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GLIMPSES OF BELIEF
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By: 1st. Warrant Officer/ Huda Al Yafei

Therapy of cruel heart

Allah Almighty said “let them not be like -Lack of concern and thinking as well - Make sure to ask scholars and elders to
those who were given the Scripture before, about the correctness of performing acts provide you with advice and benefit in a
and a long period passed over them, so their of worship and if they are accepted by Allah correct manner.
hearts hardened; and many of them are Almighty. - Striving to recite the Holy Qur’an and reflect
defiantly disobedient.” So hardness of the -Falling into sins and sinful deeds and on its verses, as this matter will improve you
heart is considered as a disease that afflicts getting used to them, which make a person heart and bring it back to Allah Almighty.
a person as a result of his immorality and lazy to do acts of obedience and thus his
arrogance, and the Almighty also said in heart becomes cruel and dies. - Remember the power of Allah Almighty
Surat Al-Baqarah “Then your hearts became always in every matter, seeking refuge in
hardened after that, being like stones or -Some involuntary causes, such as affliction Allah from the accursed Satan, and the belief
even harder.” These verses show that the with some mental illnesses such as that Allah is forgiver, Merciful and Generous,
heart may become in its cruelty stronger depression. and He will not return you disappointed if
than a solid stone, and a person becomes you seek Him with sincere and heartfelt
unfair and difficult to deal with. People are Overcome the cruelty of the heart repentance.
affected by his evils and harm, that is why - The methods of therapy differ from one - Attempting to strive to stop sins and not to
people turn away from him and he became person to another according to the reasons return to them againby all means.
unpleasant and undesirable.
that led to the cruelty of the heart and the Other ways:
Many people are also lazy to perform the laziness of performing the worship and
acts of worship imposed on them by Allah obedience. However, we can offer some - Lowering the gaze and not following the
Almighty, and their laziness can lead them to tips and steps that help to overcome this desires that greatly affect the hardness of
stop performing the obedience and duties. problem in general, the most important of the heart.
This leads to hardness in the heart and which are as follows: - Touching the head of the orphan, the child
thus reaching the aberration. Muslim must - Praying to Allah Almighty with a sincere and animals’ welfare and not to harm them.
renew his faith and strengthen it from time
to time so that he does not reach this stage heart and insisting on improving the - Contemplation and reflection in the creation
situation and to be guided .Being close to
of cruelty and reluctance to obey in which of Allah Almighty. Hold yourself back as Allah
he completely loses his faith and loses his Allah Almighty and getting rid of laziness will ask him for his actions in the hereafter.
religion after that. and cruelty of the heart. - Following good deeds and avoiding bad
- Not hesitating to read and ask about deeds.
Causes of the hardness of the heart everything in his mind about the religion and - Smiling to the face of people is something
to ask to be explained to him in a simple and
-Not being sincere in dealing with acts of that instills love, mercy and brotherhood. The
worship and with Allah Almighty, therefore, pleasant way. smile is rewarding for the noble Messenger’s
the heart will not be able to continue the acts - Avoiding the company of those who saying: “Your smile to your brother’s face is
of worship and perform them with pleasure are away from religion and those who are a charity.”
and joy. preoccupied with it, as well as those who fall -Trying to keep the obligatory prayers and
into sins and sinful deeds with no concern
-Failure to know the value and preference perform them on time, and sit in the mosque
of acts of worship over the life of a Muslim or caring. Being close to the righteous and after praying, praising and asking for
when he performs them, and not to know the communicating with them permanently and forgiveness.
reward and recompense for these acts in imitating them all the time. -Praying to Allah to feel the fear of the heart,
this world and the hereafter. - Being careful not to go to places that arouse guidance and keenness on the reverence in
desires and where sins and sinful deeds
-Loving life, adhering to the world and prayer and be patient in it.
being preoccupied with it more than the abound, instead go to the homes of Allah
and be close to Him, go to beautiful natural -Ensure that you choose righteous
remembrance of Allah Almighty. Love of self companionship that improves your morals
and some people more than their love for places and feel the greatness of the Creator and guides you to the straight path.
Allah Almighty. through contemplation of His creation and
His power, the Almighty. -Modesty, no arrogance, self-accountability,
-Accompanying people who are lazy in the Pardon when able to do, Being careful
performance of obedience gradually causes - Not to neglect your soul, so that not to be lazy and lethargy and
laziness, as a person is on the religion of his the problems with religion do
not increase and the heart seeking livelihood.
friend, so choose your friends carefully and
this is an inevitable fact. hardens more and more.

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