Page 51 - The Profound Darkness of the Hypocrite

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past lives, their lifestyles before living as Muslims, is only because of their love to-
wards unbelievers in their hearts.
If they ever get the opportunity to live again with unbelievers, even though
they know they will be unhappy, humiliated, considered worthless, and they will be
exploited selfishly for others' egoistic interests, they would still think that returning
to that life of humiliation is better for them. They continuously dream about being
back, living that life, thinking 'how would my life be if I were together with those
people, in such settings?' and make plans about it. They fool themselves with er-
roneous thoughts such as, 'Maybe here Muslims are protecting and helping each

other, but if I were living with unbelievers, they would protect me more, love
me more and show respect and love for me.'
However, this is obviously wrong, and in fact they too know this truth very
well. Because the lives of those people who have no faith are full of relationships
that are based on self-interest and egoistic desires. Therefore, in a community of
unbelievers, no one would do something good for another unless profitable com-

pensation was presented. If someone with no faith or fear of God is approaching
another person, certainly he has an expectation and a subtle plan for a personal
benefit in his mind. Either he is expecting financial compensation, or planning to
exploit that one in a certain way for some purpose. Either this person has someone
in his circle that he wishes to reach and contact, or he is planning to gain profits

from his family. There is no other reason. In any case, if this person were approaching
him with pure, well-meaning and thoughtful intentions, he would display this aus-
picious attitude toward every person he meets. He would take every beggar he sees
on the streets and buy them food and clothes, for instance if he were to encounter
an orphaned child, he would make available his every financial means for him. But

it is obvious he carries out no such effort. This is the proof for the fact that this
person only approaches others for personal benefit and profits.
These examples are enough for someone to see hypocrites for what they are.
However, hypocrites ignore these facts due to their admiration for unbelievers, and
their longing for the life they had with them. And as a result of this, they are
doomed to live loveless, unhappy and worrisome lives in degradation.

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One of the reasons hypocrites want to remain among Muslims is that 'they
seek to provide their friends among unbelievers with support against Muslims

by sharing with them the information they acquired from within'. They believe
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