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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),
. 36 ءاﺮﺳﻹا ( ﻻوﺆﺴﻣ ﻪﻨﻋ نﺎآ ﻚﺌﻟوأ ﻞآ داﺆﻔﻟاو ﺮﺼﺒﻟاو ﻊﻤﺴﻟا نإ ﻢﻠﻋ ﻪﺑ ﻚﻟ ﺲﻴﻟ ﺎﻣ ﻒﻘﺗ ﻻو)
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),
.( َنﻮُﻠَﻤْﻌَﺗ ﺎﱠﻤﱢﻣ ًاﺮﻴِﺜَآ ُﻢَﻠْﻌَﻳ ﺎَﻟ َﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﱠنَأ ْﻢُﺘﻨَﻨَﻇ ﻦِﻜَﻟَو ْﻢُآُدﻮُﻠُﺟ ﺎَﻟَو ْﻢُآُرﺎَﺼْﺑَأ ﺎَﻟَو ْﻢُﻜُﻌْﻤَﺳ ْﻢُﻜْﻴَﻠَﻋ َﺪَﻬْﺸَﻳ ْنَأ َنوُﺮِﺘَﺘْﺴَﺗ ْﻢُﺘﻨُآ ﺎَﻣَو
( ﺖﻠﺼﻓ -22)
and: “Say; ‘Think you, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight, and
sealed up you hearts, who – a god other than Allah – could restore them to
. 46 مﺎﻌﻥﻷا ( ﻪﺑ ﻢﻜﻴﺗﺄﻳ
Hearing comes before sight in the vas majority
of verses in Quran !
you?’” (6:46)
ﷲا ﺮﻴﻏ ﻪﻟإ ﻦﻣ ﻢﻜﺑﻮﻠﻗ ﻰﻠﻋ ﻢﺘﺧو ﻢآرﺎﺼﺑأو ﻢﻜﻌﻤﺳ ﷲا ﺬﺧأ نإ ﻢﺘﻳأرأ ﻞﻗ)
Why was sight mentioned
in plural in Quran ?
1- What are the possible reasons behind advancing "hearing" over "sight" in
Quran ?
2- 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 deliver, 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. If a disturbing sound
is produced near the newly born baby, he/ she feels terrified and cries.
But if a hand is approached near the same baby, he/ she does not move
or sense any sort of danger.
3- 2- Ear is preferred over and more superior than the eye, as it does not
stop function by sleep. Since the very beginning of life, the ear functions
at the first instance after delivery, while some other organs may wait days,
or years to function. The eye needs light to see. Rays of light are
reflected on things, then enter the eye to see things. If it is dark, the eye
cannot function, but the ear can function day and night.
4- 3- Ear is the link between man and the world. When Allah the Almighty
decreed that the Men of the Cave sleep hundred of years, He said; “Then
We smote their ears many years in the Cave.” (18 : 11)
[ 11 : ﻒﻬﻜﻟا]
ادَﺪَﻋ
َﻦﻴِﻨِﺳ ِﻒْﻬَﻜْﻟا ﻲِﻓ ْﻢِﻬِﻥاَذﺁ ﻰَﻠَﻋ ﺎَﻨْﺑَﺮَﻀَﻓ
Hence when ear was out of function, men of the Cave were able to sleep
)