The more important part
of your 'person' is your inner self. This inner self the Quran calls the qalb
or the 'heart'. The heart of the Prophet 
was the
first recipient of the Quranic message:
was the
first recipient of the Quranic message:
Truly it has been sent
down by the Lord of all the worlds, the Trustworthy Spirit has alighted with it
upon your heart [O Prophet], that you may be one of the Warner ... Quran
26:192-194.
You will therefore reap
the full joys and blessings of reading the Qur'an when you are able to involve
your heart fully in your task.
The 'heart', in Quranic
vocabulary, is not just a piece of flesh in your body, but it is the centre of all your
feelings, emotions, motives, drives, aspirations, remembrance and attention. It
is the heart which softens Quran 39:23,
or hardens. Quran 2:74
It is the heart that goes blind and refuses to recognize the truth Quran 22:46
and it is the heart that inspires the function to reason and understand. Quran
7:179;
22:46; 50:37 In the heart, lies the root of all outward diseases Quran
5:52;
it is the seat of all inner ills Quran 2:10.
The heart is the abode of faith Quran 5:41
and hypocrisy. Quran 9:77
It is the heart, which is the centre of all that is good and bad, whether it be
contentment and peace Quran 13:28,
the strength to face afflictions Quran 64:11,
mercy Quran 57:27,
brotherly love Quran 8:63,
God-Consciousness Quran 49:3;
22:32; or, doubt and hesitation Quran 9:45,
regrets Quran 3:156,
and anger Quran 9:15.
Finally it is, in reality, the way of the heart for which we shall be
accountable, and only the one who brings before his God a sound and sincere
heart will deserve to be saved.
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