Hardness of heart comes from using religion for worldly ends
Al-Risala (English), February 1991, p. 24
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
Hardness of heart comes from using religion for worldly ends
1991 2 February 24 Hardness of heart comes from using religion for worldly ends (47) “The punishment of a learned man is for his heart to die.” said Hasan al-Basri. He was asked what was meant by the death of the heart, and he answered that it came from seeking the world by means of actions which should be gauged towards eternity.
Weighing up one’s actions before they are weighed up on the divine scales of justice
1991 2 February 24 Weighing up one’s actions before they are weighed up on the divine scales of justice (38) “Reckon with yourselves,” ‘Umar said, “before you are reckoned with in the next world; and weigh your own actions before they are weighed on the divine scales of justice; and prepare yourselves for the great appearance (before God).”
