09-11-2003, 01:14 PM
As Salam Alykom
I just thought of more comment on the heart. Of course we all know the importance of the heart, it is the organ with which we comprehend, realize, understand, as the Quran say. But Allah showed us in practice how important it is and how we must work on it to make it clear from whatever may affect its clearance. When Rasulu Allah صلى الله عليه وسلمwas still a child of 6 or 7 living in the Badyah (with Haleema assa`adyiah). Of course we are aware of the incident of opening his chest. When his lactation brother Abdullah went back frightened telling his mother about his Qurashy brother. You know that Jebreel and Mikael came to him, laid him down, opened his chest, took something black out of it, washed the heart in a golden pot and placed it back. At that age, they removed hatred, envy, and brutality from his heart. Before he ascened to the skies with Gabriel (Mira`aj) again Jebreel opened his chest, took out his heart, washed it in a golden pot with zamzam water, placed it back and only then he stuffed his chest with wisdom (hikmah) and light. Can u see this my brothers and sisters. Don’t tell me he is the Messenger and Allah made this for him. No Allah is just giving us a practical experiment to show us. Aallah is telling us, If u want I can do the same for u. It does not have to be miraculous like this. But if we want to work on the purity and freedom of our hearts, He Will certainly help us. Because without removing all this محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم would not have been able to receive the light and wisdom introduced to him on the second time. Hope you got my point.