Page 29 - The Basic Concepts in the Qur’an

would not have died, or been slain.”Allah will cause them to sigh and have regrets in
their hearts. It is Allah who gives Life and Death, and Allah sees well all that you do.
(Al-Imran, 156)

Saying things that are not in the heart

When the hypocrites were told: “Come, fight in the way of Allah, or (at least) drive
(the foe from your city),” they said: “Had we known how to fight, we should certainly
have followed you.” They were that day nearer to unbelief than to faith, saying with
their lips what was not in their hearts, but Allah has full knowledge of all that they
conceal.
(Al-Imran, 167)

Keeping secrets in the heart

Those men, Allah knows what is in their hearts; so keep clear of them, but admonish
them, and speak to them a word to reach their very souls.
(An-Nisa, 63)

Hearts being cut into pieces

The edifice of those who so build (i.e. not founded on fear of God) is never free from
suspicion and fills their hearts with doubt, until their hearts are cut to pieces. And
Allah is All-Knowing and Wise.
(At-Tawba, 110)

Hearts Deviating

“Our Lord!” (they say), “Let not our hearts deviate now after you have guided us, but
grant us mercy from your own presence; for you are the giver of bounties without
measure.“
(Al-Imran, 8)
Allah turned with favour to the Prophet, the Muhajirs, and the Ansar, who followed
him in a time of distress, after the hearts of them had nearly swerved (from duty); but
He turned to them (also): for He is Most Kind and Most Merciful to them.
(Al-Tawba, 117)

Hearts being alike

Those without knowledge ask: “Why does Allah not speak to us? or give us a sign?”
So said the people before them in words of similar import. Their hearts are all alike.
We have indeed made clear the signs to any people who hold firmly to faith (in their
hearts).
(Al-Baqara, 118)

Hearts that refuse

How can you trust them (i.e. the idolaters), seeing that if they get an advantage over
you, they do not respect in you the ties either of kinship or of covenant? With (fair
words from) their mouths they entice you, while their hearts refuse. And most of them
are rebellious and wicked.
(Al-Tawba, 8)