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The Arousal of Fear and Awe When Listening the Koran
Another facet of the Koran's uniqueness is the fear that engulfs the heart of those who listen to it. It affects their ears when they hear and they are struck with awe when it is recited to them on account of its power and grandeur.
As for those who reject the Koran, there is an even greater effect. Of such people Allah says, "We lay veils upon their hearts and heaviness in their ears lest they understand it. When you (Prophet Muhammad) mention your Lord alone in the Koran, they turn their backs in aversion" (17:46). Listening to the Koran is too heavy upon them in terms of hearing of the Oneness of the Creator and so their aversion increases, they wish to stop its recitation because of their loathing of it.
As for those who believe, they experience fear yet they are in rapture of awe of the Koran. It attracts the listener and is a source of joy that causes the heart to incline to it and also a confirmation. Allah says, "the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble; and thereafter their skins and hearts soften to the Remembrance of Allah" (39:23).
Another facet of the Koran's uniqueness is the fear that engulfs the heart of those who listen to it. It affects their ears when they hear and they are struck with awe when it is recited to them on account of its power and grandeur.
As for those who reject the Koran, there is an even greater effect. Of such people Allah says, "We lay veils upon their hearts and heaviness in their ears lest they understand it. When you (Prophet Muhammad) mention your Lord alone in the Koran, they turn their backs in aversion" (17:46). Listening to the Koran is too heavy upon them in terms of hearing of the Oneness of the Creator and so their aversion increases, they wish to stop its recitation because of their loathing of it.
As for those who believe, they experience fear yet they are in rapture of awe of the Koran. It attracts the listener and is a source of joy that causes the heart to incline to it and also a confirmation. Allah says, "the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble; and thereafter their skins and hearts soften to the Remembrance of Allah" (39:23).