45: 23 (Al-Jaathia)

اَفَرَءَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰــهَهٗ هَوٰاه وَاَضَلَّهُ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى عِلْمٍ وَّخَتَمَ عَلٰى سَمْعِهٖ وَقَلْبِهٖ وَجَعَلَ عَلٰى بَصَرِهٖ غِشٰاوَةً ۭ فَمَنْ يَّهْدِيْهِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ اللّٰهِ ۭ اَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُوْنَ (سورة الجاثية , آیت 23)

Haven’t you seen and noticed the person who makes his OWN wants/wishes/desires/opinions AS his god?

RESULTS

Allah swt’s Law is such that it:

• Lets him go ASTRAY, despite his knowledge. In other words, Allah doesn’t Interfere and STOP him from his ACTIONS; of going against Divine Laws and giving preference to his own wants/wishes/desires.
• Seals up his faculty of hearing.
• Seals up his heart/Mind-set/Psyche.
• Places a veil on his SIGHT.

NOTE

When we consistently do not use GOD-GIFTED faculties as per Divine Guidance, then we start loosing control over them, and this results that human beings apply them against Divine Laws; Negatively, and the consequences are destructive.

IMPORTANT NOTES (extracts from a write-up with slight modifications)

1. We must use our intellect and ability to reason in line with WAHI.
2. Contrary to the above we take our own feelings and emotions as our “اله” and then does whatever his desires dictate us.
3. Despite possessing Knowledge and Intellect, we tread the wrong path. Our emotions empower us. Also, please see 46:26 (Al-Ahqaaf)
4. When a person is so overwhelmed by his emotions who else can provide him guidance, except Divine Revelation?
5. The most valuable faculty a human being has is his intellect. When intellect is blinded by emotions it becomes enslaved and consequently finds ways to serve desires and coin arguments to justify them. Under such circumstances only a power that is higher than human intellect and emotions can provide guidance. And this power can be none other than Divine Guidance, the Wahi. Can you not ponder over this reality?
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