Page 163 - Love of Allah

e have written this book on
love because love has a sig-
nificant role in the morals of

Paradise. Those believers who
possess faith and want to enter Paradise and to reside there for-
ever with all the prophets, the affirmers of truth, and the righteous
must, while they are in this world, learn to love others and acquire
characteristics that are loved by others. One of Paradise's greatest
beauties is the infinite friendship between those people who love
each other and possess beautiful morals.
The path to Paradise is to love Allah completely and to be-
come a person whom Allah loves very much. Such people fear

(and respect) Allah (Surat at-Tawba, 4; Surah Al 'Imran, 76),
purify themselves (Surat at-Tawba, 108; Surat al-Baqara,
222), are even-handed (Surat al-Hujurat, 9) and steadfast
(Surah Al 'Imran, 146), are good-doers (Surat al-
Baqara, 195), turn from wrong-doing (Surat al-
Baqara, 222), and put their trust in Him
(Surah Al 'Imran, 159).

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