Rasulullah (صلی اللھ علیہ وسلم) explained the likeness of the heart as: ‘The heart (qalb) takes its name from its constant changes (taqallub). The likeness of the heart is that of a feather at the base of a tree, being turned over and over by the wind.’ [Ahmad] ‘The heart of the son of Aadam changes more quickly than a pan of rapidly boiling water.’[Tabraani] Just as we are conscious of maintaining the beauty of our appearance and physique, there has to be a sense of consciousness, more so, in maintaining the beauty of the spiritual heart. As a poet aptly said: We looked into the mirror for blemishes on the face, But we did not look at all the blemishes of the heart. The mirrors for the spiritual heart are the Qur`aan Shareef, Ahaadeeth of Rasulullah (صلی اللھ علیہ وسلم) and the advice of the Ahlullah (People of Allah). Rasulullah (صلی اللھ علیہ وسلم) also informed us: المومن مراٰۃ المومن ‘A Believer is the mirror for a Believer.’[Abu Dawud / Tirmizi/ Bukhari] Whilst a mirror discloses defects in our physique; these mirrors disclose to us, the neglect and weakness of our spiritual hearts. We are thus able to gauge our spiritual condition. We are able to see the blemishes of our hearts in these mirrors. -mir
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