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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

impressed by them'. With a greed for superiority and pomposity, they become
blind as not to see their own foolishness.
Indeed, God is the One Who created the entire universe and everything in it
and Who is the sole and eternal Owner of Power; all other beings besides Him are
powerless and are dependent on Him. Therefore, no matter how much the hyp-
ocrites struggle they will never attain the superiority they desire. Throughout
history the likes of Pharaoh and Nimrod have all burned with this desire of
being the superior. Yet, none of them obtained that greatness they sought. Every
single one of them was taken to the hereafter to appear before the Sight of God,
leaving everything they have behind. God has informed us about 'the insane greed
for superiority' that the hypocrites have and that will never be come true in the
Qur'an as follows:

Certainly those who argue about the Signs of God without any authority

having come to them, have nothing in their breasts except for pride which

they will never be able to vindicate. Therefore seek refuge with God. He is
the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. (Surah Ghafir: 56)
The Companions of the Ramparts will call out to men they recognise by
their mark, saying, 'What you amassed was of no use to you, nor was your
arrogance.' (Surat Al-A'raf:48)

HYPOCRITES ARE THIEVES AND SWINDLERS

Hypocrites are beings without fear of God. Therefore, they have no 'moral,
ethical or faith-related boundaries' regarding life. Everything that is favorable to
their interests is 'right and good' for them. And if something harms their interests,
that is 'bad and wrong' according to them. Since they do not believe that God sees
them all the time and that they will have to account for all their actions in the here-
after, when they are alone and assume that no one sees them they are unprincipled

and characterless enough to carry out all sorts of immorality, deceitfulness and ig-

nominy. This distorted outlook causes the hypocrites not to see any harm in stealing.

Throughout history, the hypocrites have always tried to take advantage of

believers to the fullest in terms of material and non-material matters. They have

harbored a strong jealousy and had an eye on Muslims' wealth. Hypocrites

always looked out for an opportunity to seize or to steal the things Muslims

possess. History is full of such examples of hypocrites who tried to take hold of be-

lievers' possessions by stealing, usurping or fraud. There are many accounts men-
tioning this thieving and usurping character of the hypocrites in the time of our
Prophet (pbuh).

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