Heartfelt knowledge in the Holy Qur’an from the perspective of the interpretation of (The Optimal in the Revealed Book of God) by Sheikh Nasser Makarem Al-Shirazi

Abstract

     If we follow the true knowledge that is without flaw, we will find that it is the knowledge resulting from the observation of the heart, not through the mind or sensory experience. This type of knowledge appears under the shadow of sincere work according to the rulings of religion, and thus it is the lofty and final fruit of true religion.

Our research touched on the knowledge of the heart, its concept, levels and conditions, and the concept of the heart in the Quran, i.e. what is meant by the term heart as a tool of perception. And that there is an intimate relationship between piety on the one hand and the heart on the other hand, because the knowledge of the heart and piety are twins. We also touched on the benefits of the knowledge of the heart.

From this standpoint, Sheikh Makarem Shirazi says: “The truth is that some sciences must be acquired through knowledge and learning in the prevailing and familiar manner, and another part of the divine sciences cannot be acquired by man except through the means of purifying the heart and cleansing the inner self with the water of knowledge and piety, and this is the light that is mentioned in the narrations that God casts into the heart of whoever is worthy of this honor “Knowledge is a light that God casts into the heart of whomever He wills”.