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The Effects of the Muslim Way of Speaking
and of other such matters, naturally, they strengthen one another's
morales.
Moreover, the effect of this faith-boosting manner of speaking also
takes place in hypocrites and unbelievers as much as on Muslims. The
Muslim way of speaking, at all times and in all places, of those who are
devoted to Allah with profound faith and sincerity, causes serious dis-
comfort in hypocrites. Like idolaters and unbelievers, hypocrites feel ill
at ease in the presence of those who speak in the way of the Muslims.
In the same way, Satan cannot be assuaged where people speak in the
Muslim way, because, in such instances, hypocrites cannot foment their
havoc and Satan cannot pursue his Satanic aims. Every word of the hyp-
ocrite, and every whisper of Satan, loses its effect through the Muslim
way of speaking. For this reason, where people speak in the way of the
Muslims, one with the character of a hypocrite either reforms his ways by
deriving lessons from their speech, or reaches a point where he cannot
stand it any longer, and removes himself from the presence of the faithful.
In this way, the Muslims purge themselves of hypocrites who otherwise
try to find a place amongst them by concealing their true faces.
In short, the Muslim way of speaking is a continual source of blessing
and abundance for those around them; it is a form of worship which is,
not only important from with regards to the afterlives of the faithful, but
is at the same time directed towards everyone. As a matter of fact, in the
Qur'an Allah explains that the best of words are a permanent source of
blessing for people:
Do you do not see how Allah makes a metaphor of a good word: a
good tree whose roots are firm and whose branches are in
heaven? It bears fruit regularly by its Lord's permission. Allah
makes metaphors for people so that hopefully they will pay heed.
The metaphor of a corrupt word is that of a rotten tree, uprooted
on the surface of the earth. It has no staying-power. (Surah
Ibrahim: 24-26)
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