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Love of Allah

Lord, the Creator of all these beautiful things, and channel the re-
sulting love, pleasure, and thanks to Him. Those who have true faith
and, therefore, do not associate partners with Allah, have a strong
loving bond with Allah, because they know that everything they
own belongs to Him.

Allah informs us that the Prophet Abraham (as) warned his
idolatrous community in the following terms:
He [Abraham] said: "You have adopted deities apart from Allah
as tokens of mutual affection in this world. But on the Day of
Resurrection, you will reject and curse one another. The Fire
will be your shelter. You will have no helpers." (Surat al-
'Ankabut, 25)
Thus, the "affection" between those who associate partners with

Allah will ultimately turn into great hatred in the Hereafter. By for-
getting His existence, they cause each other to lose their lives' entire
objective. In response, Allah turns their idolatrous love and close-
ness into eternal disgust and malice in the Hereafter.
The Qur'an mentions those people who put worldly gains and
the approval and love of others before earning His good pleasure:
Say: "If your fathers or your sons or your brothers or your wives
or your tribe; any wealth you have acquired; or any business
you fear may fall into a slump; or any house that pleases you,
are dearer to you than Allah and His messenger and striving in
His way, then wait until Allah brings about His command.
Allah does not guide people who are deviators." (Surat at-
Tawba, 24)

Those who have faith acknowledge that all worldly goods be-
long to Allah and, therefore, love them because they are a manifes-
tation of Him. For example, the greatest love, closeness and friend-
ship they feel will be towards other believers, who display the good
morals that Allah is pleased with. This love does not depend on race,

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