Mischievous Cleverness of Hypocrites

 

Disease of the Hypocrites (L–29)

10.        في قُلوبِهِم مَرَضٌ فَزادَهُمُ اللَّهُ مَرَضًا ۖ وَلَهُم عَذابٌ أَليمٌ بِما كانوا يَكذِبونَ

10.  Fii quluubihim-marazun, fazaada-humUllaahu marazaa Wa lahum    ‘azaabun ‘aliimum, bimaa kaanu yakzibuun.

10.  In their hearts is sickness, and God has increased their sickness. They will have a painful punishment because of their denial.

Marazun – Disease. There are two kinds of diseases, physical and spiritual. The fault, defect or pain in the body is produced by the bodily disease. And the spiritual disease enrages the manners, and the spirit gets ailment. Here it is the conversation about the spiritual diseases of infidelity and hypocrisy, because they prevent the human being from doing good works and arranging for the next life (after death). Here meanings of diseases are ailments of the spirit which prevent from attaining the excellence, for instance; ignorance, jealousy, ill-will, love of property & wealth and telling a lie etc.

Zaada – (Increased), it means: God increased their jealousy by bestowing more victories and promotions to the Messenger (ﷺ) and the Muslims. The disease of enmity against Islam and jealousy with the Muslims had been increased more in their hearts.

‘Azaabun ‘aliim – (a Painful Doom/agony), the word ‘aliim has come out from ‘alam,

which means pain. The Disbelievers will be punished with a painful doom on the

Doomsday.

Yakzibuun – (They tell a lie). This word has been derived from kizb, which means “a

lie”. A lie is the news which is against the reality and harmful for the people.

In this verse, the manners of Hypocrites have been explained with more detail. They have ailment of infidelity and hypocrisy in their hearts which they have grown themselves. As the Muslims are granted promotions and victories, the jealousy and ill-will increases in their hearts.

It doesn’t mean that God has increased their infidelity and hypocrisy Himself, but it aims that due to the result of their infidelity and hypocrisy, God has increased their ailment. Due to such manner the circumstances so much changed that their disease was increased more than earlier. Otherwise, if they had used their sense correctly, they would have found the Guidance from the same circumstances. As the result of disease lessens the physical strength, just like this, the result of spiritual disease will be in the form of a Painful Agony on the Day of Resurrection. 

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