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

they speak. Their words and expressions are full of negativities and disparagement.
Seeing the imperfections in every single person, every single venue and every

single item is utterly the way of living for hypocrites who complain about almost

everything. The only concern for hypocrites is their self-centered entertainment
and interests. This continual negative, complainant and criticizing tone of hypocrites
who are never satisfied with what they have in their hands is described in the
Qur'an:

But do not obey any vile swearer of oaths, any backbiter, slandermonger...

(Surat al-Qalam, 10-11)

In another verse, God emphasizes this ungrateful and persistently-discontent
attitude of hypocrites who are incapable of appreciating the blessings of God and
fault finding at every instance:

And when you said, 'Moses, we will not put up with just one kind of food so

ask your Lord to supply to us some of what the earth produces – its green veg-

etables, cucumbers, grains, lentils and onions,' he said, 'Do you want to replace

what is better with what is inferior? Go back to Egypt, then you will have what

you are asking for.' Abasement and destitution were stamped upon them. They

brought down anger from God upon themselves. That was because they rejected

God's Signs and killed the Prophets without any right to do so. That was because

they rebelled and went beyond the limits. (Surat al-Baqara, 61)

During the time of the Prophet Moses (pbuh), some people who followed him

started protesting the lack of cucumbers, garlic, onions and lentils, instead of being

grateful for and seeing the good in the blessings God granted them. However, these

people were previously living a life of trouble under the oppression of the Pharaoh

and the Prophet Moses (pbuh) had saved them from persecution. Instead of being

thankful to God about it, they were longing for that environment of tyranny and

complaining about their new conditions. They did not show appreciation about

what they possessed, and instead of seeing good in everything, they adopted an

unsatisfied, ungrateful, discontent and greedy attitude.

In Surat al-Muddassir, God reveals the state of these constantly grumbling dis-

content people who are not satisfied with what they have:

Leave the person I created on his own to Me alone, him to whom I have
given great wealth and sons who stay with him, and whose way I have

smoothed. Then he wants Me to add yet more! (Surat al-Muddassir, 11-15)
However, it is for sure that hypocrites do not adopt this morality disorder for
nothing. Another reason why evil and disturbing words pour out of their mouth all
the time is their 'anger towards Muslims'. This hatred is never soothed in the soul

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