. We turn to Allah and we
say "رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا" (Rabbanā Lā Tuzigh
Qulūbanā)- I chose this dua especially of all the ayat of Ali Imran and thinking which
ayah should we begin with in this series. I chose this ayah because Ramadan is particularly
a relevant and good time for this dua. Master, do not let our hearts deviate "رَبَّنَا
لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا" (Rabbanā Lā Tuzigh Qulūbanā). " زاغ"
(Zāgha)- in Arabic is when something curves slightly and you don't realize it's curved.
You know they used to use it for a grave digger, it was supposed to dig a rectangle right but
you know when you're in the act of digging you don't really keep track of a straight
line so by the time he gets out it's like this bend in this grave it's like, you know,
almost like a 'c'. Because of that problem this, this is called "زيغ" (Zaygh) in Arabic.
Now from it you get a person who is going straight and doesn't even realize when they
took a wrong turn and they deviated so this person is "زائغ" (Zā'igh), you know?
And so the dua is "رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا" (Rabbanā
Lā Tuzigh Qulūbanā)- do not allow our hearts to go deviate. Deviation isn't a 90 degree
like you you're going this way, you started going that way, you just forgot about it.
No. The heart when it gets close to Allah it doesn't get distant from Allah in a split
second. It inches away from Allah little by little by little by little by little. And
we are asking Allah to put protective measures in place so that we don't slowly but surely
get away from Allah without realizing it and before you know it you have no sensation of
