Page 77 - Love of Allah

ue to their strengthened
love and genuine closeness,
those who have faith love all of
Allah's creations and see the
manifestation of His attributes in
every creation. As the Qur'an declares: "Your friend is

only Allah, His messenger, and those who believe: those
who perform prayer, give alms, and bow [in prayer] (Surat
al-Ma'ida, 55). Therefore, those who have faith harbor a deep
respectful love toward sincere believers as well as His
prophets, all of whom He sent to guide humanity to the true
path. Prophets are role models of the Qur'an's morality, and
serve as examples of superior faith and superior morals.

Allah says: "You have an excellent model in the mes-
senger of Allah, for all who put their hope in Allah
and the Last Day and remember Allah much"
(Surat al-Ahzab, 21). Our Prophet's (saas) life and
morals contain many beautiful examples and
wisdom for the believers, such as his
deep loyalty to Allah, piety, pa-
tience, tenderness,

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