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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

'Muslims to help them' for their redundant works. Through fake demands such as
'can you cook for me, I can't prepare a dish for my arm really hurts' or 'I have a

sore back, can you move these items for me and put them in place?', hypocrites

attempt to make Muslims serve themselves even in their busiest times. The aim

of hypocrites is hindering the auspicious deeds of Muslims through their false
shows.
Sometimes when something is requested from hypocrites, they would say, 'I

don't know how to do it', 'I have no skills or experience to do it', 'I would do it

otherwise' or 'I have some other thing to do'. However, these are 'the most classic

and well-known lies' used by all hypocrites who have ever lived so far. The Qur'an
describes that the ferocious hypocrites living at the time of our Prophet (pbuh)
wanted to avoid going on an expedition with the Messenger of God and said, "... If

we knew how to fight, we would certainly follow you" (Surah Al 'Imran, 167).

The verse follows as such: "They were closer to disbelief that day than to faith,

saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. And God knows best
what they are hiding."
So, hypocrites who consider putting the slightest effort to spread the morals of
the Qur'an or to support Muslims as nothing more than 'foolishness' and 'idiocy'
in their own words, are at a loss and 'closer to unbelief' as God reveals in the
Qur'an. Since, hypocrites would definitely run to help their friends from unbe-
lievers in joy if they were ever asked for help under the same circumstances. As-
suming power to be with deep states or evil power groups in the world of unbelievers,

but -in their own twisted minds-, not with God –surely God is beyond this-, hyp-
ocrites attach great significance to their requests. They want to pamper them and
fulfill their demands in the most perfect way in order to be favored by them. They

would never consider lack of sleep, exhaustion or not having adequate time as

an obstacle. Even in the most difficult conditions, hypocrites would put their

own work aside and try to satisfy their true friends within the society of unbe-

lievers. In that case, hypocrites suddenly feel 'insane energy and enthusiasm' that

they never display when they are with Muslims. They would even offer them help

when they do not ask for it just to draw their attention and gain their favor.

While hypocrites exhibit this ingratiating tendency for drawing close to unbe-

lievers, they are glad to do sit back in treachery when they are with Muslims. God

gives examples from the sick character of hypocrites that lived at the time of our

Prophet (pbuh) in Surat at-Tawba saying, "Those who were left behind were glad

to stay behind the Messenger of God", and describes the perfidy of hypocrites to

Muslims. And God informs that this evil rejoice of hypocrites will turn into an

eternal torment in the hereafter:

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