A woman inquires about the noble verse (And let Allah test what is in your breasts and purify what is in your hearts) and the difference between the heart and the breast?
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The questioner : She inquires about the noble verse: [Ali 'Imran 3:154] and the question is: What is the difference between the heart and the breast?
The Shaykh : It appears that there is no difference between them, but the Noble Qur'an came with the broadest possible eloquence, expressing the same meaning with different words according to what is required by eloquence in the Arabic language, because the Qur'an, as Allah Mighty and Majestic said, was revealed:[Ash-Shu'ara 26:195].
so that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purify what is in your hearts
وليبتلي الله ما في صدوركم وليمحص ما في قلوبكمThe Shaykh : It appears that there is no difference between them, but the Noble Qur'an came with the broadest possible eloquence, expressing the same meaning with different words according to what is required by eloquence in the Arabic language, because the Qur'an, as Allah Mighty and Majestic said, was revealed:
