The Holy Quran: English Translation of the Meaning And Commentary

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J. 5

S.4A.141-143

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650. The methods and motives of Hypocrisy are thoroughly unmasked here. It has no principles. but watches for an opponunity to tum any event to its own advantage. If battle is joined between two inconsistent principles, it has no belief in either, but watches the result. There is unceasing fight between Good and Evil in this world. If the Good seems to win, the hypocrites range themselves on its side with unctuous words, taking a great pan of the credit to themselves. Perhaps the balance tips the other way later, and they have to make their peace with Evil. "Ohl" they say airily, "we were in the ranks of your enemy, before, on purpose to protect you when they were too strong for you!" This may suit the ways of the world. But the day of their account will come eventually. For the Good must ultimately triumph. 651. If we choose evil deliberately and double our guilt by fraud and deception, we do not deceive Allah, but we deceive ourselves. We deprive ourselves of the Grace of Allah, and are left straying away from the Path. In that condition who can guide us or show us the Way? Our true and right instincts become blunted: our fraud makes us unstable in character; when our fellow-men find out our fraud, any advantages we may have gained by the fraud are lost; and we become truly distracted in mind.

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