الآية رقم (14-15) - وَإِذَا لَقُواْ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ قَالُواْ آمَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْاْ إِلَى شَيَاطِينِهِمْ قَالُواْ إِنَّا مَعَكْمْ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَهْزِؤُونَ * اللّهُ يَسْتَهْزِىءُ بِهِمْ وَيَمُدُّهُمْ فِي طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

(14-15) - “And when they meet those who believe, they say, ‘We believe’; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, ‘Indeed, we are with you; we were only mockers.’ [But] Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly.”

Hypocrisy is one of the most dangerous diseases which could befall a community. It is a disease which is present in every community in every period of time. Due to this, the Holy Qur’an discusses this great evil and dangerous disease of the heart in which a person portrays a picture different than what is actually inside. It is a danger which destroys the community from within. This is because, the external or clear enemy clearly shows his enmity. Whereas the one who conceals his enmity falsely portrays friendship. This latter is the hypocrite.