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Reflections on Surah Al-Baqarah Ayah 74
ثم قست قلوبكم من بعد ذالك فهي كالحجارة او اشد قسوة وان من الحجارة لما يتفجر منه الانهار وان منها لما يشقق فيخرج منه الماء وان منها لما يهبط من خشية الله وما الله بغافل عما تعملون ٧٤
ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَهِىَ كَٱلْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةًۭ ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنَ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ لَمَا يَتَفَجَّرُ مِنْهُ ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَشَّقَّقُ فَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ ٱلْمَآءُ ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَهْبِطُ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ٧٤
ثُمَّﲇ
قَسَتۡﲈ
قُلُوبُكُمﲉ
مِّنۢﲊ
بَعۡدِﲋ
ذَٰلِكَﲌ
فَهِيَﲍ
كَٱلۡحِجَارَةِﲎ
أَوۡﲏ
أَشَدُّﲐ
قَسۡوَةٗۚﲑﲒ
وَإِنَّﲓ
مِنَﲔ
ٱلۡحِجَارَةِﲕ
لَمَاﲖ
يَتَفَجَّرُﲗ
مِنۡهُﲘ
ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۚﲙﲚ
وَإِنَّﲛ
مِنۡهَاﲜ
لَمَاﲝ
يَشَّقَّقُﲞ
فَيَخۡرُجُﲟ
مِنۡهُﲠ
ٱلۡمَآءُۚﲡﲢ
وَإِنَّﲣ
مِنۡهَاﲤ
لَمَاﲥ
يَهۡبِطُﲦ
مِنۡﲧ
خَشۡيَةِﲨ
ٱللَّهِۗﲩﲪ
وَمَاﲫ
ٱللَّهُﲬ
بِغَٰفِلٍﲭ
عَمَّاﲮ
تَعۡمَلُونَﲯ
٧٤ﲰ
Even then your hearts became hardened like a rock or even harder, for some rocks gush rivers; others split, spilling water; while others are humbled in awe of Allah. And Allah is never unaware of what you do.
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15 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:74
A reminder to myself to always check my heart condition.
Recently I've just been so focused on working in this dunya to achieve the best result, and in that moment I went into survival mode.
I overdo my task without remembering to stop and rest to remember Allah.
Then... my heart became dry and empty...
Just every time I make du'a, I say: Ya Allah help me finish this task and grant me the best.
But at the same time I'm abandoning the condition o...
Recently I've just been so focused on working in this dunya to achieve the best result, and in that moment I went into survival mode.
I overdo my task without remembering to stop and rest to remember Allah.
Then... my heart became dry and empty...
Just every time I make du'a, I say: Ya Allah help me finish this task and grant me the best.
But at the same time I'm abandoning the condition o...
18 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:63, 2:74
Let us ponder the lesson of the mountains.
The people of Thamud carved magnificent homes into mountains, feeling secure in their strength, until they were destroyed by their arrogance.
When Musa (A.S.) asked to see Allah, he was told to look at a mountain. When Allah revealed Himself to it, the mountain crumbled to dust.
When the Flood came, Nuh’s disbelieving son sought refuge on a mountain, believing it could save him. Yet he drowned, while ...
The people of Thamud carved magnificent homes into mountains, feeling secure in their strength, until they were destroyed by their arrogance.
When Musa (A.S.) asked to see Allah, he was told to look at a mountain. When Allah revealed Himself to it, the mountain crumbled to dust.
When the Flood came, Nuh’s disbelieving son sought refuge on a mountain, believing it could save him. Yet he drowned, while ...
22 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:74
Harder Than Stone
Reading Al-Baqarah (2:74) through the Hadith
After the covenant, the signs,
and even the miracle that exposed what had been hidden,
the Qur’an says:
﴿ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَهِىَ كَٱلْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً﴾
“Then your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder.” -2:74
What gives the verse such weight, for me, is the phrase: “after that.”
Not before the signs.
No...
Reading Al-Baqarah (2:74) through the Hadith
After the covenant, the signs,
and even the miracle that exposed what had been hidden,
the Qur’an says:
﴿ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَهِىَ كَٱلْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً﴾
“Then your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder.” -2:74
What gives the verse such weight, for me, is the phrase: “after that.”
Not before the signs.
No...
25 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:74
If even stones can respond to Allah with khashyah,
what about my heart?
Khasyah is a kind of خوف, but not just fear. It is fear mixed with knowing. A deep awareness of who Allah is, His greatness, His power, His حق over us. Because of that awareness, something inside responds.
Even stones, which we think are lifeless, have a kind of response to Allah. They “fall” out of khashyah. Of course, not like humans do, but in a way that fits their crea...
what about my heart?
Khasyah is a kind of خوف, but not just fear. It is fear mixed with knowing. A deep awareness of who Allah is, His greatness, His power, His حق over us. Because of that awareness, something inside responds.
Even stones, which we think are lifeless, have a kind of response to Allah. They “fall” out of khashyah. Of course, not like humans do, but in a way that fits their crea...
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:74
Sometimes we get stuck in bad habits and tell ourselves that it's too difficult to overcome and feel hopeless and hardened.
Allah is giving us the example of stones as a comparison. Even stones that are hard and lifeless can break and release pure life giving water then what about us? We human beings have hearts and most importantly have the ability to select, reflect and try.
So it's possible to turn back and overcome bad habits that weigh our s...
Allah is giving us the example of stones as a comparison. Even stones that are hard and lifeless can break and release pure life giving water then what about us? We human beings have hearts and most importantly have the ability to select, reflect and try.
So it's possible to turn back and overcome bad habits that weigh our s...
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:74
There are 3 types of rocks that are mentioned here:
🪨 An example of abundant good, similar to a believer who benefits others around him. He keeps gaining knowledge and rivers of khair gush forth from him.
🪨 The second is that of extremely hard rocks, those that have reached the extent of being hard.
It absorbs water but it remains deep-seated and doesn’t flow. Until a calamity or misfortune occurs and then goodness - all that has been absorbe...
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:74, 57:16, 59:21
It trembles me to the core when the ayah says, 'Has the time not yet come for believers’ hearts to be humbled at the remembrance of Allah'. The word of Allah humble and turn mountain into dusts (خَٰشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ ٱللَّهِ) if it were revealed on them, yet my heart isn't moved when these word are recited. This forces me to think, 'has my heart become harder then a rock? (كَٱلْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً).'
When the word of ...
When the word of ...
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:74
ECG is a test known to detect heart problems, and this helps doctors to determine the best course of action for any abnormalities detected during the inspection. The patient will follow all the necessary precautions advised by his doctor, and the patient will take any prescribed medicine on-time. This is because it is clear the patient wants to have a healthy heart — the patient wants to live and be functional. As such, the patient may need to le...
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:74, 57:17
A short quote from Ibn 3ata' and a small addition of mine
'How would a heart brighten while the images of the world cover its mirror? How can it travel to Allah while chained by its desires? How can it ever stand before the presence of Allah without getting purified from its heedlessness? How would it understand the hidden secrets while it has not repented from its faults?' Ibn 3aTa’ - translated.
I add 'How would it even try while being like t...
'How would a heart brighten while the images of the world cover its mirror? How can it travel to Allah while chained by its desires? How can it ever stand before the presence of Allah without getting purified from its heedlessness? How would it understand the hidden secrets while it has not repented from its faults?' Ibn 3aTa’ - translated.
I add 'How would it even try while being like t...
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:74, 23:12, 39:23, 59:21
I think of these ayats when my kids and I play with play-doh. Sometimes they forget to put it back in the container and it dries out a little. We are usually able to add a some water and soften it back up. But when it's left out for too long, it becomes as hard as a rock and it is almost impossible to soften it with water. Once it is at that point, we are forced to throw it away because it is no longer useful.
Similar to this, a heart that is h...
Similar to this, a heart that is h...