The Hearts Allah ﷻ Sealed: They Chose It Themselves

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The Quran repeatedly mentions that Allah seals certain hearts, preventing them from accepting guidance. But this raises a crucial question: is this divine cruelty or divine justice? Islamic scholars across fourteen centuries have emphasized a reality that transforms our understanding—Allah doesn’t arbitrarily seal hearts. He seals them as a direct consequence of people’s own persistent, arrogant rejection of truth. They chose their spiritual blindness through repeated decisions to follow desires over guidance. This is the story of how hearts become sealed and what it means for every person still breathing.