This is in contrary to the fertile soil which produces...

This is in contrary to the fertile soil which produces fruits as a result of what it receives of the light, air and water. Similarly, this is how the heart becomes if its spiritual soundness is lost. It does not receive any light, nor does it give any, and this is the state of complete obscurity; the state of the dead heart; a state in which the heart has lost all signs of life, for the life of the heart depends on what it receives and gives out.

So when it is devoid of this feature, it is devoid of life. Regarding the death of the heart, Allah says: • “…Indeed Allah makes whomever He wishes to hear, and you cannot make those who are in the graves hear” [^11] , • “Indeed you cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call…” [^12] , • “It is the same to them whether…