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What (who) is Hearken - definition
hearken
v. n.
1.
Listen, hear.
2.
Attend give heed, pay regard.
hearken
['h?:k(?)n]
(also harken)
¦ verb (usu. hearken to) archaic listen.
Origin
OE heorcnian; prob. related to hark.
Examples of use of Hearken
1. In fact, if anything, they hearken to what the United Nations was meant to do."
2. In fact, if anything, they hearken to what the United Nations was meant to do," she wrote.
3. The king and the musicians play swing tunes that hearken back to the Big Band era, including standards such as "Take the A Train" by Billy Strayhorn and Glenn Miller‘s "In the Mood." "It‘s not like a concert performance.
4. A clear majority of Israelis (55 percent compared to 3' percent), support Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon‘s unilateral "disengagement." In the days and months ahead, it will be important for the Israeli government to hearken to this majority voice – which appears to favor trading occupied land for peace with the Palestinians, and rule of law over rule of religion.
5. Careful listening to the Qur’an brings God’s mercy, as He specifically mentions: «When the Qur’an is recited, hearken to it, and listen in silence, so that you may be graced with God’s mercy.» (7: 204) Why was the Prophet in tears as he listened?