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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

calculate this numerous times every day. And they try to get a promise out of their
friends among the unbelievers, to give them assurance about it.
All of this reveals the fact that the only reason for hypocrites' hesitation about
leaving or not, is 'the problem of timing'. They try to find the best time to leave
by constantly 'questioning the means they would find among unbelievers and
trying to see how the land lies before them'. Every moment, hypocrites live by
making preparations for this move. That is why, almost every day, they try to keep
close contact with the unbelievers. Or, hypocrites want to take the most villainous
action they can muster up against the Muslims right away and then go and join the
ranks of the unbelievers right after that. But all these calculations of interests

render them indecisive.

In a verse of the Qur'an, God informs us that hypocrites 'make all their calcu-

lations according to the benefits they could acquire,' as follows:

If it had been a case of easy gains and a short journey, they would have fol-
lowed you, but the distance was too great for them. They will swear by God:

"Had we been able to, we would have gone out with you." They are destroying

their own selves. God knows that they are lying. (Surat at-Tawba, 42)

Hypocrites make their choices depending on the amount of benefits they
could attain from Muslims and how easy it seems to attain them. If it had been

a case of easy gains, they would postpone their leave for the unbelievers. But if

their gains would somehow be limited or completely restricted, then the means

they are offered among the unbelievers would become more attractive and they

would start implementing their plans to leave.

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Hypocrites have very cowardly and vile personalities. While living among
Muslims and playing their cunning games against them, they live in a constant

state of fear of being spotted and caught. Hypocrites strongly fear that Muslims

would distance themselves if the traps they have devised, their deceitfulness

and cooperation with the unbelievers are revealed. That is because they would
want to secure all the systems that they will build among unbelievers before

they eventually leave Muslims. Being exposed and down when they are unprepared

would be like death for them, so to speak.

However, although hypocrites feel such 'a formidable fear', they continue
living with Muslims and carry on with their sly activities, albeit in fear, because of
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