Bismillah
Alsalam 'alaykom
Quote:I also must remember when I get confused that this is one of the ways in which shaytan works. He tries to get us to reflect upon the essense of Allah instead of the Names and Attributes He has Given us in order to understand Him. Why can I not understand everything about Allah and His Will? Because I am limited in not only my knowledge but my perception. Allah Created both space and time and as such is not bound by these limits. For me, knowledge exists in two states, not having knowledge and having knowledge. There is both a time and a place where I do not have a certain piece of information or knowledge.
This is very true, and yes it is shaytan who lets doubts crawl into our brains, so we should be strong enough to fight him.
And I would like to add something here also to what martini said that the hearts are sealed, they are sealed because of our own deeds, look at this verse in The Holy Quran
Bismillah
14. Nay! But on their hearts is the Rân (covering of sins and evil deeds) which they used to earn.
83, Surat Al-Mutafefeen
This Ran is a covering that is produced over the heart due to the sins and evil done by the human being so when he insists on his evil deeds that covering thickins until the heart is sealed and when the heart is sealed everything else is sealed with it, your hearing and your sight.
The Role of the heart:
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said “ In the human body there is one organ if it is wholesome the body will be wholesome and if it is diseased the body will be diseased. Surely it is the heart”
No doubt, the heart is like the King who reigns and rules over the entire body. if the heart is physically and spiritually wholesome all the other organs would react positively.
But if it is physically diseased, all the other organs would be affected e.g the lungs would be filled with water and malfunction, the liver swells, the kidneys fail and the body as a whole would be debilitated. <i>by Dr Khaled Al-Jubeir, cardiac consultant surgeon for Prince Sultan Cardiac Center of Riyadh.</i> I heared a tape for Dr. Al-jubair, describing the hearts of dead people, some hearts are very black and others very redish and pinkish, and who will know why the condition of the heart is like this except a pious Doctor, and also he sees their condition before dying.
I hope this also added and cleared some confusion. May Allah accept from us all
Wasalam 'alaykom wa Rahmat Allah