Page 39 - Devoted to Allah

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

Some people set up equals to Allah, loving them as
they should love Allah. But those who believe have
greater love for Allah… (Surat al-Baqara: 165)
As stated in the verse above, those who associate part-
ners with Allah and who, in their own minds, ascribe all
attributes of Allah to other beings, love these beings as
they should love Allah. This is the kind of love that is
based on idolatry.
Aware that everything belongs to Allah and that every
being’s existence is consequential upon Allah’s creation,
believers love Allah most. This great feature, which is a
natural consequence of the believer’s recognition of Allah
as the One and Only Supreme Being, makes him com-
pletely different from other people. This quality of believ-
ers is set out in one of the sayings of the Prophet
Muhammad (saas):
Whoever has three things discovers the sweetness of faith: that
Allah and His Messenger are more beloved to him than all else,
that he loves another only for the sake of Allah Most High, and
that he hates to return to disbelief as he would hate to be thrown
into fire.” (Muslim and Bukhari)

Those who associate partners with Allah, on the other
hand, cannot stand the remembrance of Allah:
...When you mention your Lord alone in the Qur’an,
they turn their backs and run away. (Surat al-Isra’: 46)
However, it is worthy of mention that remembering
Allah next to their idols may not disturb idolaters. The ra-
tionale thus expressed: “We are believers, but we can
enjoy our day as well” is at the basis of their thinking. The
believer, however, grasps the following fact:

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