“If expression is a key, then the world opened by that key—by its light—is called the heart. The worth of every word is measured by how deeply it is connected to the heart. To me, what is spoken with tongue and lips is only the shadow of what the heart truly says. Yet the language of the heart—an echo, as it were, of the Divine Word—is understood only by those who stand open to it and can hear the breath that rises from it.”¹⁾

“No matter how polished they sound, any words and statements that have not been internalized by the conscience, voiced in the language of the heart, and colored by the ‘accent of lived state’ can never leave a lasting effect on souls. Someone who is unaware of his own inner reality—indifferent to the depths within him, and far, far behind in his relationship with God—could sing like a nightingale, plead eloquently, and offer grand, epic-sounding speeches to people, yet he will never truly enter a heart or influence anyone. He may speak beautifully and attract attention and admiration, but he cannot awaken a lasting impact in his listeners, and he will never be able to turn them toward God. God has bestowed the coded key of guiding people upon the language of the heart and the accent of lived example.”²⁾

“Even today, neither the words spoken in the language of the heart nor the messages expressed through the ‘accent of lived state’ are ever wasted. For now, minds record them like a disk, consciousness processes them, reason and judgment nourish and grow them, and cast them into new forms and patterns—then entrust them to an ‘appointed time.’ When their season arrives, perhaps the heart’s enchanted speech and the state’s indelible marks on souls will convey unheard-of meanings and reveal beauties never before seen.”(Ibid. p. 39.))

“With feelings open to the gifts of the Supreme Creator, their inner world constantly pumps reassurance and peace into their souls—like a hand pump drawing water. At times, events touch the strings of their hearts like a plectrum, so that—through the language of the heart—they can hear the music of life; and this stirs in them pleasures and joys, full and rich like a child’s delight, like the overflowing rapture of a lover’s heart—things granted to very few.”³⁾

“If we judge these heroes by what we see of them in action: they arrange journeys to the far corners of the world as if setting out for pilgrimage; they crown their travels with the spirit of Hijrah; wherever they go, they whisper something to everyone through their state and through the language of the heart; they keep humming love into the air around them, calling the souls they meet to love—and they walk on, building thrones of love in people’s hearts.”⁴⁾

“Even today, what truly moves hearts and brings people to fairness is lived example. Very few say, ‘I found the truth by hearing these words!’ But many say, ‘I saw the sincere, pure state of such-and-such a believer and was guided!’ In fact, the words that become a means to guidance are usually the fruit of the language of the heart and the accent of lived state. For conveying the message reaches its true worth only through genuine embodiment.”⁵⁾

Although the Qur’an’s language is Arabic, as the saying goes, ‘The language of the heart and the language of innate nature are one.’ Whoever listens to the language of their heart takes a different taste from it. For the language of the heart is such a language that—just as it understands something from God’s speech—it also understands something from Satan’s speech and from human speech. That is why the Qur’an must be read and listened to in the language of the heart.”⁶⁾

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