We read in the Koran chapter 2:
13 And when it is said to them (hypocrites): "Believe as the people have believed," they say: "Shall we believe as the fools have believed?" Verily, they are the fools, but they know not.
14 And when they meet those who believe, they say: "We believe," but when they are alone with their devils, they say: "Truly, we are with you; verily, we were but mocking."
15 Allah mocks at them and gives them increase in their wrong-doings to wander blindly.
...alright...
As you all can see, one of the major factors of being a Muslim is BELIEF...not necessarily articulate kind words or "nice" behavior....but BELIEF.
In order to be a Muslim one must truly BELIEVE in God and Judgement Day.
All the kind articulate words and nice respectable mannerisms are in vain (as far as being a Muslim) unless you truly BELIEVE in what was revealed.
But what we have here, is a group of people running around calling themselves Muslim but really don't believe in Islam and only seek to deceive and lead astray by appearing to be rigthteous.
Profesing that they are Muslim is actually part of their trick.
They actually think of it (and other religions) as foolishness and those who believe in it as fools, but they rarely if ever say this publicly; they wait until they get with the other hypocrites and disbelievers who think like them and only then does the truth of how they really feel come out.
Because they can easily fool man, they think they can fool Allah with their mockery and articulate deception....but they mock only themselves and will be called into account for it on the day of Judgement.
See, the plan of Satan is to fit in with the righteous under a cloak or guise of religion in order to get next to the righteous....whisper in their ear...and skillfully take them off the path with temptation and evil suggestion.
If they came to you like the lying unbelieving snakes they are, you would stomp them immediately.
They have to eeeeeaasssseee up to you by using nice soothing words to make you think they're on your side, one of the righteous, then sloooooowly raise doubts in your mind about God, life after death, and morality.
One thing you should always remember is that there is an easy and quick way to identify these imposters no matter how clever they are.
*Regardless of what they claim to believe, they all seem to rally around the idea that there are no definate rights and wrongs, and there is no "real" God that one should believe in and worship.
This is why it's important that hypocrites be indentified and called out...in Islam atleast; maybe Christians and those of other religions don't have that problem.
13 And when it is said to them (hypocrites): "Believe as the people have believed," they say: "Shall we believe as the fools have believed?" Verily, they are the fools, but they know not.
14 And when they meet those who believe, they say: "We believe," but when they are alone with their devils, they say: "Truly, we are with you; verily, we were but mocking."
15 Allah mocks at them and gives them increase in their wrong-doings to wander blindly.
...alright...
As you all can see, one of the major factors of being a Muslim is BELIEF...not necessarily articulate kind words or "nice" behavior....but BELIEF.
In order to be a Muslim one must truly BELIEVE in God and Judgement Day.
All the kind articulate words and nice respectable mannerisms are in vain (as far as being a Muslim) unless you truly BELIEVE in what was revealed.
But what we have here, is a group of people running around calling themselves Muslim but really don't believe in Islam and only seek to deceive and lead astray by appearing to be rigthteous.
Profesing that they are Muslim is actually part of their trick.
They actually think of it (and other religions) as foolishness and those who believe in it as fools, but they rarely if ever say this publicly; they wait until they get with the other hypocrites and disbelievers who think like them and only then does the truth of how they really feel come out.
Because they can easily fool man, they think they can fool Allah with their mockery and articulate deception....but they mock only themselves and will be called into account for it on the day of Judgement.
See, the plan of Satan is to fit in with the righteous under a cloak or guise of religion in order to get next to the righteous....whisper in their ear...and skillfully take them off the path with temptation and evil suggestion.
If they came to you like the lying unbelieving snakes they are, you would stomp them immediately.
They have to eeeeeaasssseee up to you by using nice soothing words to make you think they're on your side, one of the righteous, then sloooooowly raise doubts in your mind about God, life after death, and morality.
One thing you should always remember is that there is an easy and quick way to identify these imposters no matter how clever they are.
*Regardless of what they claim to believe, they all seem to rally around the idea that there are no definate rights and wrongs, and there is no "real" God that one should believe in and worship.
This is why it's important that hypocrites be indentified and called out...in Islam atleast; maybe Christians and those of other religions don't have that problem.