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To most people, the word hypocrite does not mean
much. Some interpret it as meaning “two-faced” or
“liar,” as they use it in everyday speech, but remain
unaware of its significance in the Qur’an. People with
some knowledge of religion, on the other hand, think
of the hypocrites as a group of deniers who mainly
lived at the time of our Prophet (May Allah bless him
and grant him peace [saas]).
The fact is, the hypocrites are a group whom Allah mentions in hundreds of verses
of the Qur’an and He reminds us to be on our guard against them. From the
Qur’an, we also learn that hypocrites as a group are not encountered only
infrequently, but on the contrary, they are “organized” within every
community of believers.
We can see that this rule applies to all times: to the followers who accompanied
the Prophet Musa (peace be upon him [as]), to those who believed in the
Prophet Sulayman (as), to the
As the above verse tells us, most people do not have faith.
Those who do not believe in Allah have always constituted
the majority on Earth. This group, known as “deniers,”
includes those who openly deny Allah, idolaters and all
those with sickness in their hearts, as well as hypocrites.
The one characteristic they share in common is that they
do not fear Allah as they should and live their lives far
removed from His book. However, there is one group
among the deniers listed above whom Allah says are “in the
lowest level of the Fire” (Q 4:145).
So what is the difference that makes the hypocrites so much worthy
of punishment than other deniers?
A denier does not believe in Allah and totally rejects His existence — together with
moral values and the Qur’an, of course. A hypocrite, on the other hand, does
not deny Allah directly, but claims that he believes in His religion and the
Qur’an. In contrast to the deniers who openly declare their rejection of Allah,
the hypocrite conceals his denial and gives the impression of being a believer.
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