What is the reason behind superseding hearing over the seeing (binai) in the Holy Quran?
June 26, 2012, at 5:59 PM
Allah the Almighty says; “And pursue not that you have no knowledge of; surely the hearing, the sight, the heart- all of those shall be questioned of.”(17:36),
and; “Not so did you cover yourselves, lest your hearing, your eyes, and your skins should bear witness against you; but you thought that Allah would never know much of the things that you were working.” (41: 22),
and: “Say; ‘Think you, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, who – a god other than Allah – could restore them to you?’” (6:46)
(قل أرأيتم إن أخذ الله سمعكم وأبصاركم وختم على قلوبكم من إله غير الله يأتيكم به) الأنعام 46 .
Why was the sight mentioned in the plural in the Quran ?
The hearing comes before sight in the vast majority of verses in the Quran !
What are the possible reasons behind advancing "hearing" over "sight" in the Quran ?
1- Hearing develops before sight in the embryo stage, and it is the first sense that functions in life. The function of hearing starts immediately with the baby after delivery, in contrary to the eye which does not function the time the baby is brought to life. In other words, Allah the Almighty conveys to us that it is hearing that functions at first.
June 26, 2012, at 5:59 PM
Allah the Almighty says; “And pursue not that you have no knowledge of; surely the hearing, the sight, the heart- all of those shall be questioned of.”(17:36),
(ولا تقف ما ليس لك به علم إن السمع والبصر والفؤاد كل أولئك كان عنه مسؤولا) الإسراء 36.
and; “Not so did you cover yourselves, lest your hearing, your eyes, and your skins should bear witness against you; but you thought that Allah would never know much of the things that you were working.” (41: 22),
( وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلَا أَبْصَارُكُمْ وَلَا جُلُودُكُمْ وَلَكِن ظَنَنتُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَثِيراً مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ). (22- فصلت)
and: “Say; ‘Think you, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, who – a god other than Allah – could restore them to you?’” (6:46)
(قل أرأيتم إن أخذ الله سمعكم وأبصاركم وختم على قلوبكم من إله غير الله يأتيكم به) الأنعام 46 .
Why was the sight mentioned in the plural in the Quran ?
The hearing comes before sight in the vast majority of verses in the Quran !
What are the possible reasons behind advancing "hearing" over "sight" in the Quran ?
1- Hearing develops before sight in the embryo stage, and it is the first sense that functions in life. The function of hearing starts immediately with the baby after delivery, in contrary to the eye which does not function the time the baby is brought to life. In other words, Allah the Almighty conveys to us that it is hearing that functions at first.
