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ka-mathali sh-shayṭāni ʾidh qāla li-l-ʾinsāni kfur fa-lammā kafara qāla ʾinnī barīʾun minka ʾinnī ʾakhāfu llāha rabba l-ʿālamīna
[The hypocrites are] like Satan when he tells man to disbelieve, but when he disbelieves, he says, ‘I am absolved of you. Indeed I fear Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-Hashr - Verse 16
The blessed Verse reminds the believers of another attribute of hypocrites resembling a hypocrite to Satan who following having deceived his followers he uses different designs to tempt them to disbelieve in Allah. Satan does not keep his promise but leads his followers astray saying that he is fearful of the Lord of the worlds. It is to be noted that the hypocrites' temptations and provocations resemble those by Satan, but it is man who chooses to be led astray from the true path.