Page 67 - Love of Allah

ome people assume that love of
Allah is enough for those who seek
to live according to religious morals

and earn Allah's good pleasure.
However, Allah informs us that His
servants who possess superior morals and love Him also have a
genuine fear and respect for Him. Every person who acknowl-
edges Allah with all of His attributes and appreciates His great-
ness, as well as those who have intelligence and a conscience, will
fear and respect Allah to the utmost degree. Allah enables such
servants, who also abide by His will, to distinguish good from
evil and to observe the limits that He has set for humanity. Allah

informs us of the blessings He gives the believers in the fol-
lowing verse:
O you who believe. If you fear [and respect] Allah,
He will give you discrimination, erase your bad
actions, and forgive you. Allah's favor is in-
deed immense. (Surat al-Anfal, 29)
For example, such people do not

lie. Even if their self-interests
suffer a loss, they

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