Page 103 - Romanticism: A Weapon of Satan

The Idea of Romantic Love

The Qu'ran calls special attention to the errant passion felt for a
woman in this kind of romantic love. The recipient of this love can be
any woman: a wife, girlfriend, even a distant "platonic" love. If this
kind of love prevents a person from remembering God as he ought, or 101
makes him prefer his beloved in his heart rather than God, it leads that
person into idolatry. Of course, this is a threat posed not only for men,
but also for women.
People who live absorbed in this romantic man-woman
relationship, are often unaware of the dangers into which they have
put themselves. Because of the fact that they have followed their cues
since childhood from a misguided society, without knowing that the
Qu'ran is their only guide to the right path, they are completely
unaware that the way they have been living is a wrong in the sight of
God. Because they live their lives without cognisance of God, they
become trapped in a mire of ignorance, though, as we said before, they
believe they are on the right way. However, because they have no faith
in God, their wisdom and understanding have become blind.
Being caught in this mindless love, men and women, who have
made idols of each other, are
sometimes led into acts of self-
destruction. For example, two
young people in love with each
other may be deluded to the point
of taking pleasure in the idea of
committing suicide. When the
circumstances do not permit two
young people to be together, they

Melancholy, excessive sadness and
pessimism, are inherent aspects of the
romantic love-affair. To each person in
such a relationship, the other means the
whole world. They can spend hours
thinking about what the other said, or the
meaning of the expression on his or her
face. This can produce an irrationally
melancholic state of mind.