Page 144 - The Profound Darkness of the Hypocrite

THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

about subjects like the Almighty Power of God, the excellence of destiny, the im-
portance of abiding by the moral values of the Qur'an, and Muslims' loving each
other and being sincere friends, hypocrites become extremely exhausted and suffer
in misery.
The reason why hypocrites don't want to remember God and don't want to be
in places where He is remembered is that they feel a fondness and admiration
towards satan instead of having love for God. They don't consider God as their
friend as they are friends with satan. Therefore they do what satan wants, not what
God wants. Hence, when God is remembered, when the verses of the Qur'an are
read out loud, hypocrites lose their temper inwardly. With every verse of the
Qur'an being recited, they think that their hypocrite character which is completely

the opposite of Muslim morality will be revealed. Thus they feel an incredible

grudge and rage in their hearts. God has made a perfect diagnosis of hypocrites

in the Qur'an and revealed their signs in great detail; and this fact makes hyp-

ocrites horrified with fear. For that reason they can't stand listening to the

Qur'an. But since they have to hide themselves, they can't say anything. There is

nothing they can do about it - the Qur'an is beyond this. Therefore they reflect

their annoyance and fury on their eyes and want to carry out a devious action at

least in that way. God informs us of hypocrites' evil condition when God is remem-

bered and the Qur'an is recited in the following verse:

Those who are unbelievers all but strike you down with their evil looks
when they hear the Reminder… (Surat al-Qalam, 51)

In the Qur'an, God reminds that; "…Remembrance of God is greater still.
God knows what you do.'' (Surat al-'Ankabut, 45) and commands Muslims to show
their love for God through remembering Him and exalting Him with His most
beautiful Names. Also in another verse God reveals this edict as follows:

Remember Me – I will remember you. Give thanks to Me and do not be un-

grateful. (Surat al-Baqara, 152)

On the other hand satan whispers to hypocrites, whom he has attained as its

followers, 'not to remember God'. Since, 'remembrance of God, being devoutly

faithful to God and following God's path' are attitudes which are 'the most unde-
sirable and disconcerting" for satan. In a verse in the Qur'an, God states that
'satan takes hypocrites under control with gaining mastery over them' and then
'makes them forget the remembrance of God':

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