Hard Rock Hearts

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

Updates: Salam everyone. Kaif haluk? May we find ourselves in the best of health and most importantly in the best of iman. it's funny how we keep forgetting what is important and tend to ace for something that has been pre-arranged for us. it's just hilarious how we tend to get upset over small and insignificant matters. we keep losing track of the bigger picture of things. there are too many things that keep obstructing our views of what is relevant and what is not. fortunately, we have a Guardian, who always, and never failed to remind us when we start to go astray. Allah has His Ways of teaching and guiding us, in competence to our abilities and endurance. Ya Allah, for all the bad thoughts i have of you, please forgive me. Astaghfirullahalazim...please guide me in every single step i take...Amin.

Has not the time come for the hearts of those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) to be affected by Allah's Reminder (this Qur'an), and that which has been revealed of the truth, lest they become as those who received the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] before, and the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened? And many of them were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). (57:16)

Belum sampaikah lagi masanya bagi orang-orang yang beriman, untuk khusyuk hati mereka mematuhi peringatan dan pengajaran Allah serta mematuhi kebenaran (Al-Quran) yang diturunkan (kepada mereka)? Dan janganlah pula mereka menjadi seperti orang-orang yang telah diberikan Kitab sebelum mereka, setelah orang-orang itu melalui masa yang lanjut maka hati mereka menjadi keras, dan banyak di antaranya orang-orang yang fasik – derhaka. (57:16)

Allah addressed this ayah to the people who believe in the oneness of Allah, in other words the people of iman. Allah questioned us, the people of iman, why have we taken His reminder (the Quran) for granted. Why have we neglected the warnings in the Quran? When is the time for us to be serious of the teachings in the Quran? This is a reminder for Muslims to be serious about the warnings of Allah. Allah compared the Muslims to the people of the Book (Ahlul Kitab), who willed their hearts to become hardened by not obeying Allah's orders. 

This means, there is absolute possibility that we Muslims tend to allow our hearts and minds to be invaded by matters that is not of pertinence to Allah, that our hearts could be hardened by them. So what happens when the hearts are hardened? Basically we do not feel guilty for disobeying Allah, we tend to take for granted what is important in the religion, and we may not be affected anymore by the words in the Quran. Naudzubillahi min zalik..=( May Allah save you and I from all of these. May we apply istiqamah in our lives, so that we could ace for the pleasures of Allah, and avoid His Wrath.    

But the saying goes, humans tend to err. We sometimes tend to sin without realising. Nobody is devoid of making mistakes, except Rasulullah and the Messengers before him. So what does Allah has to say for this? MAsyaAllah..the following ayah is very beautiful. He said:

Know that Allah gives life to the earth after its death! Indeed We have made clear the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to you, if you but understand. (57:17)

Ketahuilah kamu, bahawa Allah menghidupkan bumi sesudah matinya; sesungguhnya Kami telah menjelaskan kepada kamu keterangan-keterangan dan bukti, supaya kamu memahaminya (57:17)

Allah has the supremacy to give life to waht is dead! What does this means? If He could give life to what is already dead, is it likely that He could give 'life' to a 'dead' heart? Or in other words, is it possible that He could treat our hardened hearts? MasyaAllah...of course He can!  

Hence, when we realised that we had wronged Allah, the immediate thing to do is: invoke Him for His Help and Assistance to get us back on the right tracks. Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Gracious. He accepted us for our weaknesses and flaws, MasyaAllah..All we have to do is just raise our hands and sincerely ask for His Forgiveness. And He would be more than willing to accept our repentance. Is that too much to ask?

Wallahu a'alam...