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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

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One of the significant characteristics of hypocrites is that they strictly avoid
reading religious books. As hypocrites are disposed towards the world of satan in

body and soul, in no way do they want to read the verses of the Qur'an, or books
They are ashamed of God (surely God, the Qur'an and reli-
about God and religion. The tone of the Qur'an that debunks the perverted g
mentality of unbelievers pains them immensely.
On the other hand, hypocrites read books that promote the philosophy of
unbelievers with tremendous enthusiasm. As the evil expressions and irreligious

reasoning in these books suit their evil souls perfectly, hypocrites take great pleasure

in reading such books. They especially like to be seen holding, carrying, and
reading such books everywhere they go, this is crucial to them. Therefore, they
buy the books written by unbeliever-atheist writers that are popular among the
nonbelievers, carry these books around with them, and at their homes, keep

them in places where they can be easily seen. On social media sites such as Face-

book, Twitter or Instagram, they share posts indicating that they have read

these books. They upload the photographs, in which they pose holding such
books as if they are reading them, or pose in front of a bookshelf holding books
from such writers, on their social media accounts.

Of course, one may encounter such attitudes from many people besides hyp-

ocrites. However, those people are the ones who honestly reveal their opinions and
who clearly express that they are irreligious, atheist or unfaithful. Therefore, actions
supporting their disbelief are to be expected. The difference in hypocrites is that
they 'hide their irreligiousness'; they tell people that 'they have faith' and they

'defend Islam' and then they sneakily 'try to propagandize irreligiousness' with

their posts.

For this reason, they avoid sharing a photograph in which the Qur'an or
books about God or faith can be seen. The reason behind this behavior of theirs
is to win the appreciation and favor of the snobs among unbelievers. This way,

hypocrites seek the attention and recognition of unbelievers, looking for ways to be

ingratiated with them.
As they strive hard to curry favor with unbelievers, they unavoidably reveal
their true nature to the Muslims through the irreligious model they display. All
their deeds clearly demonstrate that they are not sincere Muslims who love God
dearly but, on the contrary, they are people who utterly hold unbelievers in
high regard and thus exhibit signs of hypocrisy. Surely, this is a blessing for the
Muslims who get the opportunity to realize that there is an insincere person among
them. This way, they get to understand that they are dealing with a person that
they should be beware and cautious of.
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