The Quran is full of reminders that indicate the vitality of
our eyesight, hearing, and brains as blessings to increase
our knowledge and receive our true guidance towards God and
His straight path.
[16:78] GOD brought you out of your
mothers' bellies knowing nothing,
and He gave you the hearing, the eyesight,
and the brains, that you may be appreciative.
Crucial Advice
[17:36] You shall not
accept any
information, unless you
verify it for
yourself. I have given you the hearing,
the eyesight,
and the brain, and
you are responsible for using them.
[50:36] Many a generation
before them, who were more powerful, we annihilated.
They searched the land; did they find an escape?
[50:37] This should
be a lesson for everyone
who possesses a mind,
or
is
able to hear
and witness.
The Quran also informs us that these vital signs
become useless when we reject the truth or parts of
it. Once we maintain this status, our eyes cannot
see, our brains cannot comprehend or receive any
guidance, and our ears only function to hear from
Satan and his constituents:
(2) The Disbelievers
[2:6] As for those who
disbelieve, it is the same for them; whether you warn
them, or not warn them, they cannot believe.
[2:7] GOD seals their
minds and their hearing, and their eyes are veiled.
They have incurred severe retribution.
Preoccupation With This Life
Leads to Exile From God
[16:107] This is because they
have given priority to this life over the Hereafter, and
GOD does not guide such disbelieving people.
[16:108]
Those are the
ones whom GOD has sealed
their hearts, and their
hearing, and their eyesight.
Consequently, they remain unaware.
Common Form of Idolatry: The Ego As A god
[45:23] Have you noted
the one whose god is his ego? Consequently,
GOD sends him astray, despite his knowledge,
seals his hearing and his mind, and places a veil on his
eyes. Who then can guide him, after such a
decision by GOD? Would you not take heed?
They Ridiculed the Messenger's Warnings
[46:26] We had established them
in the same way as we established you, and provided them
with hearing,
eyes, and
minds.
But their hearing, eyes, and minds did not
help them at all. This is because they decided to
disregard GOD's revelations. Thus,
the prophecies and warnings that they ridiculed have
caused their doom.
It is also noteworthy that among our vital signs
of living are the eyesight, the hearing, and the
ability to think and use our brain power. Our
Creator, uses the allegory of being guided/saved as
being alive with the vital blessings of the
eyesight, the hearing and the brain. We are
announced dead on this earth, and our bodies
deteriorate when our brains are entirely dead. Our
souls are also announced dead by God almighty once
we become deaf, dumb, and blind to the true source
of life and salvation. We become the walking dead.
Please reflect on the following beautiful reminders:
[22:46] Did they not roam the
earth, then use
their minds to
understand, and use their
ears to hear?
Indeed, the real blindness is not the
blindness of the eyes, but the blindness of the hearts
inside the chests.
[7:198]
When you
invite them to the guidance, they do not hear. And you
see them looking at you, but they do not see.
[17:97] Whomever GOD guides is
the truly guided one. And whomever He sends astray, you
will never find for them any lords and masters beside
Him. We will summon them on the Day of
Resurrection forcibly; blind, dumb, and deaf. Their
destination is Hell; whenever it cools down, we will
increase their fire.
[7:178] Whomever GOD guides is
the truly guided one, and whomever He commits to
straying, these are the losers.
Satan Hypnotizes His Constituents
[7:179] We have committed to Hell
multitudes of
jinns and humans. They have minds with which
they do not understand, eyes with which they do not see,
and ears with which they do not hear.
They are like animals; no, they are far worse
- they are totally unaware.
[8:20] O you who believe, obey
GOD and His messenger, and do not disregard him
while you hear.
The Disbelievers Blocked Out
[8:21]
Do not be like those who say,
"We hear," when they do not hear.
[8:22]
The worst creatures in the sight of GOD are
the deaf and dumb, who do not understand.
[2:16] It is they who bought the
straying, at the expense of guidance. Such trade never
prospers, nor do they receive any guidance.
[2:17] Their example is
like those who start a fire, then, as it begins to shed
light around them, GOD takes away their light, leaving them
in darkness, unable to see.
[2:18]
Deaf, dumb, and
blind; they fail to return.
[2:171]
The example of such
disbelievers is that of parrots who repeat what they hear of
sounds and calls, without understanding.
Deaf, dumb, and blind; they cannot understand.
[10:42] Some of them listen to you,
but can you make the deaf hear, even though they
cannot understand?
Humans Freely Choose Their Paths
[10:43] Some of them look
at you, but can you guide the blind, even though they do not
see?
[10:44]
GOD never wrongs the
people; it is the people who wrong their own souls.
The Disbelievers
[11:20] These will never escape, nor
will they find any lords or masters to help them against
GOD. Retribution will be doubled for them.
They have failed to hear, and they have failed to
see.
[11:21]
These are the ones who lose
their souls, and the idols they had fabricated will disown
them.
[18:100] We will present Hell, on
that day, to the disbelievers.
[18:101] They are the ones
whose eyes were too veiled to see My message. Nor could they
hear.
[17:46] We place shields
around their minds, to prevent them from understanding it,
and deafness in their ears. And when
you preach your Lord, using the Quran alone,* they run away
in aversion.
Overwhelming Miracle of the Quran
[6:39] Those who reject
our proofs are deaf and dumb, in total darkness.
Whomever GOD wills, He sends astray, and whomever He wills,
He leads in a straight path.
[30:58] Thus, we have cited for the
people in this Quran all kinds of examples. Yet, no matter
what kind of proof you present to the disbelievers, they
say, "You are falsifiers."
Divine Intervention
[30:59] GOD thus seals the
hearts of those who do not know.
The death of the soul starts on this earth, when we pursue
the above death road. By losing our vital signs of
guidance: the hearing, the eyesight and the brain, we
suffocate our own souls. When we continue on this death
path, with no remorse, and repentance, we are announced by
God dead, the living dead, out of graves.
[35:18]
No soul can carry
the sins of another soul. If a soul that is loaded with sins
implores another to bear part of its load, no other soul can
carry any part of it, even if they were related.
The only people to heed your warnings are those who
reverence their Lord, even when alone in their privacy,
and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat). Whoever purifies
his soul, does so for his own good. To GOD is the final
destiny.
[35:19] The blind and the
seer are not equal.
[35:20] Nor are the darkness
and the light.
[35:21] Nor are the coolness
of the shade and the heat of the sun.
[35:22]
Nor are the living and the dead; GOD causes whomever He
wills to hear. You cannot make hearers out of those in the
graves.
[27:79]
Therefore, put your trust
in GOD; you are following the manifest truth.
[27:80] You cannot
make the dead, nor
the deaf, hear the call,
if they turn away.
[27:81] Nor can
you guide the blind out
of their straying. The only ones who
will hear you are those who believe in our revelations, and
decide to be submitters.
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[3:193] "Our Lord, we have heard a
caller calling to faith and proclaiming: `You shall believe
in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, forgive us
our transgressions, remit our sins, and let us die as
righteous believers.
[3:194] "Our Lord, shower us with the
blessings you promised us through Your messengers, and do
not forsake us on the Day of Resurrection. You never break a
promise."
Peaceful Friday, salaam, and God bless you.
