Page 151 - The Profound Darkness of the Hypocrite

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Indeed hypocrites can be seen as beautiful and appealing from outside. They
make their hair in the way that is the most well-groomed, most modern and the
most remarkable. While female hypocrites put the most ostentatious make up
on, male hypocrites work out in gyms for hours, wear the most well-known
brands, employ the most swanky speech and try to make other people admire
them. All these may be significant features for the ones who do not evaluate people
with criterion of the Qur'an. However, as it is stated in the Gospel, 'those people
appear to be resplendent from outside but their inside is dead'. Their bones and
hearts are dead. They are like whitewashed tombs, which are pompous from
outside but full of dirt from inside. They seem to be good and right from outside
but their heart is actually full of double-dealing and malignancy. Therefore this
appearance that is admired by some who care about externality is completely falla-
cious. God likens hypocrite to 'propped-up planks of wood which look appealing
from outside.' (Surat al-Munafiqun, 2)
Hypocrites think that they can hide their hollowness, evilness, malignancy
and insidiousness with their body that they embellish and preserve carefully.
But God Who has eternal justice does not let this happen. As hypocrites ignore
making efforts for God's approval and care primarily about the life in this world,
their benefits, body and comfort, God turns all of them into torment and pain for
them.

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It was elucidated in the previous chapters, the body hypocrites own is the

most precious entity of them in this worldly life. Thus, any harm that may come
to it is very important for hypocrites. They assume that the more he keeps their

body healthy, spry, young and beautiful the more they will be able to preserve

their interests. For this reason they are extremely afraid of getting old and being
ill.
They don't want any little defect on their skin, little flaw in their hair, a de-

ficiency in their food or a little disruption in their sleeping. All day long they try

to search on the Internet and books to learn these kinds of answers; 'What should

they eat and drink in order to live longer and healthier?' 'How can they prevent

their skin from wrinkling?' Even if they have an ordinary and simple ache, which

can occur in all other people, they want to go to the best doctors immediately.
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