Page 64 - The Profound Darkness of the Hypocrite

THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

to the spirit of the Qur'an induced by satan, and their way of speaking is riddled

with evil fallacies. Because of the sickness in their hearts, they cannot convey a

genuine enthusiasm when they talk about God, religion and faith. They speak in a

style that is nonchalant and far from the teachings of the Qur'an, giving away

their belief that they are superior to God –surely God is above such thoughts.

They never speak in a manner that shows their submission to God. They have an

arrogant style with which they reveal the way they think of themselves superior

than God –may God forbid. This evil arrogance manifests itself in their voice,

speech and gestures.

When Muslims notice this snobbish, arrogant and rebellious tone hypocrites

adopt when they remember the name of God, they get to identify another obvious

'sign of hypocrisy' hypocrites display. Through evidence from the Qur'an and a

sincere discourse based on truths, Muslims eliminate the negative influence hyp-

ocrites seek to exert on people with weaker faith or lacking in religious knowledge.

With a tone that is in denial of God, in their own feeble minds, hypocrites

want to emphasize their superiority to God (surely God is beyond this). However,

every word they utter, they can utter because God grants them the ability to do

so. God sees each and every one of their evil misdemeanors and if God wishes so,

He has almighty power to make hypocrites suffer for their deeds at will. However,

on account of the Divine law of the worldly life God creates, He gives hypocrites a

certain time and puts them to trial. By spending their time haughtily claiming to be

superior than God -may God forbid- and trying to insidiously accentuate this claim

only adds to the recompense and the torment they will suffer in the hereafter in re-

turn for their evil-doings.

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Just as hypocrites loathe remembering God and are incredibly unsettled on

occasions where God is praised, they also feel 'greatly distressed' when they have

to serve in the way of God. Having to make a contribution to the religion of God in

spite of their disbelief pains hypocrites immensely. For this reason, they deliberately

avoid efforts even if it is a small one that would be to the benefit of Islam.

However, in a community where Muslims ceaselessly serve in the name of

God, of course, hypocrites feel the need to occasionally appear to be making an en-

deavor in order not to draw attention on their own. For example, they might be

obliged to write about God and religion, speak about the power, the might, the ex-

alted attributes of God, and share such a writing or speech on their social media

pages. However, for hypocrites, having to do so is a cause of great misery; because
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