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! ! 424 Â ا ِّٰﷲ َﻟ َﺮ ُﺳ ۡﻮ ُل ِا َّﻧ َﻚ tَ ۡﺸ َﻬ ُﺪ َﻗ ﺎ ُﻟ ۡﻮ ا ا ۡﻟ ُﻤ ٰﻨ ِﻔ ُﻘ ۡﻮ َن َﺟ ﺂ َء َك ِا َذ ا ِا َّﻧ َﻚ َﻳ ۡﻌ َﻠ ُﻢ َو ا ُّٰﷲ ﴾ ۲ ۚ ﴿ َﻟ ٰﻜ ِﺬ ُﺑ ۡﻮ َن ا ۡﻟ ُﻤ ٰﻨ ِﻔ ِﻘ َۡني ِا َّن 'َ ۡﺸ َﻬ ُﺪ َو ا ُّٰﷲ n َﻟ َﺮ ُﺳ ۡﻮ Äُٗ “ When the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, ‘ We bear witness that thou art indeed the Messenger of Allah. ’ And Allah knows that thou art indeed His Messenger, but Allah also bears witness that the Hypocrites are certainly liars. ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 63: V. 2) In other words, the hypocrites come before the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and say : Â ا ِّٰﷲ َﻟ َﺮ ُﺳ ۡﻮ ُل ِا َّﻧ َﻚ tَ ۡﺸ َﻬ ُﺪ [ “ We bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah ”] (Holy Qur’ān, Ch. 63: V. 2) C ertainly, God exists, and you are His Prophet. However, instead of Allah being pleased that they have affirmed the truth at last , God Almighty is already aware t hat you are the Prophet of Allah. They say that we also bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah. Now if Allah declares this and th ey do not, then it is a lie. However, when they have admitted it and Allah has al ready testified that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa is His Prophet, the n the y should have said that they are truthful and that they have affirmed only that which God has already declared. Yet, Allah pronounces these hypocrites to be great liars. Even though you are the Prophet of Allah, and they also claim you to be the Messenger of Allah, they are liars. For their declaration of faith is not Kalima Tayyiba [pure word ], but rather , it is Kalima Khab ithah [ evil word ]. For they do not say this ou t of true sincerity, but because they are h y pocrites. Then there are th ose people who sincerely accept their faith , but their faith is weak. Their example is like that of one who sows a mango tree but does not water it or take care of it. The result will be