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Love of Allah

Remember Allah as you used to remem-
ber your forefathers—or even more.
(Surat al-Baqara, 200)
If someone loves anything else, whether a
person, a thing, or an idea, more than he or she

loves Allah, he or she will fall into idolatry and
draw near to Hell. Surprisingly, many people do
not see the truth of this statement and so continue
in their idolatry.
Obviously, loving other people, being con-
cerned about their welfare, and lovingly protecting
their families and relatives are admirable deeds and are

blessings bestowed upon people by Allah. Such love,
when it is based upon love for Allah, ensures that person
will attain happiness in both worlds. If such love is not
based upon love for Allah, the people will experience pain
and agony in both worlds. Allah informs us that this sec-
ond group of people will, in the Hereafter, try to ransom
their way out of Hell by offering each other in payment:
An evildoer will wish he could ransom himself from
the punishment of that Day by means of his sons, his
wife, his brother, or his family who sheltered him,
or everyone else on Earth, if that only meant that he
could save himself. (Surat al-Ma'arij, 11-14)

The Day a man will flee from his brother, his moth-
er, his father, and his wife and children. On that Day,
every man among them will have concerns enough of
his own. (Surah 'Abasa, 34-37)

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