Page 158 - Love of Allah

Love of Allah

spect, and closeness to Him, have endured all of these dangers and
have not yielded to them. Their heartfelt and unconditional loyalty
to Allah is reason enough for the believers to feel love for one an-
other. Allah informs us of this in the following verse:

The believers are only those who have believed in Allah and
His messenger, and then have had no doubt and have striven
with their wealth and themselves in the way of Allah. They are
the ones who are true to their word. (Surat al-Hujurat, 15)

To Be Merciful

Mercy is one part of love. Therefore, one cannot have sincere love
if he has no mercy for others. Our Prophet's (saas) mercy is an excel-
lent example for all believers. As Allah states in the Qur'an, the
Prophet Muhammad (saas) displayed the most superior morals possi-

ble:
A messenger has come to you from among yourselves. Your suf-
fering is distressing to him. He is deeply concerned for you, and
gentle and merciful to the believers. (Surat at-Tawba, 128)
Merciful people do not wish for the people living around them
to lead miserable lives no matter how important their own lives are,
how well they are doing, for those people are just the same, even

more important, than their own needs. For this reason, one of the
most obvious characteristics of a merciful person is that he is con-
cerned with the issues of others and does his best to resolve their
problems.
Our Prophet (saas) directs all believers to act mercifully toward
all other people:
Those who have mercy will receive the mercy of the Most Merciful.

156
156