Page 19 - Love in the Gospel

Therefore, the soul and essence
of the Qur'an is always based on love. So
is the purpose of the fear of God. He who fears
God lays the groundwork for love; he can easily
love and be loved. One must have a genuine fear of
God to be able to be patient in the true sense. Only
with fear of our Lord, can one be compassionate, help-
ful, generous, and self-giving in gratification when nec-
essary. If one has no fear of God, these qualities
have a certain limit for people. Some may give up
their way of behaving with values of sacrifice, pa-
tience, forgiveness, loyalty and fidelity when they
have a conflict of interest, are tired or in a difficult situ-
ation, or for no reason at all. For a believer who fears
God, these values are consistent and resolute. All this
constitutes the main foundation of love. When one for-
gives, he or she overcomes the obstacles blocking love,
and with good morality brings down the barriers before love.
One, who has no fear of God, can neither love nor be loved.
Such a person cannot have the quality and strength to experi-
ence this because where there is no fear of God, there is also no faith-
fulness, no loyalty, no perseverance, no forgiveness, and no compassion.
Nowadays, when we look around, we see that many people suffer
under the pain of lovelessness. Satan has made most people forget
love, and has stolen away the meaning of life from their hands. Eyes
that look empty and meaningless due to lovelessness, pale faces, souls
that have lost the joy of life, selfishness, ruthlessness and disloyalty
have almost engulfed everything. Many people who have lost their love
have turned into creatures divorced from their human qualities, and ADNAN OKTAR (HARUN YAHYA)
their lives persist almost like an organism that only eats, sleeps, goes
to work or school, and multiplies. For that reason, this book in your
hand is a prayer for those people to find the joy of life that they have
lost, to give meaning to their lives, to illuminate their hearts with the
light of faith and love. These words of love, compiled from the parts of
the Gospel that are in agreement with the Qur'an, will be the means for
people to think about love more comprehensively and with greater in-
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sight, and with God's permission, will be an important step towards
love's reign over the world.