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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

They always listen to their body and find some health disorder that needs to be
taken care of even in their most healthy moments. They aggrandize ordinary
details and rock the boat. They don't think that God is the only Power Who will
give health, wellness, strength and make all that we do effectual. Therefore they
think that as much as they take care of themselves, they will be that much
healthy, spry and live that long.
This malignant behavior clearly shows hypocrites' commitment to worldly life,
the weakness of their faith and lack of submission towards God, and their mealy-
mouthed, self-seeking and egoistic character. As it is the same in all other subjects,
hypocrites also put all these speech and attitudes on the scene as a little part of a big
plan. Hypocrites perfectly know how conscientious, polite and thoughtful Muslims
are. When hypocrites say they're ill, tired or in need of help, they know that
Muslims won't be indifferent to this and consider to take care of them as a re-
sponsibility. Or when they bring forward their random illness as a symptom of
a fatal illness, they know that believing Muslims will not say anything contrary
to it.
Exploiting such circumstances, hypocrites try to 'make Muslims look after
them both materially and in worldly affairs' and then by this means 'consume fi-
nancial opportunities, time and energy of Muslims'. Moreover their other purpose
is 'not getting tired among Muslims like Muslims do in the way of God and
getting rest as much as they like in order to spare time to their own double-
dealing activities'. In this direction, with various vigilances, lies and insincerity;
they try to make themselves taken care of and get all their wishes done without
barging in anything. They always ask for material benefits and other worldly interests
by using advantage of the fact that their complaints and excuses are non-demon-
strable.
This insincere and evil perfidy of hypocrites is reported in a Gospel passage as
follows:
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying: "… all that they tell
you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things
and do not do them. They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoul-
ders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.
But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men. (Matthew, 23:1-5)

As it is understood from these explanations 'tying up heavy burdens and

laying them on men's shoulders' is an important feature of hypocrites. This de-

scription of hypocritical character in the Gospel clearly elucidates their obnoxious

villainy and iniquity.
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