Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

In Arabic, the word “heart” is used for several meanings: (1) A piece of flesh that is present on the left side of the chest (2) Intellect (3) Luminous essence (4) The centre of something (5) The summary and core of something (6) Opinion and strategy (7) Knowledge (8) Understanding, perception, and intellect.

The heart is an important organ of the human body, which plays a fundamental role in thought and action, just like the human body. Therefore, in the view of the Quran and Hadith, the correctness of human action depends on the correctness of the heart. In the Quran and Hadith, the heart is described as the source of intelligence, the ability to think, reflect, and contemplate.

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Listen!

There is a lump of flesh in the human body. If it is correct, the whole body remains correct, and if it is corrupted, the whole body will be corrupted. Know that this is the heart.” (Bukhari, Muslim)

The light of Allah Almighty, which cannot be contained in the earth and the heavens, can be contained in the heart of a believer. Words are on the tongue, but their origin, that is, their condition, is in the heart. This is called the confirmation of the heart—these conditions penetrate from one heart to another, just as the companionship of the

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) bestowed the honour of companionship on the believers. Even today, the love and companionship of the people of Allah increase faith and certainty.

The beginning and end of purification all depend on the reformation of the “” heart”—certainty of beliefs, the state of submission and contentment, the spirit of patience and gratitude, contentment and peace, trust, sincerity, and piety—all are based on the reformation of the heart.

  Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

Allah Almighty has described different types of hearts in the Quran:

Examine yourself: which of these is my heart?

Hard heart:

These are hearts that remain hard despite seeing great signs of admonition.

ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُم مِّن بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَهِيَ كَالْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً ‎﴿البقرة: ٧٤﴾

Then your hearts became hard after that; they became like stones or even harder. (Al-Baqarah: 74)

Rusty heart:

Because of bad deeds, rust grows on the hearts, and the result is that such people do not see the truth.

كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ‘۔ (المطففین. ١٤)

No, but He saw in their hearts what they were earning. (Al-Mutaffin. 14)

Sinful Heart:

Those who hide their testimony and refrain from telling the truth, their hearts are sinful.

وَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ رَبَّهُ وَلَا تَكْتُمُوا الشَّهَادَةَ وَمَن يَكْتُمْهَا فَإِنَّهُ آثِمٌ قَلْبُهُ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ ‎البقرة: ٢٨٣﴾

And fear Allah, His Lord, and do not hide the testimony, and whoever hides it, his heart is a sinner, and Allah is All-Knowing of what you do. Al-Baqarah: 283﴾

 

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

Crooked Heart:

Those who spread mischief know that their hearts are crooked.

فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ

(ال عمران۔٧)

As for those who have in their hearts a sin, they follow what is similar to it, seeking temptation and seeking its explanation.(Al-Imran. 7)

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

Hearts that do not think:

ۖ لَـهُـمْ قُلُوْبٌ لَّا يَفْقَهُوْنَ بِـهَاۖ وَلَـهُـمْ اَعْيُـنٌ لَّا يُبْصِرُوْنَ بِـهَاۖ وَلَـهُـمْ اٰذَانٌ لَّا يَسْـمَعُوْنَ بِـهَا ۚ اُولٰٓئِكَ كَالْاَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُـمْ اَضَلُّ ۚ اُولٰٓئِكَ هُـمُ الْغَافِلُوْنَ( الاعراف)

They have hearts that they do not understand, and they have eyes that they do not see, and they have ears that they do not hear. Those are like cattle, but they are the most astray. Those are the heedless (Al-A’raf)

Indeed, many of the jinn and humans we have created for Hell. They have hearts, but they do not think; they have eyes, but they do not see; they They have ears, but they do not hear. They are like animals, but they have gone further than them. These are the people who are lost in heedlessness.

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

Sealed Heart:

Whoever transgresses the limit, his heart will be sealed, meaning he will not be able to receive guidance.

فَجَآءُوۡهُمۡ بِالۡبَيِّنٰتِ فَمَا كَانُوۡا لِيُؤۡمِنُوۡا بِمَا كَذَّبُوۡا بِهٖ مِنۡ قَبۡلُ‌ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ نَطۡبَعُ عَلٰى قُلُوۡبِ الۡمُعۡتَدِيۡنَ ۞(يونس۔ 74)

So they came with evidence, so they believed in what I had lied to them before. 74)

blind heart:

He who does not receive a lesson, his heart is blind

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

Proud heart:

Allah sets a seal on the heart of every arrogant and tyrannical person.

۔كَذٰلِكَ يَطۡبَعُ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ قَلۡبِ مُتَكَبِّرٍ جَبَّارٍ ۞(غافر۔ 35)

Thus Allah seals every arrogant and tyrannical heart. (Ghafir. 35)

 

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

A sound heart:

A sound heart means a heart whose owner is free from doubts and desires and is steadfast in adhering to the divine commandments, acting on the blessed Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and following the noble predecessors.In Surah Al-Shu’ara’, Allah says:

یَوْمَ لَا یَنْفَعُ مَالٌ وَّ لَا بَنُوْنَۙ اِلَّا مَنْ اَتَى اللّٰهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِیْمٍؕ۔۔۔ وَ اُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِیْنَۙ

The day that wealth will not benefit and no children will be created except by those who have come to Allah with a pure heart. And Paradise ascended to the pious

Qalb-i-Salim, which is committed to the commands of God and stays away from sin and sin, has been described by many attributes in the Holy Qur’an.

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

A contented heart:

A heart that finds peace in the remembrance of God is called a contented heart.

اَلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ تَطْمَىٕنُّ قُلُوْبُهُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللّٰهِؕ-اَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللّٰهِ تَطْمَىٕنُّ الْقُلُوْبُؕ(۲۸) الرعد

Those who believe and their hearts are reassured by the remembrance of Allah.

Qalb al-Muneeb:

A heart that fears and has fear of Allah the Most High is a Qalb al-Munee; The reward of the one who brings the heart.

اُدْخُلُوْهَا بِسَلٰمٍؕ-ذٰلِكَ یَوْمُ الْخُلُوْدِ(۳۴) لَهُمْ مَّا یَشَآءُوْنَ فِیْهَا وَ لَدَیْنَا مَزِیْدٌ(۳۵)

Enter it in peace – on the Day of Perdition (34) Let them do whatever they want in it, and we have more (35).

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

Vigil Heart:

One type of a peaceful heart is Qalb-e-Wajil, meaning a fearful heart. One of the special signs of the believers is the trembling of the heart at the time of Yadi-e-Ilahi.

اِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ الَّذِیْنَ اِذَا ذُكِرَ اللّٰهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوْبُهُمْ (الانفال)

But the believers are those who remember Allah and their hearts are troubled. . .Good news has been given to those who have a fearful heart in Surah Hajj

وَ بَشِّرِ الْمُخْبِتِیْنَۙ الَّذِیْنَ اِذَا ذُكِرَ اللّٰهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوْبُهُمْ

And give good tidings to the misguided and those who remember Allah, and their hearts are moved.

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

He said in the same way

And those who do not know Atwa and their hearts are strong, and they will return to their Lord.
(believers)                                                                             وَالَّذِیْنَ یُؤْتُوْنَ مَاۤ اٰتَوْا وَّ قُلُوْبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ اَنَّهُمْ اِلٰى رَبِّهِمْ رٰجِعُوْنَۙ۔
(مؤمنون)

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

Heart of Line:

Lean means gentleness, in the Holy Qur’an it is said that the hearts of those who fear God are soft, so it is in Surah Al-Zamr:

اَللّٰهُ نَزَّلَ اَحْسَنَ الْحَدِیْثِ كِتٰبًا مُّتَشَابِهًا مَّثَانِیَ ﳓ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُوْدُ الَّذِیْنَ یَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْۚ-ثُمَّ تَلِیْنُ جُلُوْدُهُمْ وَ قُلُوْبُهُمْ اِلٰى ذِكْرِ اللّٰهِؕ-۔۔

Allah has sent down the good hadeeth of a book similar to that of the skin of those who fear their Lord. May their skins and hearts be lubricated with the remembrance of Allah.

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

Humble Heart:

A heart that fears the remembrance of Allah is called a humble heart. It is said about this in Surah Al-Hadid:

اَلَمْ یَاْنِ لِلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اَنْ تَخْشَعَ قُلُوْبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ اللّٰهِ وَ مَا نَزَلَ مِنَ الْحَقِّۙ-

Is it not fitting for those who believe that their hearts should be humbled for the remembrance of Allah and what has been revealed of the truth?

 

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

Heart of tranquility:

The hearts of the believers upon whose hearts Allah the Almighty has sent down tranquility can be interpreted as hearts of tranquility.

Those upon whose hearts tranquility was sent down were also given the good news of increasing faith and certainty and of divine pleasure.
In Surah Al-Fath it is stated:

هُوَ الَّذِیْۤ اَنْزَلَ السَّكِیْنَةَ فِیْ قُلُوْبِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ لِیَزْدَادُوْۤا اِیْمَانًا مَّعَ اِیْمَانِهِمْؕ-

He it is Who has sent down tranquility into the hearts of the believers that they may increase in faith along with their faith.

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

The Heart:

There is a Qur’anic promise to praise and praise God and to strengthen the hearts of those who believe in Him alone as God.

وَّ رَبَطْنَا عَلٰى قُلُوْبِهِمْ اِذْ قَامُوْا فَقَالُوْا رَبُّنَا رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ لَنْ نَّدْعُوَاۡ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اِلٰهًا لَّقَدْ قُلْنَاۤ اِذًا شَطَطًا (الکہف)

And we bound them upon their hearts, and they stood up, and they said, Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth.  (Al-Kahf)

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith

 

Heart of Mukhbit:

Makhbat is called the one who bows down. In the Holy Qur’an, “bowing down of hearts” is described as a requirement of faith.

وَّ لِیَعْلَمَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْعِلْمَ اَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ فَیُؤْمِنُوْا بِهٖ فَتُخْبِتَ لَهٗ قُلُوْبُهُمْؕ ۔۔(الحج)

And so that those who have acquired knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord, so they believed in it, and their hearts fell to it. (Hajj)

اللہم انا نسئلک قلبا سلیما

Allah, Ana Nasilak Qalba Salim

 

Heart / Heart in the view of the Quran and Hadith