpetrating to prevent

Muslims' blessed activities and put a damper on them, however, when they want

they can give up on doing all these for tactical reasons. They turn into a character

as if they have even higher morals than sincere Muslims around them, as if they are

conciliatory, modest, congruent, docile, obedient, kind, obeisant, gentle, rever-
ential, warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, tactful, zestful, wholehearted and pure.
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