Page 13 - Love of Allah

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

All believers feel very close to other pious believers who strive
to please only Allah, and so choose them to be their close friends and
guardians. Under all circumstances and unconditionally, they derive
great pleasure from being in the company of other Muslims. This
great love emanates from their fear and awe of Allah, and, as a re-

ward for their internal closeness to our Lord, they will be rewarded
with Paradise, the most beautiful abode of love and truthfulness.
The true source of love in the believers' hearts is their profound
love of Allah. Believers love Allah greatly and, at every moment,
strive to gain His love and good pleasure.
Allah has created everything from nothing. While a person
was still in a state of "nothingness," Allah granted him or her life

as a blessing. Our Lord, the Most Merciful, the Most
Gracious, and the possessor of infinite mercy, has pro-

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