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No indeed! Rather what they have earned has rusted up their
hearts. (Surat al-Mutaffifin, 14)

The term “rusted” is here used to describe the constitution of the
hearts of some human beings. Whilst the verse contains spiritual ele-
ments, the verse may also refer to the biochemical reaction that takes
place in the heart. (Allah knows the truth.) Rust is the result of iron re-
acting with oxygen – this is the process known as oxidation. The oxygen
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we absorb from the air is carried through the body by means of the iron
present in the hemoglobin in the blood. During this process, the oxygen
reacts with the iron in the
blood. This means there is a
constant resemblance to “rust-
ing” in our blood. This “rusted”
blood is then carried to the
heart and around the circula-
tion system of the human body.
An excess of iron in the
blood can even lead to prema-
ture aging in all of the body's
cells by causing rust-like oxida-
tion. In the disease
Blood cells

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