Page 143 - The Profound Darkness of the Hypocrite

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In the Qur'an, another important information given about hypocrites is that

they 'rarely remember God'.

Hypocrites think they deceive God, but He is deceiving them. When they
get up to pray, they get up lazily, showing off to people, and only remem-
bering God a very little. (Surat an-Nisa', 142)
Hypocrites know verses of the Qur'an very well, just as all Muslims do. They
are aware of all characteristics of hypocrisy that are described in the verses. Therefore,

they know that 'remembering God frequently is an important qualification of

Muslims'' and 'remembering God very little is a distinct feature of hypocrites'.

Normally it may be expected from hypocrites to remember God and talk about

verses just to convince Muslims that they are 'sincere believers' and not to divulge

themselves. However, they cannot even imitate this way of worshipping our Lord

as a miracle. On this matter, God has locked their prudence and sealed their

tongues. There is a huge contrast between sincere Muslim's wholehearted remem-

brance of God Who is loved more than anything in the world and hypocrite's

evasion from conversations on faith.

Hypocrites spend long time on things that are of interest to their selfish desires

and subjects that are in parallel with their benefits. They are ready to join any kind
of activity that their lower-selves desire or they enjoy physically. Sports, listening

to music, watching movies, strolling outside, getting an hair care done, watching

football matches, spending a long time on social media and posting things about
themselves cheer them up. They will do these with huge eagerness and enthusi-
asm.
Hypocrites can talk about 'what they will wear, what their hair will look like,
what they will eat or where they will go for shopping' for hours without getting
bored. Hypocrites feel an incredible contentment when they talk about only
worldly matters.
Of course, these are eminently reasonable and legitimate activities that anyone
can do during the day. However, hypocrites are active and enthusiastic for only
these matters. On the other hand, when they come together with Muslims for a

benevolent conversation, their hearts sink. They become jaded, dull and unexcited.
Especially they never want to be in a place where believers remember God and
hold conversations on topics related to faith. Every place where Muslims speak
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