The following is the text of his speech...

The following is the text of his speech: “I have never been frightened of any nation conquering Islam. I only worry about one group of people: the unbelievers who pretend to be Muslim, the two-faced hypocrites. They are with you in their words, but they would never take a step with you.”[^3]) The Prophet of Islam's best student, the Commander of the Faithful (a) said the following regarding the hypocrites: “I warn you about the hypocrites. They are misguided and they misguide as well.

They have appeared in society in different colors and with different faces. Their speech is eloquent, profitable and is even a cure for pain. But their actions are like incurable diseases.”[^4] The Islamic world must heed this warning given to us by our master, ‛Ali (a) during the early days of Islam. The Muslims must take this advice and, with the utmost scrutiny, become aware of the hypocrites. Hypocrites must be banished from the community.

Their appearances should not fool the Muslims and their vows should not be accepted. The Muslims should know that they cover up their evil actions by taking part in religious ceremonies. Sealed Hearts Specialists in the field of ethics claim that there are three stages for any spiritual trait: action, habit and second-nature. I shall explain this by giving an example: A twenty-year-old youth has obtained the base trait of being a liar. He lies without thinking about it.

His whole life is founded upon his lies. He even lies when there is no advantage in lying. The origin of this trait that is found deep down in this young adult's spirit should be found. When he was four, or even six, years old it was impossible for him to lie. He would only be able to express what he saw or heard. There was no thought of adding or subtracting from it. The thought that it is possible to say an untruth entered his head through his father, mother, or an older playmate.

From here, a couple of opportunities presented themselves for him to use this new course of action and lie. This is the first step towards obtaining unethical traits which was labeled “action.” If one continues to use these opportunities and persist in lying, one would advance to the second level, that of “habit.” In this step, the unethical trait becomes part of his psyche. Treatment at this level is still somewhat easy.

Caring spiritual coaches can cleanse his soul of this immoral trait by giving him advice and warning him of the dreadful outcome destined for liars.