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each other with love, respect, full of good morals, sincerity and friendship; hypocrites
use 'scowling' for immorality just as he uses his looks. In settings where Muslims

show each other good moral values, tell each other finest words and where there is

plenty of blessings and beauty, hypocrites start to show their immoral actions

without any reason. They try to display the most malice, unfavorable, dingy,

characterless and ugliest expression on their faces with scowling.

4- Their grimacing:

In the continuance of the verse, it is stated that hypocrites' subsequent move is
'grimacing'. As everyone knows, one can display a diversity of meanings on their
face using 'various gestures'. Most of the time we understand another person's
feelings, thoughts, psychological state or purpose from their facial expression
even though they don't speak. Similarly, we realize the action someone is on the
point of doing from his facial expression even if he doesn't say a thing.

Hypocrites use this vast opportunity all the way in order to bring about their

evil actions. They perfectly know which expression to give their face depending on

the situation and during the day they parlay this weapon in the most efficient way.

They know that an ugly facial expression is very pesky for Muslims whose lives are

based upon good moral values, honesty and sincerity; and this is very exciting for

hypocrites. This way, hypocrites can blatantly live by the immorality of unbelievers

also among Muslims and use their face in the most grimly way in order to reach

every selfish interest they want. They use this means when what they want is not

done immediately, things do not go for their benefit, and in order to attract notice

and be the agenda topic. Likely, when they aim at disturbing Muslims with un-

easiness or taking revenge from someone, they use the dingiest, the most malice

facial expression which actually reflects unbelievers' immorality in the most

vile way. Therefore, they assume that Muslims will take an interest in them, with
their good morals and high conscience they will show them compassion, love,

respect and mercy and try to do things they want to make them happy. As a result
of that, they also assume that they can benefit more from Muslims' opportunities

materially and spiritually. They assume that Muslims will think "Let them not do

such a sullenness and atrociousness once more, and not lead to disturbance and

bother Muslims', therefore they will be treated as they want.
But there is one thing hypocrites forget; Muslims' sense of "love and mercy"
depends on the Qur'an. Muslims don't adopt a manner just to please one person.

This manner or action should be compliant to God's approval and moral values of

the Qur'an; and then it can be adopted. Thus while hypocrites plan all these, they

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