Munafiq
religious hypocrites in islam
In Islam, the munafiqun (lit. 'hypocrites', Arabic: منافقون, singular منافق, munāfiq) or false Muslims or false believers are a group decried in the Quran as outward Muslims who are inwardly concealing disbelief (kufr) and actively seek to undermine the Muslim community. A munafiq is a person who in public and in community shows that he is a Muslim, but rejects Islam or speaks against it either in his heart or among the enemies of Islam. The hypocrisy itself is called nifāq (نفاق).
Types of hypocrisy
Hypocrisy towards God regarding actual faith. (Q2:8) and (Q2:14)
Hypocrisy towards the tenets of faith: for example, somebody may believe in God, Judgment Day, accounting, scales of deeds, and Hellfire but not fear them at all or not refrain from committing sins because of them. Yet he claims: "I fear God".
Hypocrisy towards the deeds; Not performing obligatory works properly.
Hypocrisy towards others: somebody is double-faced and double-tongued. He praises someone in their presence, then, behind their back, he denounces them and tries to cause them pain and harm.
Hypocrisy of sacred terms: One of the largest signs of a Munafiq is their careless use of religious oaths which include: Wallahi ("I swear by Allah"), Tallahi ("By Allah"), and Billahi ("With/By Allah").
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