“The heart is not merely a metaphor for an undefined capacity for feeling. The heart is an objective, cognitive power beyond intellect. It is the organ of perception which can know the world of spiritual qualities. It is the heart that can love, that can praise, that can forgive, that can perceive the Divine Majesty. Only the human heart can say yes, can affirm wholeness, can know the Infinite. Guided by its inner discernment, al-Furqan, the heart can apprehend what is Real. As a Hadith Qudsi says: „The heavens and the earth do not contain Me. Only the heart of my faithful servant contains me.“ We need an education of the heart to receive this qualitative knowledge.” SufismTreshold SocietyThe Way Of The HeartHolistic IslamHeartintelligence Book:Holistic Islam: Sufism, Transformation, & the Challenge of Our Time Source: Holistic Islam: Sufism, Transformation, & the Challenge of Our Time
“An illuminated heart is rare; opinion is all too common. The illuminated heart sees the Divine Reality, the Balance in all things; it sees with the impartial light of Allah. Illumination says: „Let‘s see what God does, what God does is always beautiful.“ when the heart is purified, Truth becomes an objective reality that can be known by human beings. This Truth is not equivalent to the formulations of beliefs and concepts. For the human being, Truth is the direct experience of Divine Presence. Freed from our illusions and enslavement, we can go on to discover the treasure we really are, which will inevitably lead to the sharing of this treasure, a spontaneous service to Life itself. (S. 44 Holistic Islam)” EnlightenmentSufismPerennial PhilosophyHolistic IslamThe Illuminated Heart Book:Holistic Islam: Sufism, Transformation, & the Challenge of Our Time Source: Holistic Islam: Sufism, Transformation, & the Challenge of Our Time