Page 292 - The Profound Darkness of the Hypocrite

THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

vigilance. They seize the opportunity to correct even the slightest fallacy in their
hearts.
Consequently, everything written down and told impacts Muslims. Since
unbelievers do not adopt Islam from the very beginning, they never take what
is told to heart. Hypocrites are already hostile to God and religion. They don't
accept anything they are told. The only ones who will ponder over these issues
and comprehend them are genuine Muslims, the friends of God.

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A person who is not knowledgeable about the verses of the Qur'an may think
that the non-existence of hypocrites in a Muslim community is in favor of Muslims.
He assumes everything would be much better this way. However, the existence of

hypocrites, though it may seem to be otherwise on the surface, is a great mercy for

Muslims. Although one of the things that hypocrites desire the most is "to do

harm to Muslims", hypocrites unwillingly and involuntarily benefit Muslims
constantly. In the Qur'an, God explains that the presence of hypocrites is not
malice but it is goodness.

There is a group of you who propagated the lie. Do not suppose it to be bad
for you; rather it is good for you. Every one of them will incur the evil he
has earned and the one who took it on himself to amplify it will receive a

terrible punishment. (Surah an-Nur, 11)

If Muslims were to write down all the goodness, though unwillingly, that hyp-

ocrites had caused upon them, that list would be quite long. That is because the

presence of a person whom they suspect to be insincere, treacherous and nefariously

plot against Muslims would surely very seriously cause "vigilance" in Muslims.

The possibility that there is a hypocrite among them opens the minds and

increases the attention of Muslims to the utmost point. These put an end to

lethargy, distractibility and inertia, if there is any. The love and respect of sincere

and trustworthy Muslims towards each other grows to the end. The spirit of

unity and solidarity, their power of acting together and the habit of counseling

improves even more. The effort of taking rational precautions against hypocrites

at all times allows Muslims to gain experience about how they must treat these

insincere people. All these aspects make Muslims become more mature and

open their minds even more.

Muslims respond to people who display evil morality with the morality of the

Qur'an and the wisdom of the Qur'an and thus earn great merits in the Sight of

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