Page 116 - Love of Allah

Love of Allah

Genuine Love Can Only Be Lived

Together with the Qur'an's Morality

People who devote themselves wholeheartedly to Allah feel
within themselves a sense of love and excitement when confronted
with all of the beautiful things He has created: a flower, a butterfly,
a bird, a cat, or even a beautiful landscape. Similarly, people who ad-
here to the Qur'an's morals or a person with a face pleasing to look

at will stir sincere amazement, because whatever they see they re-
gard as Allah's manifestation. The ebullient love felt toward Allah
will bring forth a natural affection and love in their souls for any-
thing His eternal beauty, masterpiece, wisdom and power are man-
ifest. Only such people experience "true" love in the spiritual sense.
Qur'anic moral values form the basis of true love, for only they
can inspire a person to love someone else deeply with his or her

morals, personality, and all individual characteristics. By leading
such a life, which earns them Allah's good pleasure, they will ac-
quire many loveable, beautiful characteristics. Knowing that "In
your Lord's Sight, right actions which are lasting are better both in
reward and end result" (Surah Maryam, 76), they persevere in all of
these beautiful moral characteristics. Such qualities as faithfulness,
truthfulness, respect, love, humbleness, sacrifice, honesty, tolerance,
forgiveness, mercy, a soft nature, and bravery can be constant only
through living a life of awe and respect for Allah and adhering to the

Qur'an's moral values. The same applies to love. The basis for this
love is having faith and respect for Allah and internalizing the
Qur'an's morals, both of which will cause them to love others for the
sake of Allah with a strong and deep love. The resulting friendships
with other believers will, in the Hereafter, lead to eternal friend-
ships.

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