The love for God is supreme
The love for the Great Creator is pure, virtuous, eternal
The love for God is unending
It has no boundaries or limits, and is in fact eternal
The love of others besides Allah, love out of lust
This sort of love has its ending
This love has boundaries and limits
As this love is not eternal nor absolute
Loving fellow creations leads to disappointment
Love for Khaliq brings happiness
An eternal love
A supreme love
A love so great that is has no equal
The love for others beside God, is false love
Love that will end and bring disappointment
In loving God there is no dispute
Even if the whole world loves Him
Everyone will get happiness and satisfaction
No one will be disappointed
But loving the world will cause conflict
If someone gains over others, the rest will be defeated
In their disappointment, they will become jealous and envious
So supreme is the love for God
A love that has no comparison or competition
But humans are heartless
What they are fighting for is the love for the world
We cannot love Allah. Allah's status is very high for us. We can only worship Allah. It's a sin to consider Allah as your beloved.
Love is an important characteristic of humans. It differentiates humans from other animals. It's the love among the human beings which made humans as social animals. It's only the animals or animal like people who make their relationships without love. The world looks very beautiful place to the people in love. Loving and affectionate people don't want to leave the world just becuase of their loved ones.
Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch.
We cannot love Allah. Allah's status is very high for us. We can only worship Allah. It's a sin to consider Allah as your beloved.
Love is an important characteristic of humans. It differentiates humans from other animals. It's the love among the human beings which made humans as social animals. It's only the animals or animal like people who make their relationships without love. The world looks very beautiful place to the people in love. Loving and affectionate people don't want to leave the world just becuase of their loved ones.
You are talking about intimate love bro. There are different types of love. The one shown towards Allah is compassion, obedience, respect, etc.
Unless thought otherwise, if you read the Quran, show the evidence inshallah as I may be ignorant in this topic. May Allah protect us from that Ameen.
fi aman Allah
w'salaam
Last edited by *charisma*; 04-14-2007 at 01:31 AM.
Imaam ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah said in Madaarij-us-Saalikeen, 3/9:
People have discussed about mahabbah (love of Allaah); its causes and what brings it about, its signs, its fruits, and its rulings. The most comprehensive saying about this is what Abu Bakr al-Kattaanee (d.322H) relates about al-Junayd (d.297H).
Abu Bakr al-Kattaanee (d.322H) said:
“A discussion about mahabbah took place in Makkah during the Pilgrimage month. The Shaykh’s who were present spoke about this matter, and al-Junayd was the youngest of them. They said to him: ‘O ‘Iraqi, what do you have to say?’ So he bowed his head and tears were flowing from his eyes, then he said:
‘A servant should overcome his soul;
And be continuous in the remembrance of his Lord;
Establishing the rights of his Lord;
Focusing upon Him with his heart;
The light of fear letting ablaze his heart;
Whilst drinking from the vessel of true love;
And certain realities become unveiled for him.
So when he talks, it is due to Allaah.
When he speaks, it is from Allaah.
When he moves, it is by the Command of Allaah.
And when he is serene, then it is from Allaah.
He belongs to Allaah, is for Allaah, and is with Allaah.’
So the Shaykh’s started to weep and said:‘How can that be increased upon. May Allaah reward you with good, O crown of the knowledgeable ones!’.”
Ibn Qayyim also said in an-Nooniyyah:
The love of the Beloved
must be unconditionally returned.
If you claim love
yet oppose the Beloved,
then your love is but a pretence.
You love the enemies of your Beloved
and still seek love in return.
You fight the beloved of your Beloved.
Is this Love or the following of shaytaan?
True devotion is nothing
but total submission
of body and soul
to One Love.
We have seen humans claim to submit,
yet their loyalties are many.
They put their trust here, and their hope there,
and their love is without consequence.
“Do not argue with your Lord on behalf of your soul, rather argue with your soul on behalf of your Lord.” - Dhul-Nun
"It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness." - Victor Frankl
Jazakallah Khair for the both of the posts abt love for Allah.
May Allah have mercy on Sheikh ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah. Never get tired of reading his books.
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