[67:13] Whether you keep your
utterances secret, or declare them, He is fully aware of the
innermost thoughts.
Our declarations and actions, with no doubt, are among the
known signs that speak for us as individuals in the public
eye. Besides our looks and our garments, they are the
visual, or the mirror of who we are. People we interact with
are able to know and judge us by analyzing our behavior.
What they see and hear from us is the image they will
eventually store about us! Humans, in general,
and irrespective of their religious background or lack
thereof, care about this image. They spend a good amount
of effort towards this image and to how they are perceived
by others. They try their best to beautify their words and
actions as long as they are heard or witnessed.
Our hidden thoughts and deepest secrets have no place in
this whole process. They are of no value to this
human scale of judgment! If there were any available
technology that exposed and read man's mind and secrets, we
definitely would become very conscious about all of our
thoughts. But there is not, and we are free to generate and
harbor whatever kinds of thoughts we wish.
God, in His final and poven word, the Quran, teaches us that
He has a divine power of reading our innermost thoughts and
knowing our deepest secrets. While we cannot read or
interpret each others' internal thoughts or intentions, God
almighty does have this supreme power. He is absolutely
fully aware of every single detail in them, past, present,
and future ones:
[59:22] He is the One GOD;
there is no other god beside Him. Knower of
all secrets and declarations. He
is the Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
[28:69] Your Lord
knows the innermost thoughts hidden in their chests,
as well as everything they declare.
[64:4] He knows everything in
the heavens and the earth, and He knows
everything you conceal and everything you declare.
GOD is fully aware of the innermost thoughts.
No matter how well we are able to keep our thoughts
undeclared, they are an open book for our Creator:
[11:5] Indeed,
they hide their innermost thoughts, as if to keep Him
from knowing them. In fact, as they cover
themselves with their clothes, He knows all their
secrets and declarations. He knows the innermost
thoughts.
[4:108] They hide
from the people, and do not care to hide from GOD,
though He is with them as they harbor ideas He
dislikes. GOD is fully aware of
everything they do.
God has also clearly warned us that our most internal and
deep thoughts are vital to the growth of our souls and to
our salvation. Just like our declarations, choices, and
actions, we are fully responsible for these secrets. The
records we will read on the Day of Judgment and that we will
be held accountable for itemize all these secrets, and they
will all be exposed. These verses simply teach us all that:
[43:80] Do they
think that we do not hear their secrets and
conspiracies? Yes indeed; our messengers are with
them, recording.
[2:284] To GOD belongs everything
in the heavens and the earth. Whether you declare
your innermost thoughts, or keep them hidden, GOD holds
you responsible for them. He forgives whomever
He wills, and punishes whomever He wills. GOD is Omnipotent.
[47:29] Did those
who harbor doubts in their hearts think
that GOD will not bring out their evil thoughts?
[62:8] Say, "The death that
you are trying to evade will catch up with you sooner or
later. Then you will be returned to the Knower
of all secrets and declarations, then He will inform
you of everything you had done."
[9:105] Say, "Work
righteousness; GOD will see your work, and
so will His messenger and the believers.
Ultimately, you will be returned to the Knower of
all secrets and declarations, then He will inform
you of everything you had done."
[86:8] He is certainly able
to resurrect him.
[86:9]
The day all secrets become known.
God has cited for us many examples of certain hidden
thoughts that are very detrimental to the growth of our
souls. The evil thoughts of the disbelievers as well as
of the hypocrites who harbor doubts about God and try to
hide their ideologies from the believers are among these
cited examples. Hiding these thoughts deep in their
chests is not of any benefit for them, nor will it alter
their records or destiny:
[4:81] They pledge
obedience, but as soon as they leave you, some of them
harbor intentions contrary to what they say.
GOD records their innermost intentions.
You shall disregard them, and put your trust in
GOD. GOD suffices as an advocate.
Appearances May Be Deceiving
[2:204] Among the people,
one may impress you with his utterances concerning this
life, and may even call upon GOD to witness his innermost
thoughts, while he is a most ardent opponent.
[3:119] Here you are loving them,
while they do not love you, and you believe in all the
scripture. When they meet you they say, "We
believe," but as soon as they leave, they bite their fingers
out of rage towards you. Say,
"Die in your rage." GOD is fully aware of the innermost
thoughts.
[4:62] How will it be when a
disaster hits them, as a consequence of their own works?
They will come to you then and swear by GOD: "Our
intentions were good and righteous!"
[4:63] GOD is fully aware
of their innermost intentions. You shall
ignore them, enlighten them, and
give them good advice that may save their
souls.
[48:6] And He will
requite the hypocrite men and women and the idol worshiping
men and women, for they have harbored evil thoughts about
GOD. Their evil will backfire against them. For GOD
is angry with them, condemns them, and has
prepared for them Gehenna. What a miserable destiny!
[31:23] As for those who
disbelieve, do not be saddened by their disbelief.
To us is their ultimate return, then we will inform them of
everything they had done. GOD is fully aware of the
innermost thoughts.
[6:27] If only you could see them
when they face the hellfire! They would say then, "Woe
to us. Oh, we wish we could go back, and never reject
our Lord's revelations, and join the believers."
[6:28] As a matter of
fact, (they only say this because)
their secrets have been exposed. If they
go back, they will commit exactly the same crimes.* They
are liars.
Evil or righteous, our thoughts and innermost
secrets are a very powerful representation of our
continuous battle with Satan. We strive to stick to all
the standards of righteousness defined by God in His
final Scripture, but because of our human weakness,
Satan, sometimes, manages to encourage us to generate
some inner thoughts, ideas, or feelings that are not
along the lines of this righteousness. Not only will
this tarnish our truthfulness as believers, but it will
also regress our souls and interfere with our
redemption. Just a few examples of these unrighteous
thoughts we are apt to harbor are suspicion, harmful and
baseless assumptions, fearing anything or any entity
other than God, envy, jealousy, hatred, unrighteous
scheming to reach unrighteous goals. All these negative
thoughts and feelings are sinful.
Reflecting on all the above messages and examples from the
Quran, one concludes that the righteousness of our internal
thoughts and secrets adds up, with no doubt, to our records.
We are held accountable for them. While we are striving to
be truthful and righteous through the correct utterances and
actions, we are obligated to simultaneously work hard on the
beauty of our thoughts. We should constantly purify them,
and let go and repent for all the negative or harmful ones.
This indicates how we truly observe God and completes our
righteousness. The redemption of one's soul is the fruit of
both righteous inner thoughts as well as righteous
declarations and actions.
[2:235].... You should
know that GOD knows your innermost thoughts,
and observe Him. You should know that GOD is
Forgiver, Clement.
[17:25] Your Lord is
fully aware of your innermost thoughts. If
you maintain righteousness, He is Forgiver of those who
repent.
Peaceful Friday, salaam and God bless you.
