…And they persist [in their rejection], and act in great arrogance. He said:Persistence in sin (dhanb) gives rise to ignorance, and ignorance gives rise to a transgression into falsehood (bāṭil). The transgression into falsehood gives rise to hypocrisy (nifāq) and hypocrisy in turn gives rise to disbelief (kufr).[He] was asked, ‘What is the sign of the hypocrite?’ He replied:It is that he perceives something when he is reminded of it, but when he gets up to go, it is as if that thing never entered his heart. God, Exalted is He, has said: Whenever it gives them light, they walk therein, and when darkness falls around them, they stand still [2:20].His words, Exalted is He:
