at this age when muslims are being killed by kuffars everyday. there is an other enemy fighting against muslims which is even more dangrues then kuffars are munafiqs… they will go in hell even deeper then kuffars.
here is the article about munafiqs which i saw on internet… thought i should share with all of you.
The Character of the Munafiqs (Hypocrites)
The greatest sign of the Munafiq is his mentioning ‘Allah’ while he hides disbelief, rebellion and sin in his heart
By Harun Yahya
“They swear by Allah that they said nothing (evil), but indeed they uttered blasphemy, and they did it after accepting Islam; and they meditated a plot which they were unable to carry out…”(Quran, 9:74)
With the Quran’s description, the munafiq are hypocritical and villainous people as they pretend to be believing although they do not. What is worse is that they do not do evil on their own, but penetrate into the society of the believers and act as if they are one of them.
On the face of it, the believers and the munafiq may indeed seem as though they perform the same worship. However, the believers are “those who humble themselves in their prayers” (Quran, 23:2) and earn the good pleasure of Allah. The munafiq, on the other hand, are described: “The hypocrites - they think they are over-reaching Allah But He will over-reach them: when they stand up to prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold Allah in Rememberance.” (Quran, 23:142) and they are subjected to Allah’s grievous penalty because of their hypocrisy and unfaithfulness. So, a munafiq does not seem to be a non-religious person “from the outside”. Rather, he is a person who says that he believes in Allah and performs most of the acts of worship.
It must also be noted that the case of the munafiqs is quite different than that of the unbelievers. The munafiq absolutely knows the system told in the Quran. He is aware that he must comply with the commands of Allah to be a true servant of Allah. Furthermore, he attests this with his own tongue. However, what is in his heart is not the same as what he utters. The greatest sign of his hypocrisy is his mentioning ‘Allah’ while he hides disbelief, rebellion and sin in his heart. At this point, a question crosses our minds: Why do the munafiqs pretend to be believing although they do not have belief in their hearts?
The munafiq, those who reject Faith after accepting Islam, do not aim to earn the good pleasure of Allah like the believers, even when they live among them. Having quite different a personality than the believers, the munafiqs keep company of the believers sometimes to acquire material gain, and sometimes to plot against the believers - just because of their grudge against them. Besides, there are also those munafiq who are foremost in joining the society of the believers by believing yet then lose faith and leave them. Those are the ones who turn away from Faith after accepting Islam. However, they commit a great sin as they break a promise given to Allah and the believers that they would be persistent in their Faith and be loyal to them. This is why they are referred to in the Quran as “Those who break Allah’s Covenant after it is ratified” (Quran, 2:27)
In one of the Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh), it is said that “ a hypocrite, when he speaks, tells lies, when he promises, breaks his promise. They abandon the believers in a slightest moment of difficulty and side with the adversaries of the believers. Their real character is revealed in times of distress”.
The munafiq are referred to in many verses of the Quran, and the believers are warned against them. Every believer who takes Quran as his guide and walks in Allah’s way has to be very careful against the munafiq and know their features. Because every believing community that walks in the way of the Quran is sure to confront munafiq during their course of struggle. The real reason of the munafiq being together with the mumin is not to earn the good pleasure of Allah.
Their belief in Allah and the Hereafter is superficial. However, although the munafiq seems to believe in Allah and worship Him, he is discriminated from the believers by his slack conduct in earning the good pleasure of Allah.
As seen, the munafiq forgets about his previous promises at the moment of difficulty and displays a disloyal conduct. He is always prone to be capsized and lose his already tottering belief. This is because he does not believe in Allah and the hereafter truly, although he says that he does. While the believers under the command of Prophet Muhammad fought against the unbelievers, a group among them lost their faith against the enemy. They started to imagine various vain thoughts about Allah and His prophet; and thus showed their real faces: In that situation were the Believers tried: they were shaken as by a tremendous shaking. “And behold! The hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease (even) say: “Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion!” (Quran, 33:11-12). On the other hand, the believers never showed weakness; and on the contrary, they were fortified in their faith. “When the Believers saw the Confederate forces, they said: “This is what Allah and his Messenger had promised us, and Allah and His Messenger told us what was true.” And it only added to their faith and their zeal in obedience.” (Quran, 33:22). Although the munafiq hope to earn profits for what they do as evil on earth, they only find distress and grief, and nothing more. “Or do those in whose hearts is a disease, think that Allah will not bring to light all their rancour? (Quran, 47:49-51)
After turning away from Allah’s religion, an eternal penalty starts for the munafiq. This penalty starts in this world and continues till eternity. “Verily Allah will not deal unjustly with man in aught: It is man that wrongs his own soul.” (Quran, 10:44)