When the heart says yes but the mind does not agree, the Self acts in a way that pins down its true identity on earth. An easy way of dealing with such a situation would incline the Self to stand by one side of the dilemma, not both. It would pursue either its thoughts looking for a justification from the finite world around or its intuition hoping it has all that is called faith in its charge from an infinite zone. The excess becomes the result here because faith is not tangible in a finite area where the mind can see it, but it stays tangible only in the infinite zone where the logic and reasons from the mind are useless. However, this faith is not a mere feeling; it seems acquired when both thought and intuition jointly greet it. That is supposed to be the whole expression of the way of life, which would let the Self feel enough when it deals with the dilemma of managing multitasking with both thoughts and intuition.

Thoughts, Intuition Together

When the self feels hungry, its thought fixes the gaze on the current moment of hunger and inspires the Self to have food. While having food, the thought does not seem to worry about when it should let the Self feel enough; it finds value in finding food when the Self needs. The approach towards the finite moments, when the self finds what it needs, makes the finite – act like an idol, which obstructs the intuition from connecting the future moments instinctively. Intuition does not seem to consider the relishing moments of having food; it finds pleasure in staying hunger-free the next day and days after that. This approach towards an infinite zone presents the Self a strong perception about God, Who seems to wait for the Self to discover that both the moments of – having food in a thoughtful instance and hoping to stay healthy with a restraining instinct – are originated from the same God.

Qur’an suggests the Self to utilize thoughts to make a reflective contact with the finite world – to exclusively observe and sense the inner meaning of the alternation of day and night, flowing wind driving the sailing ships, rainwater rejuvenating the dead earth, etc. This contemplation is expected to train up the Self to develop a vision of the non-temporal infinite zone. When the Self figures out both these worldly and spiritual zones complement each other, it realizes it can act any way it wants here. Still, it has a responsibility to feel enough because – like many other worldly examples it has an ending too, where it needs to keep for itself much goodness. Interestingly, the Self cannot control intuition from springing up in mind, but it can easily dismiss it with an excuse for the lack of logical grounds.

When the Self can get hold of the feeling of enough, it can play a responsible role in harmonizing its action with what the finite world expects. It can fathom ‘enough’ in mind as long as it intends to pursue the vision of the infinite zone, which emerged through its intuition as it was processing its comprehension of the finite world just as the Qur’an had advised above. Both thoughts and intuition together seem to whisper – it has nothing to lose except the urge to add value to the surroundings by well guarding a bar beyond which it does not pursue self-interest. How is the feeling of enough cultivated?

‘Enough’ is in ‘What to consider.’

A large part of the Qur’an portrayed various scenarios where a Self seemed to be in dire need of harmonizing between its thoughts and intuitions – not advising to choose or decide based on either of these separately. In doing that, interestingly, Qur’an hinted at two definite attributes of God being – The Witness (Ash-Shaheed) and The Disposer of all affairs (Al-Waqeel). A brief search shows both in difficult times and convenient moments, the Self needs to manage justice in its deeds or avoid doing excess – and that seems possible when both thoughts and intuition are utilized together in mind – none shutting the other off:

Thoughts seem insufficient; Intuition fills the gap

Qur’an (4:165-166) directs attention to the fact that the revelations were sent with God’s knowledge to humans through different Prophets, who were destined to act as bearers of glad tidings and warnings. Such proceedings were enacted so that none could have arguments against God after the Messengers were gone. In the absence of the prophets, the thoughts of a Self would not have clear evidence of someone present as a prophet, but its intuition would fathom the reality as God Himself declares He is enough as the witness to this entire process. On another note, Qur’an (4:79) hints that when the Self loses interest in using its intuition, hypocrisy in mind lets the Self accuse the Messenger of everything evil happening in life. Based on what is happening around, the thoughts shape up a judgment in mind forgetting the intuition could also get to the bottom of the truth – whatever evil befalls on the Self is caused by the actions of the Self itself.

Interestingly, the Selves on earth, when pursue another Self using thoughts that it would be the savior from the punishment of the Day of Judgment, are reminded in the Qur’an (10:28-30) that their idol would desert them saying it was unaware of being worshiped by the idolaters. The idol is depicted using the intuition that the idolaters on earth missed fathoming that God would have been enough for worship. The Self, who was worshiped as an idol, is portrayed to be citing God as enough being a witness of its innocence in being others’ desiring star.

Qur’an focuses on mingling the intuition with thought as the Self carelessly brushes aside intuition when it wishes to see something tangible to assist its thought, that frequently struggles to have faith in something unseen. Feeling enough in God resonates with the realization that He is witnessing all that is happening to be aware of everything (17:96). Qur’an itself is mercy and lessons for only those who believe – this Book does not seem enough for the Self, whose thought based on reasoning upon known reality is unable to accept it as divine. However, Qur’an (29:50-52) advises if God is an entity Who is Knowledgeable and witnessing everything, then intuition can help the Self to connect to the realization that believing in falsehood and denying God is nullified by the feeling of enough in God. The fact that Muhammad (SAW) was sent as the Messenger with the guidance and the true religion from God to keep that religion prevail over all false ones (48:28) – there remains no doubt after the intuition comprehends that the Supreme Being Himself vouched for that. In a nutshell, Qur’an (13:41-43) suggests that the reliance on God generates from the co-existence of thought and intuition, that lets the Self find sufficiency in the refuge with God – because He is witnessing what each Self has been earning through its deeds, and He is swift in taking account of that.

Thoughts seem to judge; intuition fills the gap

Human thoughts, when connecting the awareness of hypocrisy by identifying that some groups’ apparent obedience is a farce, its intuition can mingle with that thought for the Self to rely solely on God’s way of taking care of all matters. Qur’an (4:81) focuses on God as the Disposer of all affairs in this scenario when the hypocrites, even after pledging allegiance to God’s way, spent time in the nights to scheme against what the Prophet (SAW) had preached. God advised turning away from them as their acts are recorded to His notice. This recommends moving along without any futile attempt to become their guardian against the outcome of their hidden opposition. Similarly, under challenging circumstances such as divorce from a marriage, human thoughts may rob the Self of all hope and make it highly pessimistic about the future. In a situation like this, Qur’an (4:130-132) reminds again that God is enough as the Disposer of all affairs. The intuition brings up the reality in mind that everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to God so that He can turn things around. Therefore, based on the thoughts and intuition together, the Self is expected to initiate fear of God in heart knowing He is Free of needs and He is the Praiseworthy, Who Encompasses everything with His Wisdom and can enrich anyone in a difficult situation.

The attitude or mindset is half-developed when thoughts on what one sees upfront become his/her world. Fear of losing everything gets the better of the Self as it gets excessively overboard in religion, suppressing the intuition, which could prevent it from assigning someone or something a god-like stature in mind. Qur’an (4:171) explains the need of feeling enough in God as the Disposer of all affairs in this scenario. It says – committing excess in religion requires not to say about God anything except the truth. Citing Jesus as the son of God is not approved in the Qur’an. The event of Jesus speaking as a baby to Mary was explained as the act of the ‘spirit (Arabic: Ruh) of God’. Thus it is advised not to fathom God as three (trinity) but comprehend God as One, Glorified enough, Who does not need to have an heir in a son, rather everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him anyway. Over enthusiasm in depicting obedience in religion is prescribed to be cleared via reliance on One God, who is enough as the Disposer of all affairs.

It is difficult to control emotion while thoughts unfold the hostility with those who do not believe and act on fake obedience to God – because their actions forcefully appear intimidating and remain visible at some stage. However, a complete trust in God stays within reach when intuition lets the Self figure out God is the Disposer of all affairs (33:1-3). That is why it is advised to the believers later in the Qur’an (33:47-48) to disregard the harm from the disbelievers and the hypocrites and remain steadfast in not following them. It appears that – for not utilizing the intuition and thoughts, a Self cannot rely on God and ends up with unwanted repressing endeavors.

Conclusion

Qur’an advises to tap into the sources of knowledge in nature, in the Self itself, in history – that shows signs of the job description of the Self. Passing by and not reflecting on these signs are comparable to remaining deaf and blind in life. But the physical presentness of the finite world with all its limits to approach the infinite spiritual zone – absorbs the mind of the Self that seeks a tangible certainty. So to overpass the bounds of the finite reality in front, the Self needs to stand on its thoughts and stay relevant to this world and keep strong its intuition about Hereafter – that seems to bring the balance in mind to begin feeling enough via complete reliance on God.