[IslamCity] Loving Allah

Tue, 06 Sep 2005 16:38:47 -0700

Living the Quran

Al-Baqara (The Cattle)
Chapter 2: Verse 165

Loving Allah
"Those who believe love Allah more than anything"

What Is Love?
Perhaps it cannot be defined in terms which adequately reflect its nature and importance in a person's life. It is not possible to define it by a formula as we define a scientific fact, nor can we define it by a mathematical equation. But still each one of us knows what love is and can tell, from his own experience, the powerful force that it is, once it comes to reside in the heart. It becomes the overpowering force in life. It captivates you, it grips you, it moves you and you are prepared to do anything for the sake of it. Once love is there, what you do is not something which has to be imposed upon you, because you need imposition only for the things you do not love.

Tasting True Faith
The ayah does not say that one must love only Allah. Love is a blessing given to us by Allah which is manifested in so many aspects of our life. In Islam, however, it must be foremost for Allah. Iman or faith is something which must penetrate deep in our hearts and generate love for Allah and His Prophet, more than anything else. Unless that happens inside you, you cannot even get the 'real taste' of iman.

To Love Is To Serve
But we must remember that this love for Allah and His Prophet is not of a kind to take us into the seclusion of a monastery. It is a love that which makes us do our duty to Allah while we are in the street, at home or in the office - everywhere we live as servants of Allah, willingly making every sacrifice required of us.

Source:
Islam: The Way of Revival, "Reviving the Individual" - By Khurram Murad, pp. 237, 238



O Allah, O Sufficer of the isolated and weak and Protector against terrifying affairs! Offenses have isolated me, so there is none to be my companion. I am too weak for Thy wrath and there is none to strengthen me. I have approached the terror of meeting Thee and there is none to still my fear. I beg for Your Mercy!  Ameen
Push On Dua!

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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)

{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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