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DEVOTED TO ALLAH

for what they have been given, but prefer them to
themselves, even if they themselves are needy. It is the
people who are safe-guarded from the avarice of their
own selves who are successful. (Surat al-Hashr: 9)
In the Qur’an it is made clear that the love felt for be-
lievers has been specially granted to them by Allah:
As for those who believe and do right actions, the All-
Merciful will bestow His love on them. (Surah
Maryam: 96)
“John, observe the Book with firm resolve.” We gave
him judgment, tenderness and purity while still a
child, and he went in fear of Allah. (Surah Maryam:
12-13)
Believers sincerely and passionately love only Allah
and those who place their faith in Him. This being the
case, they have no love for anybody who rebels against
Allah. Allah recalls this in the following verses of the
Qur’an:
You who believe! Do not take My enemy and your
enemy as friends, showing love for them when they
have rejected the truth that has come to you, driving
the Messenger and yourselves out of your city simply
because you believe in Allah your Lord. If you go out
to struggle in My Way and seeking My pleasure, keep-
ing secret the love you have for them, I know best
what you conceal and what you make known. Any of
you who do that have strayed from the right way.
(Surat al-Mumtahana: 1)
You have an excellent example in Abraham and those
with him, when they said to their people, “We wash
our hands of you and all that you worship apart from

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