Iblīs Around The Heart إِنَّ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَواْ إِذَا...
Iblīs Around The Heart إِنَّ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَواْ إِذَا مَسَّهُمْ طَائِفٌ مِّنَ الشَّيْطَانِ تَذَكَّرُواْ فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْصِرُونَ Verily those who guard (themselves against evil) when an evil thought from Satan afflicts them, they become mindful (of God and get awakened) then lo! They see (aright). (Sura al-A’raaf, 7:201) ** ** إِنَّ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَواْ Verily those who guard (themselves against evil) ) - This is said about those whose hearts are free of the thoughts of sin.
When the heart is pure and clean, then automatically all other organs get into sound repair. Therefore, the tongue, the eyes, the ears and the limbs do not get associated with any wrong act. ** ** إِذَا مَسَّهُمْ طَائِفٌ when an evil thought Taa-if is a person who does tawaaf or circumambulates. Here it is meant Satan going round the heart in search of a hole to break in.
** ** مِّنَ الشَّيْطَانِ from Satan it is the mention of the retainers of Satan who go round the heart in search of an opening to barge in. But ** ** تَذَكَّرُواْ ** ** (t hey become mindful) The owner of the heart, a mu’min, is busy in Remembrance of Allah (S.w.T.) and says, “ Ya Allah, astaghfirullah- ‘audhu billahi min ash-shaitanir rajeem - O Allah! Protect me from the harm that Satan can cause me!” Hence, ** ** فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْصِرُونَ then lo!
📌They see (aright) Their eyes instantaneously illuminate with the light of vision and they get warned of the thief in their environs. Here I wish to point at the words Taa-ifun min ash-shaitan that connote that the one who takes rounds of the heart of a mu’min to find an entry is from the group of Satan. Remember! If there is piety ( Taqwa) for Allah (S.w.T.) in the heart, then it will be pure and clean. The bright light of piety will put the thief to shame and he escapes from there.
Pity the heart that is devoid of piety and full of worldly desires. Such a person will fall into the clutches of Satan and meet a sad end. Why the Suicide? One avaricious trader sold his goods worth thirty thousand for one hundred thousand. Later on he learned that the first buyer sold the merchandise for three hundred thousand within three days. He was distraught with remorse that the opportunity of making a huge profit was missed by him.
He was jealous and envious of the traders who made the big gain. He started crying and was restless during the day and in the nights. He was so upset that at last he consumed lime mixed with sulfur and committed suicide.