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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

This is one of the main commitments of hypocrites among Muslims; trying
to spread satan's evil arts, his perverse world and insidious morality among
Muslims. That is why a hypocrite is a 'representative of satan', who embodies 'the
wicked arts of satan', 'his insidious methods to divert people' and 'his shady
plots'. For this reason, in order to learn about and defeat satan's wicked arts, 'a
hypocrite becomes an important instrument for observation' for Muslims.
Hypocrites become instrumental for Muslims to understand the meaning of
some verses of the Qur'an. The corrupted morality of these insincere people, the

plots they hatch, and the insidious methods they employ become means to diagnose

the character of the hypocrite much more accurately. If only sincere believers were

present in a Muslim community, that would surely be a blessing. No one likes to

coexist with hypocrites; no one likes to feel their presence. But once this becomes

the case, it never turns out to be a harm for Muslims. In contrast, the presence of
hypocrites always turns out to be good for Muslims. For a Muslim, each of the
evil acts carried out by hypocrites every day, every word they utter, and every in-
sidiousness they carry out, present a new opportunity for observation and

analysis.

Hypocrites are thus instrumental in improving Muslims' wisdom. Observing

the hypocrite himself is an important guide for Muslims when comprehending 'the

character of the hypocrite' depicted in the Qur'an. In the absence of hypocrites, the
details and intricate points relating to this character could not be very well understood.
However, as the statement "the beacon of satan will illuminate the darkness at
your destination" (Mason Dergisi [The Masonic Journal], vol.29, p.23) accentuates,
'the light presented by the hypocrite shows us the entire world'. In other words,

the beacon of their dark world enlightens many places in which Muslims can see

many things. Otherwise, without the presence of hypocrites, it would be very

difficult for Muslims to see and recognize the methods of hypocrites on their own.
That is why hypocrites must be left to their own devices so that Muslims can
observe them well. As long as they assume that they are not being noticed, they
will continue to apply the most insidious and evil arts they have learned from

satan, and thus give Muslims the opportunity to observe and monitor them. This

will enable the Muslims to understand the methods of the hypocrites down to the

tiniest detail. This way they can render the activities of satan and hypocrites

ineffective very easily. It is much more rational to analyze the hypocrites without
letting them notice it rather than implying that they have been noticed because
this would lead the hypocrites to disguise themselves. Both our Prophet (pbuh)
and the Prophet Moses (pbuh) employed this method against the hypocrites around
them and thus monitored them very carefully.

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