The Intelligent Heart, The Pure Heart

Book Review :)

I am in love with this book,

the words really touch my heart.

So,

I guess I should share with all of you 

the concluding remarks of the book :)

Human beings are comprised of
body and soul.
The body represents the terrestrial aspect of humans
whereas the soul is the celestial aspect.
The point where the two meet
is the human heart.

In other words,
the heart acts as a window
between the earthly and the heavenly.

In Islam,
the heart has always been regarded
as an organ of intelligence,
capable of understanding.

In order to achieve
salvation in the Hereafter,
the heart must be purified
from spiritual blemishes.

According to the Islamic approach,
the mind and heart,
body and soul all work in unison,
not independently of each other.

This book has emphasised
the importance of the science of tazkiyyah,
the purification of the heart,
in this age of materialism
where the emphasis is on the brain.

In order to be complete
as human beings,
we must recognise and accept
the importance of the heart's wisdom
 together with the intellect of the brain.

When we trivialise the role and function
of the heart in our lives,
then we end up with a very
limited view of the world
as if we have only one eye.

However,
when our heart and brain waves
act in synchrony,
our thoughts become more focused and rational.
We need to have
our hearts and brains in order,
because that is the balance of batin and zahir.

Finally,
we need to always remember
the words of the Prophet Muhammad SAW:

Indeed there is in the body a piece of flesh
which it is sound then the whole body is sound,
and if it is corrupt then the whole body is corrupt.
Indeed it is the heart.
(Bukhari and Muslim)