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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

to recognize hypocrites who don't hesitate using evil wording, making irreligious
speeches and adopting disgusting attitudes.

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In the era of our Prophet (pbuh), there were a lot people around Muslims who
didn't know grace, kind thoughts, being respectful and they were attracting attention
with their ill-favored manners. Among those people there were hypocrites who
were deliberately showing such immorality, as well as idolaters, ill-hearted ones,

uncouth or ignorant people. Hypocrites were adopting such ugly attitudes towards

not only Muslims but also to our Prophet (pbuh) - surely our Prophet (pbuh) is be-

yond this. Even hypocrites were deliberately displaying this evil mannerism against

him much severer than they showed to Muslims. The reason was of course their

unfaithfulness and jealousy towards our Prophet (pbuh) for the blessings he has,

the love and respect that he receives, his superior rank and dignity. They were

deeming themselves more worthy of being the leaders; and they believed that

they were superior, wiser and more talented than our Prophet (pbuh). Therefore,
showing him the respect, reverence and the love he deserved and behaving in ac-

cordance to moral values of the Qur'an to him were offending hypocrites.
These people were talking in a disrespectful, rude, insolent, aggressive, quar-
relsome and accusing manner with our Prophet (pbuh) and they were also
raising their voices and talking loudly (surely our Prophet (pbuh) is beyond these).
In the Qur'an, God warns those ones who were showing this evil attitude and re-

minds that 'it will have an ample retribution in the Presence of God':

You who have faith! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet
and do not be as loud when speaking to him as you are when speaking to

one another, lest your actions should come to nothing without your realizing

it. (Surat al-Hujurat, 2)

God informs us that if someone speaks with the Prophet (pbuh) in this ugly
and aggressive manner, his beneficial actions and good deeds will come to nothing
as a result. It is also stated that Muslims who speak in avoidance of these kinds of
attitude disorders, who articulate temperately and respectfully in the presence of
our Prophet (pbuh) will be given a significant reward in the hereafter:

Those who lower their voices when they are with the Messenger of God are

people whose hearts God has tested for heedfulness. They will have for-

giveness and an immense reward. (Surat al-Hujurat, 3)
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