Convertion an Intellectual Transformation
Conversion: An Intellectual Transformation
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This same reality has been expressed in different
ways in the Qur’an, for instance, by the simile of the
earth. When the rains come, the fertile earth blooms,
becoming green with vegetation. ‘Good soil yields
fruit by God’s leave. But poor and scant are the
fruits, which spring from barren soil. Thus we show
our signs to those who render thanks.’ (7:58)
Then there is the parable of the tree:
Do you not see how God compares a good
word to a good tree whose root is firm with its
branches in the sky, yielding its fruit all the
time by God’s leave? God gives parables to
men so that they may become mindful. But an
evil word is like an evil tree torn out of the
earth, and has no stability. God will
strengthen the faithful with His steadfast
word, both in this life and in the Hereafter. He
leaves the wrongdoers in error. God
accomplishes what He pleases. (14:24-27)
These verses from the Qur’an tell us the difference
between one who has found the truth and one who
has failed to do so. The latter is like the shrub
growing on the upper surface of the soil: it is short-
