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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

benefits and profits they hope to gain from them. For this reason they can't tell
their true feelings, or hurt them explicitly as they wish and can't fight against them
decisively. In this situation the only thing that hypocrites are able to do is trying to
cause damage slyly and in an under-handed way. That being so they have to contrive

their schemes in a shroud of stealth, so as to prevent divulgence. Here the most ef-

fective method for hypocrites is 'protesting with their glances'.

One of the most significant features of Muslims is the expression of their

glance, which is full of pureness, tranquility, trust and love. In a verse, God de-

scribes this pleasant expression, which is full of faith on believers' faces as follows:

"...You see them bowing and prostrating, seeking God's good favor and His

pleasure. Their mark is on their faces, the traces of prostration…" (Surat al-

Fath, 29)

Everyone can put various looks on their faces as they wish. At times 'giving

sad, happy or angry expression' is possible for a lot of people. But, what God de-

scribes as "the traces of prostration" in the verse is a spiritual beauty that cannot

be obtained neither with imitation nor effort. It is a beauty, which can only be

gained as a blessing by having profound love for God, surrendering into God's

destiny and living sincerely by the morals of the Qur'an. Therefore, this miraculous

Muslim attribute also engenders important evidence that shows the reverse character

of the hypocrite.

While a Muslim draws attention with his peaceful, warm-hearted and rev-

erential face throughout the day, hypocrites manifest themselves with their ill-

conditioned and wicked face. They have an ominous, dingy and evil expression

on their faces just like satan. Sometimes they look gawkily, sometimes loathingly,

sometimes discontentedly, and at other times acrimoniously and truculently. As it

is described in a verse in the Qur'an, they have matte looks: "... you see those with

sickness in their hearts looking at you with the look of someone about to faint

from fear of death...." (Surah Muhammad, 20) Their glances are meaningless.
They look with a glance that is devoid of love, joy, and vitality; just as if their

soul is taken and they're dead. Since the heart of hypocrites is full of foulness,
sin and perfidy, their looks are dingy just alike. When their glances are compared
to warm-hearted, faithful, lively and honest glances of Muslims' whose heart, wis-
dom, soul are stainless and shining; abnormality in the glances of hypocrites is di-
agnosed at once. In the Qur'an, God informs us about 'grimy glances which are
hypocrites' one of the most important characteristics' with this verse: "He [God]
knows the eyes' deceit and what people's breasts conceal.'' (Surah Ghafir, 19)

Hypocrites' aim with this evil look is 'incommoding and putting a damper

on Muslims who live in tranquility'. Because, when hypocrites can't damage Mus-

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