Page 276 - The Profound Darkness of the Hypocrite

THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

Indeed, the unbelievers of the time explained their situation to the Prophet

Jethro (pbuh) saying: "Jethro, We do not understand much of what you say…"
(Surah Hud, 91). Although the Prophet Jethro (pbuh) preached them for years, be-
cause they did not want to listen to what he had to say and they did not take what

they were told personally, they turned away saying "we do not understand what

you say."

All the information given in the Qur'an about this clearly reveals that only
Muslims benefit from reading the verses of the Qur'an, from the explanations of
the signs of the hypocrites and that those who are determined in their hypocrisy

are not at all influenced by them. While Muslims listen to these explanations and

thus find the opportunity to correct their errors, the hypocrites refrain from hearing
these explanations right from the beginning since they have no intention of changing
and abandoning their hypocrisy. In a verse of the Qur'an, God says, "The buildings
they have built will not cease to be a bone of contention in their hearts, until

their hearts crumble to pieces…" (Surat at-Tawba, 110) and informs us that hyp-

ocrites would not give up hypocrisy until their hearts are cut to shreds and that

they would continue to resist faith.

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Hypocrites want to be in contact with the unbelievers at every turn, in every

sphere. To this end, they secretly carry out insidious activities. However God grants

His sincere servants 'a superior wisdom and understanding to judge between

right and wrong,' something that the hypocrites do not have. For that reason

those, who have faith, easily spot the plots of the hypocrites and assume an attitude
that would thwart these plots. They reveal the insincerity of the hypocrites with all
the details and clarity and thus make them unable to take another single step
towards that direction. For instance if there is a system based on unbelief to which
the hypocrites lean on and seek interest from, Muslims discern this instantly, and
uncover and bring down this system of unbelief worldwide. This way, the hypocrites
are left alone; all their cohorts abandon them. At this juncture, another important
characteristic of the hypocrites comes to light. Hypocrites do not give up their
hypocrisy even in the harshest of conditions. If they lose the means they have in
their hands, they try to find yet other means to embark on a brand new insincere
action. In the Qur'an, God informs us that the hypocrites would go on with their
hypocrisy until their hearts crumble to pieces:
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