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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

wood". Therefore, 'it is a useless and hollow talent'. It does no good for either
themselves, or any other one. Hypocrites' way of empty talk or speaking on nonsense
may be described as 'babbling'. They don't use such information in an erudite
way for an auspicious purpose. They only show a disturbing and repellent character
who make nonsensical talk when they are with aimless people who embrace a

similar mindset.

A sincere believer gets disturbed if he sees someone coming next to Muslims
and wasting their time talking on such nonsense or trivial topics. Similarly, if some-
one goes next to hypocrite just to try him, and praise God in a candid and sincere
manner, hypocrites suffer a great torment. It is the most insufferable and agonizing
subject for them. When there is a mention of God and religion, they go pale,

despond and become unhappy. As it is stated in the Qur'an; "… they run from the

Reminder like panicked donkeys fleeing from a lion'' (Surat al-Muddaththir, 49-

50-51) when they hear the mention of God they 'they run away like panicked

donkeys'. But when there is a subject apart from religion and related to worldly in-
terests, it is clearly seen that they open and cheer up and become brisk.

With the following verse in the Qur'an; "But there are some people who trade

in distracting tales to misguide people from God's Way knowing nothing about

it and to make a mockery of it. Such people will have a humiliating punishment."

(Surah Luqman, 6), God reveals that hypocrites' aim with these 'empty and pointless'

speech is 'constraining Muslims from living the moral values of the Qur'an'.

Hypocrites want to prevent benevolent activities of Muslims with stealing their

time and drawing them into empty conversations. At the same time they aim at

dissuading ones who have meager faith or hypocrite characters and then detracting

them from being a sincere believer.

However, God turns this evil effort of hypocrites into a mercy for Muslims.

Muslims see the difference between the ones who praise God with profound love

and the ones who avoid remembering God but liven up incredibly with empty and

pointless speeches. Thus Muslims can recognize insincere hypocritical people

among them and take precautions as they see who should be watched carefully.

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In the Qur'an, God informs us of hypocrites as, 'When you see them, their
outward form appeals to you':

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