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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

In the meantime though, they are well aware that God gives Muslims detailed
descriptions of the hypocrites in the Qur'an. In the light of these verses Muslims
can spot the 'character of hypocrites and signs of hypocrisy'. Therefore, no matter
how hard the hypocrites work, they are aware that they attract attention with their
facial expressions, character and body language. No matter how good they are at
mimicking the Muslims, no matter how much effort they put to deceive them, they
know that everyone can see the difference.
The idea fills their life with immense fear: "What if everyone finds out that
they are hypocrites? What if their dishonesty is exposed? What if the evidence
of the intelligence they have been providing to the unbelievers, or of the plans
they have been making with them is revealed?" These worries slowly eat away at
them. Their brains suffer day and night with such worries like "Are Muslims aware
of what they have been doing all along? Could it be that they know but not
make it obvious?". But, as they can find no way to verify their doubts, from time to
time, they try to question Muslims inconspicuously, and sometimes bluff to find
the answers; but their efforts always fail.
It is because Muslims are surely and incomparably much more intelligent
than the hypocrites. Even when they have doubts about certain individuals being
hypocrites, they have the insight and foresight to perfectly analyze, humor and
convince them. And they never give the answers the hypocrites are seeking. Even if
they are fully aware of the hypocrites' devilish collaborations, secret affiliations
and their spying on Muslims, they won't make it obvious to them. They can
even convince them that there is no doubt or problem at all and that they trust
them. This will prompt the hypocrites to feel relaxed enough to continue their
insidious intelligence activities and cooperation with the unbelievers. Since Mus-
lims are aware of their actions, they take necessary precautions to protect Muslims,
while at the same time, trying to guide the hypocrites towards sincerity and help
them abandon their erroneous ways.
The hypocrites that lived at the time of our Prophet (pbuh), just like all the
other insincere people throughout world's history, lived with the 'fear of being dis-
covered'. They were horrified at the thought of revelation of a verse about themselves
to the Prophet (pbuh), who acted in line with the revelation from God and of God
making them known to the Prophet (pbuh). This panic-stricken mood of the hyp-
ocrites is described as follows in the Qur'an:

The hypocrites are afraid that a surah may be sent down about them, in-
forming them of what is in their hearts. Say: "Go on mocking! God will ex-

pose everything you are afraid of." (Surat at-Tawba, 64)

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