Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
· Lesson 153 of 1251
Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (151) | The meaning of describing the Qur’an as healing
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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The description of the Qur'an as healing
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The description of the Qur'an as healing has been mentioned
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in three verses.
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These are the words of Allah the Almighty:
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"O mankind,
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“O mankind! There hath come unto you an exhortation from your Lord, a balm for that which is in the breasts, a guidance and a mercy for believers.” (10:57)
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“O mankind! There hath come unto you an exhortation from your Lord, a balm for that which is in the breasts, a guidance and a mercy for believers.” (10:57)
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and guidance and mercy for the believers."
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And His saying the Almighty:
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“And We reveal of the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy for believers though it increase the evil-doers in naught save ruin.” (17:82)
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and mercy for the believers."
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And His saying the Almighty:
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“And if We had appointed it a Lecture in a foreign tongue they would assuredly have said: If only its verses were expounded (so that we might understand)? What! A foreign tongue and an Arab? - Say unto them (O Muhammad): For those who believe it is a guidance and a healing; and as for those who disbelieve, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness for them. Such are called to from afar.” (41:44)
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So all of these verses
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indicate that the description of the Qur'an as healing
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refers to the guidance of the hearts of the believers by it.
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This is due to the explicit mention that it is a healing for what is in the breasts,
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which are the hearts,
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as in the first verse.
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And by the indication of the healing being coupled with the word guidance,
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as in the first verse as well.
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And likewise the third verse.
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And by restricting that to those who believe in it,
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as in the three verses.
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And the Qur'an's healing of the heart
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is through the admonitions that distance it
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from the diseases of desires,
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and through the proofs that distance it from doubts.
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For in the Qur'an,
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there is healing for what afflicts the hearts
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of whispers, confusion, and anxiety,
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because it connects them to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic,
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so it calms and reassures them.
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And healing from desires, corruption, greed, and envy,
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and all other diseases of the heart
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which its admonitions treat.
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And healing from errors and flaws in thinking,
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through the proofs within it
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that protect the intellect from that.
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And healing from social ills
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that destabilize the structure of communities
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and lead to mutual aversion,
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and strip them of their safety and security.
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So the Muslim community lives by the Qur'an
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under the shade of its just social system,
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with sound, reassured hearts.
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Thus, the Qur'an becomes a mercy for the believers.