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Love of Allah

had fear [and respect]. (Surah Maryam, 13)
As for those who believe and do right actions, the All-Merciful
will bestow His love upon them. (Surah Maryam, 96)

Among His signs is that He created spouses for you of your own
kind so that you might find tranquility in them. And He has
placed affection and compassion between you. There are cer-
tainly signs in that for people who reflect. (Surat ar-Rum, 21)
Given below are some of the characteristics Allah considers to

be worthy of true love:

To Be Self-Sacrificing

Some people who do not believe in Allah and the Hereafter
judge this world to be a place of great struggle, and therefore believe
that the strong will inevitably overcome the weak. This superstitious
view, the product of a completely mistaken way of thinking, is based
on driving people away from good morals and seeking to protect
their own gains and interests. A community that is ruled according
to such claims sees no need to help those who need assistance; to be

self-sacrificing or concerned about another person's welfare, happi-
ness, and ease; to put his or her interests above their own.
Subsequently, such activities are avoided because they bring no ben-
efits to those who engage in them.
Thus, these people cannot really love one another, for people
cannot truly love those who think of their own welfare before they
think of somebody else's. For example, people who experience an-
other person's selfishness feel their love for that person die slowly. If
a person only thinks about his own comfort, keeping a delicious

meal or a comfortable bed for himself, and not thinking about his or
her neighbors, this will inevitably shatter the love felt for that per-

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