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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

no interest in seeing the Islamic morality spread' when people visit their page.
They try really hard to make people sense that 'they are interested in vain work',
that 'they admire the unbelievers and they are actually one of them'. By implying
visibly their admiration for the unbelievers; they aim to send a hidden message to
the unbelievers.
Just like their social media posts, their speech is also full of single details they
admire in the life of their unbelieving friends. They try to make sure the eyes are
on them by saying 'I read this book, I visited this city, I know these people, I met
these people abroad, I read this magazine and I eat that food', implying their ad-
miration for unbelief. Yet, in reality, there is not much truth in what they say. They
have no knowledge in terms of, say culture of cuisine; they know neither about
the people they talk about nor do they know of the ideas they bring forward.
Perhaps, they have never once seen the cities, countries, restaurants or streets
they mention all the time. They just talk about them because they really admire
the lives of unbelievers and want to be seen like one of them.
This "wannabe" character of hypocrites actually suggests how strong an inferi-
ority complex they have and how low they feel. In order to gain a name for them-
selves among people, they believe they have to ingratiate and make themselves fa-
vored by them. However, had they sought for God's blessing instead of the
appreciation of unbelievers, God would have made them worthy both in this world
and in the hereafter and would have made them feel loved by all. However, hypocrites
have chosen to side with the unbelievers; and for that reason their fate both in this
world and in the hereafter is humiliation.

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Sometimes, hypocrites travel the countries cherished by the unbelievers so that

they can attract unbelievers' attention and attain a reputation in their eyes. Hence,

they will able to show off at any opportunity with sentences like 'I have been to
these countries; I have visited here and there; I have met these well-known
people and I have been assigned to these certain tasks'. God emphasizes hypocrites'

travelling around the world in order to show off, with this particular verse: "Do not

let their free movement about the earth deceive you." (Surah Ghafir, 4) and re-

minds the believers that this is 'not something to admire' with the words "let this
not deceive you".
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