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hypocritical and is strongly Muslims that because our religion was
condemned in Islam. not right, we were defeated in the
Battle of Uhud and if we were right,
4. Creating Doubts
One of the destructive strategies we would not have been killed here
employed by the hypocrites during the (Yūsufī Gharawī, 1996, Vol. 2, p. 133).
Prophet's era was their dissemination The Quran also mentions this doubt
of doubt and confusion, especially and says, “They say, ‘Had we any role
during critical and challenging in the matter, we would not have been
moments. This behavior aimed to slain here” (The Quran, 3: 154).
weaken the faith of the Muslim It is essential to distinguish
community. For instance, before the legitimate questioning from insidious
Battle of Badr, the hypocrites spread doubt-mongering. Asking questions is
doubt among Muslims to stop them a natural process of an active and
from participating in the war, claiming thoughtful mind. Questions—whether
that God's promises of victory were expressed in speech or writing—
illusory and deceptive (Yūsufī should be posed respectfully and
Gharawī, 1996, Vol. 2, p. 133). answered appropriately. Similarly,
The hypocrites created a similar doubt is not inherently negative.
doubt during the Battle of the Trench, Constructive doubt, when pursued
when the Muslims encountered a logically and systematically, leads to
massive rock while digging the trench, certainty and stronger faith. However,
the hypocrites mocked the Prophet’s it is crucial to engage with doubt
promises of future conquests. They responsibly and through proper means
cynically remarked, “Do you not marvel to avoid becoming entrenched in
at Muhammad’s promises of the palaces excessive skepticism.
of Hira and Ctesiphon while you cannot 5. Alliance with non-Muslims
even manage to dig this trench?” Careful study of the Quranic verses
(Ṭabarī, 1992, Vol. 2, pp. 179, 368). reveals that Allah, the Almighty,
The Quran highlighted these tactics of disapproves of Muslims associating
creating doubt by the hypocrites and said, with disbelievers, polytheists, and
“When the hypocrites, as well as those in certain factions of Jews, Christians,
whose hearts is a sickness, were saying, ‘Allah and followers of other religions who
and His Apostle did not promise us [anything] aim to sow discord and harm Islam
except delusion’” (The Quran, 33: 12). and Muslims. However, examining
Another doubt raised by the the behaviors of the hypocrites in
hypocrites emerged during moments of Medina during the Prophet’s era
Muslim defeat in battle. They told the shows repeated instances of their
