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The sealing of hearts (khatm ala al-qulub)

الختم على القلوب

Sha'rawi holds that sealing the heart is a judgement that the disbelief inside it does not leave and that faith does not enter. It comes after the disbeliever has chosen disbelief and persisted in it, which God knew beforehand. He notes that the heart is mentioned before hearing and sight because it is the seat of inner perception 1 2. This is Sha'rawi's reading and is attributed to him.

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The Prophetic Era
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Summary

Sha'rawi holds that the sealing of the heart is a judgement that disbelief inside it does not leave and that faith does not enter. It comes after the disbeliever has chosen disbelief and persisted in it, and God knew this before the sealing. 1 2

Why the heart comes first

Sha'rawi notes that Al-Baqara 7 puts the heart before hearing and sight because it is the seat of inner perception, and that sealing means no new perception enters and no old one leaves. 2

Author's view

This is Sha'rawi's reading and is attributed to him. The scan gives no other exegetical or kalam view on the sealing, and none has been checked.

Sources

  1. Sha'rawi's Khawatir around the Holy Quran, volume one (scan copy) , p.142
  2. Sha'rawi's Khawatir around the Holy Quran, volume one (scan copy) , p.143
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islam.museum contributors. “The sealing of hearts (khatm ala al-qulub)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/khatm-ala-al-qulub/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.

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