THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaumul Ithnayn, 12th day of Rabeeul Awwal 1440, (Monday, 19th November, 2018). PURIFICATION OF OUR HEARTS. BismilLaahir Rahmaanir Raheem. One of the most beautiful, most soothing and most heartwarming moments you could have is when you realize how much ALLAH, The Most High, is protecting and taking care of your own heart. This is so much felt in Qur’anic verses where ALLAH (Al-Muqeet, The Nourisher) is telling us how HE wants us to speak to one another…Like here for example: ” ... And speak to people good [words] …” (Qur’an 2: 83). The Arabic ayah actually refers to good words as “husna” which also means beautiful. So ALLAH is instructing us to use not only good, but beautiful words with people. Note also here: “And tell My servants to say that which is best…” ( Qur’an 17: 53). Here, HE is making us carefully think about each word we utter, so that we do not just speak our minds in a careless/rude way claiming that this is our spontaneous reaction. Rather, HE is teaching us to say what’s better than our initial thought. Meaning, if you wanted to tell someone, “you’re not making any sense”, instead you’ll say, “thank you so much for taking the time to share this with me. Could you help me understand this part a bit better as maybe I failed to comprehend it well..?” this is what’s best! It is when you think twice before uttering words that could hurt, offend, disrespect, mock or ridicule someone without you knowing or caring. This is discipline. This is how we become more dignified human beings and we dignify others. It is the exact opposite of the animalistic nature. An animal will not think twice before barking at you or biting you for example, they’ll just follow their first instinct. But we are more elevated than that. We have the intellect and ability to tame our emotions and our reactions for the sake of our inner peace and for the sake of spreading peace to others. This is what ALLAH (Al-Jaleel, The Majestic) is teaching us, and this is a highly crucial matter for the light of our hearts. This is maybe why ALLAH Almighty tells us the following: “O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one’s] faith. And whoever does not repent, then it is those who are the wrongdoers.” (Qur’an 49: 11). Today we hear and witness Muslims fighting each other for the sake of other human beings they love Astaqfirullah. Remember carefully what the messenger of ALLAH said about two Muslims fighting, both will enter the hell fire if they die fighting each other. May ALLAH (Al-Wadud, The Loving, The Kind One) keep guiding us all and protect us from any satanic influences. Aameen.