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THE MUSLIM WAY OF SPEAKING

Him being the fourth of them, or five without Him being the
sixth of them, or fewer than that or more without Him being
with them wherever they are. Then He will inform them on the
Day of Rising of what they did. Allah has knowledge of all
things. (Surat al-Mujadala: 7)
Allah hears all that is said in secret meetings. But, those who fail to
take this into account inaccurately presume that it is sufficient to keep
their conversations secret from other people.
Many examples are given in the Qur'an of those habitual to secret
conversations. These examples all show us that, as we are told in the
following verses, secret conversations are not for any good:
We know how they listen when they listen to you, and when
they confer together secretly, and when the wrongdoers say,
"You are only following a man who is bewitched." (Surat al-
Isra': 47)
Their hearts are distracted. Those who do wrong confer together
secretly, saying, "Is this man anything but a human being like
yourselves? Do you succumb to magic with your eyes wide
open?" Say: "My Lord knows what is said in heaven and earth.
He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing." (Surat al-Anbiya: 3-4)
Do you not see those who were forbidden to confer together se-
cretly returning to the very thing they were forbidden to do, and
conferring together secretly in wrongdoing and enmity and dis-
obedience to the Messenger? And when they come to you they
greet you with words Allah has never used in greeting you, and
say to themselves "Why does Allah not punish us for what we
say?" Hell will be enough for them! They will roast in it. What
an evil destination. (Surat al-Mujadala: 8)
When they meet those who believe, they say, "We believe." But
when they go apart with one another, they say, "Why do you
speak to them about what Allah has disclosed to you, so they

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