“Your eyes are like windows to your soul. They shine and bedazzle as the stars do in the sky! They are like diamonds that mesmerize the person looking at them".
“Your eyes are like windows to your soul. They shine and bedazzle as the stars do in the sky! They are like diamonds that mesmerize the person looking at them".
The light that helps us understand the truth and see with the ‘eyes’ of our souls is the remembrance of Allah. This can take many forms – the Quran, dhikr, dua and so on.
The sight or insight that allows us to utilize the light of remembrance of Allah and His guidance is present only within those people who have Taqwa.
Those who don’t possess that essential quality Have, as Allah describes, a veil or barrier over their eyes or the faculty of insight.
Now it’s time to ask ourselves some very important questions. Are we among those who are blessed with both sight and light, or do we lack either, or both? Is our vision alright, or are there defects in its capacity? Or are we blind without even realizing it?
Or are we deliberately staying in the dark despite having the ability to see? Do we keep ourselves away from light, from the remembrance of Allah, from the Quran?
There is a verse in the Quran known as ayat al-nur, which means ‘the verse of light’ It is as follows:
"Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp, the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly white star lit from the oil of a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things. (Quran 24:35) ♥️
Every human being has a soul, a pure entity that seeks to be lit with the remembrance of Allah. ♥️
When it receives that Divine light, it lights up, not just the chest of its possessor, but also other people around it. The stronger the combination of the light of inner purity and the outer light source, the greater its reach.
Now think what happens when the glass orb gets dirty. It blocks the light. The dirtier the glass is, the dimmer the lamp gets. If all of the glass orb gets covered with dirt, the niche is left in complete darkness. Although there still is light inside the glass, that light is of no use now.
Sins make the heart dirty.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
When the believer commits sin, a black spot appears on his heart. If he repents and gives up that sin and seeks forgiveness, his heart will be polished. But if (the sin) increases, (the black spot) increases. That is the Ran that Allah mentions in His Book: ‘Nay! But on their hearts is the ran (covering of sins and evil deeds) which they used to earn.’ (83:14). (Ibn Majah V5 B37 #4244)
When someone’s heart is completely blackened, even though the soul is still there, it loses the capacity of insight. Guess what will happen if such a person is exposed to the Quran or any form of guidance or reminder...?
And if you invite them to guidance, they do not hear; and you see them looking at you while they do not see. (7:198)
Can you imagine ending up in that state of no return? How will it feel to be left with a blackened heart and a blind soul?
“O you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance.
Perhaps your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow on the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light will proceed before them and on their right they will say, ‘Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent.’” (66:8)