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position of the leader of the disaffected and thereafter utilise every available opportunity to suffer harm to the faith he verbally professed. Would he not accept that although Ibn. Ubayy professed to be a Muslim, yet he conspired against Islam from within? Would he not agree that although Ibn Ubayy swore allegiance to Islam, yet he was not convinced of the truth of Prophet Muhammad's sa claims? Would he not acknowledge that although Ibn Ubayy uttered unfavourable remarks in relation to Prophet Muhammadsa, yet when questioned, he swore that neither he nor any of his associates ever made any such statement?" Was Ibn Ubayy, therefore, not a hypocrite, an enemy of Islam and a liar?. The Holy Quran has often used these descriptions to which offence is being taken for people who outwardly professed faith in Islam but inwardly never reconciled to it. ³ Although they identified themselves with the Ummah and claimed to be. Muslims, yet God Almighty denounced them as transgressors who enjoined evil and forbade good; hypocrites who found fault with believers 10 and mocked them¹¹; seditious people who devised plots against Islam¹²; enemies of Islam who cherished enmity against believers even after they had embraced the faith; disbelievers who disbelieved in Allah and His. Messenger¹; people upon whose heart a seal had been set¹5; liars whose conduct was evil 16 and enemies against whom Muslims. should beware and upon whom God has placed a curse. " What would Abdul Hafeez say to such descriptions being applied to nominal Muslims who professed faith in Islam and yet, were denounced as hypocrites, enemies of Islam, disbelievers and liars by God Almighty in the Holy Quran?. Hadeeth literature also indicates that such descriptions were employed by Hadhrat Muhammad sa against Muslims not on one 18 but several occasions. 19 In view of these precedents in the. Quran and Hadeeth, scholars of Islam have expressed an 5. Al Quran 59. 12 6. Ibid. , 63. 9 7. Ibid. , 9. 74 8. Ibid. , 9. 63/68 9. Ibid. , 9. 67 10. Ibid. , 9. 79 11. Ibid. , 2. 16 12. Ibid. , 9. 43/48 13. Ibid. , 9. 74 14. Ibid. , 9. 80 15. Ibid. , 63. 4 16. Ibid. , 63. 2/3 18. Sahih Bukhari 66. 33 19. Sahih Muslim 29. 1030 17. Ibid. , 63. 5 5