How do faith and the Qur'an purify the heart?
2026-09-21
T68 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
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النص العربي
المقتطف
فَالْقُرْآنُ مُزِيلٌ لِلْأَمْرَاضِ الْمُوجِبَةِ لِلْإِرَادَاتِ الْفَاسِدَةِ حَتَّى يَصْلُحَ الْقَلْبُ فَتَصْلُحُ إرَادَتُهُ وَيَعُودُ إلَى فِطْرَتِهِ الَّتِي فُطِرَ عَلَيْهَا كَمَا يَعُودُ الْبَدَنُ إلَى الْحَالِ الطَّبِيعِيِّ وَيَغْتَذِي الْقَلْبُ مِنْ الْإِيمَانِ وَالْقُرْآنِ بِمَا يُزَكِّيهِ وَيُؤَيِّدُهُ كَمَا يَغْتَذِي الْبَدَنُ بِمَا يُنَمِّيهِ وَيُقَوِّمُهُ فَإِنَّ زَكَاةَ الْقَلْبِ مِثْلُ نَمَاءِ الْبَدَنِ.
English translation
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The Qur’an removes the diseases that produce corrupt desires, until the heart becomes sound, its will becomes sound, and it returns to the natural disposition upon which it was created, just as the body returns to its natural state. The heart receives from faith and the Qur’an the nourishment that purifies and strengthens it, just as the body receives nourishment that causes it to grow and sustains it. The heart’s growth in purity is like the body’s growth.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 10/96
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
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