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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

away and I have seen so many places that I know them all too well'. They were
trying to gain some reputation for themselves by doing so. And even some of them
used to write travelogues to boast about.
Hypocrites boast about their travels and they find joy in them as they think

they are too smart to do something on behalf of Islam like to be active or vigilant

for those in need and trouble, to free them from oppression or to spare time to

spread the morality of the Qur'an. They think in their own twisted minds that
Muslims are 'fools' and they are 'too smart' (Muslims are above these expressions).

However, God will soon show these people that Muslims are the ones who will

benefit from this transaction and they are the ones who are at a great loss. No

matter how hard they try, their false reputation which they strive a lot to attain and
their show will all soon be ruined. God says in the Qur'an that hypocrites can have

a 'short-term benefit' and that they will eventually face 'hell'.
A brief enjoyment; then their shelter will be hell. What an evil resting-
place! (Surah Al 'Imran, 197)

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Like all the other beings, hypocrites are powerless creatures under God's control.
If God had desired to do so, He wouldn't have created hypocrites and there wouldn't
be an element of mischief among Muslims. However, Our Lord, the Possessor of
Infinite Wisdom, The Wise, created hypocrites with wisdom and He granted them
'an evil mind'. This evil mind of hypocrites is sure to lose against the 'Qur'anic
wisdom of the believers'. The hypocritical intellect only helps hypocrites to play
little cunning games and gain the admiration of the unbelievers. Hypocrites make
use of their intellect to educate themselves in the areas 'where they can win the un-
believers' favor.'
As it is very well known, the society of unbelievers cherish one's 'education,
career, position, popular knowledge, modern life style, quality, foreign languages
he speaks, the books he reads, the intellectual movements he is familar with,
the places he has been and so on'. Hypocrites, who very much wish to be approved
by the unbelievers, try not to miss any of these criterias. By using the opportunities
they attained during their time with the believers, they try to improve themselves
in the aspects mentioned above and make themselves proper for the 'model con-
sidered ideal for the unbelievers'. Therefore, they really focus on improving their
'general knowledge'.
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