Page 199 - The Profound Darkness of the Hypocrite

A D N A N O K TA R ( H A R U N Y A H Y A )

Indeed, this perspective is highly approved among those who share the same
opinion with them. The society of unbelievers communicates through 'a silent and
malevolent language typical to the unbelivers'. Among unbelievers those people

who do not have similar means in terms of wealth and power feel inferior upon re-
alizing the others' financial and spiritual strength. And those who possess more of
these 'underestimate' the ones who own less. And some who have equal level of
conditions always 'compete' with one another in order to outclass the other.

As desribed above, hypocrites yearn the lives of the unbelivers at all times, and

try to spread this corrupted and ignorant moral of theirs among the Muslims. They

never consider that these criterias of the ignorant societies have no influence on

the believers. Therefore, hypocrites assume that the words and attitudes that usually
have an influence upon the unbelivers might help them gain a superior position
among the Muslims. Yet, in a Muslim community, this has an adverse effect. This is
because the Muslims are influenced not by the criterias put forward by unbelievers,
but by one's fear of God, sincere faith, profound thinking, good morals and righteous
love; they only respect someone if he has these qualities. When Muslims realize
someone cares a lot about eartly belongings and shows off, they feel irritated and
immediately figure out that person is not someone worthy.
On the other hand, hypocrites who do not consider these facts, try to swagger

to Muslims by bringing up topics that will supposedly exalt and make themselves

superior in society. When dining, hypocrites always talk about what a special meal

they tasted at a cafe in a foreign country. When talking about fashion, "they give

full details on how close they are with a fashion designer and how well they know

his designs". While watching the scenes from a foreign city on TV, they immediately

start telling what they did in that country. In almost any subject mentioned, they

make emphasis on 'they have been in locations that others have never been, and

how they have tasted foods no one has ever tasted. They boast how they live as

luxuriously as no one has ever lived and they have been friends with people no
one has ever met'. While mentioning these, they pay special attention to use 'fancy
and highbrow words and foreign-accentuated tone including terms from foreign
languages to give an intellectual impression'.
However, while talking about all these, hypocrites reveal another crucial char-
acteristic of theirs. Hypocrites 'never feel ashamed or uncomfortable when they
are lying and they can tell any of these stories effortlessly'. In general, the stories
they tell are not based on any truth. And sometimes they talk about something
completely irrelevant by twisting the truth. For instance; they try to show off while

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