How does the Qur’an address doubts and corrupt desires of the heart?
2026-09-20
T04 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
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النص العربي
المقتطف
والقرآن شفاء لما في الصدور، ومن في قلبه أمراض الشبهات والشهوات ففيه من البينات ما يزيل الحق من الباطل.
وفيه من الحكمة والموعظة الحسنة بالترغيب والترهيب ما يوجب صلاح القلب.
English translation
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Selected explanation
The Qur’an is a healing for what is in the breasts. For anyone whose heart has the diseases of doubts and desires, it contains clear proofs that distinguish truth from falsehood.
It contains wisdom and good admonition, through encouragement and warning, that bring about the rectification of the heart.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 10/95–96
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
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