Post by yusuf72 on Mar 31, 2021 21:39:58 GMT
As-Salaam alaikum,
In Islam, Listening is not only a sensory or mental act, but also a contemplative practice. Here, we may examine ayat 37 of Surat Qaf of the Holy Qur'an:--
''Verily in this is a Message for any that has a heart and understanding;
Or who gives ear [listens] and earnestly witnesses (the truth).'' (50:37)
About this, Sayyadi al-Harith Ibn Asad al-Muhasibi (d. 243/857) in his book 'Watchfulness in Observing Allah's Duties' notes that:--
''He who, out of yearning for Allah, listens to Allah's Book, or to a word of wisdom,
or to a portion of knowledge, or to a piece of counsel while not conversing with his
self at all but [concentrating] his attention and allowing his heart to see what he hears,
such a one will derive counsel and remembrances (from the words he hears), for they
are Allah's words.
Allah described the believers (as listeners) and commanded them [to listen] saying:--
''My servants who give ear to the word and follow the fairest of it.
Those are whom Allah has guided: those- they are men possessed of minds.''
(39:18)
In other words, with our attentive hearing sense, we can listen to Allah's words when reciting the Holy Qur'an, for example.... and with our heart we can witness what we hear from Him, Jallah-Jalalahu, who witnesses us.