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circumstance.
These are three types of insinuation. (i) The devil may use an argument, which
seems to contain some truth, for instance: „Enjoy yourself now; there is surely
time for righteousness in future years‟; or „You pray so much; you must surely be
beloved by Allah ‟; (ii) He may incite a passion in the soul, which one may or may
not know to be sinful; (iii) He may make suggestions, which are not sinful, but
merely distract the heart, such as reminding him of worldly affairs during the
canonical prayer. This is the hardest type to remove; and it was thus that the
Prophet said: “Whoever prays two units of prayer without his nafs speaking to
him of any worldly affair, shall have all his former sins forgiven.”
An Exposition on the Speed with which the Heart Changes, and a
Categorization of Hearts on the basis of Change and Stability
The heart, being a battleground of angelic and satanic impulses, is like a target
struck from all directions, and hence moves and changes rapidly. Allah has said:
“We will turn away their hearts and eyes…. “ (Ch. 6 verse 110) There are three
These are three types of insinuation. (i) The devil may use an argument, which
seems to contain some truth, for instance: „Enjoy yourself now; there is surely
time for righteousness in future years‟; or „You pray so much; you must surely be
beloved by Allah ‟; (ii) He may incite a passion in the soul, which one may or may
not know to be sinful; (iii) He may make suggestions, which are not sinful, but
merely distract the heart, such as reminding him of worldly affairs during the
canonical prayer. This is the hardest type to remove; and it was thus that the
Prophet said: “Whoever prays two units of prayer without his nafs speaking to
him of any worldly affair, shall have all his former sins forgiven.”
An Exposition on the Speed with which the Heart Changes, and a
Categorization of Hearts on the basis of Change and Stability
The heart, being a battleground of angelic and satanic impulses, is like a target
struck from all directions, and hence moves and changes rapidly. Allah has said:
“We will turn away their hearts and eyes…. “ (Ch. 6 verse 110) There are three