Page 275 - The Profound Darkness of the Hypocrite

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about the information regarding the characteristics of the hypocrites. However,
even if they don't hear about it, all Muslims learn about the details of the filthy
world of the hypocrites and thus attain an understanding that helps identify them.
Only the hypocrites do not listen, but the whole world learns about the charac-
teristics of the hypocrites from various channels such as television, radio, Inter-
net; read about it from all periodicals, books and articles. However the hypocrites
do not attach importance to the whole world learning about their insidious ways
and imagine that only their not listening would be enough to protect their insidious
systems.
In a verse of the Qur'an, God informs us about the 'foolish methods' of the
hypocrites and their 'hope to be successful by attaining results with such methods,'
as follows:

Those who are unbelievers say, "Do not listen to this Qur´an. Drown it out

so that hopefully you will gain the upper hand." We will make those who

are unbelievers suffer a severe punishment and repay them for the worst of

what they did. (Surah Fussilat, 26-27)

The words "Do not listen to this Qur'an. Drown it out" is a devilish 'method
of resistance' satan whispers to all unbelievers and hypocrites so that they don't get
close to faith. The hypocrites fully apply this method they have learned from satan
and avoid the communication they are given so as to avoid hearing a single word
against hypocrisy. God explains this mental state of the hypocrites in a verse as fol-
lows; "those whose eyes were blind to My remembrance and whose ears were
unable to hear [the Qur'an]." (Surat al-Kahf, 101)
The hypocrites clearly express and reveal their determination, that they do not

want to listen to the verses and talks about hypocrisy that display their satanic

world. However there is another important point that should be known in this

regard: The hypocrites would not understand these verses of the Qur'an and
their explanations that they meticulously avoid listening to, even if they actually
listened to them.
As God informs us in the Qur'an with the verse that reads "Say: ´It is guidance
and healing for people who have faith. Those who do not have faith have heaviness
in their ears and for them it is blindness. Such people are being called from a
very distant place'" (Surah Fussilat, 44), there is heaviness in the ears of the hyp-
ocrites towards the verses of the Qur'an. Even if they hear those explanations, they
can't understand, they can't grasp their meaning and cannot sincerely be influenced
by them. God explains their state as 'blindness.' As God explains with the words,
"Such people are being called from a very distant place", what they hear feels like
a call from a distant place and do not reach their hearts and create an impact.

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