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Yea too many "love" threads going on, so no this has nothing to do with marriage, but infact a thoughtful question that inshallah might work out our intellect and wisdom.
Someone asked me this one question a long time ago, and honestly I was befumbled on how to answer it, remembering this a few days ago i decided to do some research.
Found this pretty gud article, however, I have briefed it extremely and I changed some of it a bit, added the arabic instead of just the translation as it is more accurate and precise than the translation itself.
Fear of Allah is one of the highest and best levels in Islam. It is one of the best forms of worship which Allah has commanded be directed to Him and only to Him. Allah uses various words meaning fear and commands that all of them be directed to Him alone. Among them are:
*Khawf - fear or dread. Focuses more on the mind state of fear than khashya.
*Khashya - same as above. Focuses also on the actions which result from this fear.
*Rahba - fear or dread but also the concept of feeling alarmed or terrorized or intimidated
*Ishfaaq - anxiety, worry or aprehension
e.g. of Khawf:
003.173 الَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمُ النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُوا لَكُمْ فَاخْشَوْهُمْ فَزَادَهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَقَالُوا حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
003.174 فَانْقَلَبُوا بِنِعْمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَفَضْلٍ لَمْ يَمْسَسْهُمْ سُوءٌ وَاتَّبَعُوا رِضْوَانَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَظِيمٍ
003.175 إِنَّمَا ذَلِكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ يُخَوِّفُ أَوْلِيَاءَهُ فَلا تَخَافُوهُمْ وَخَافُونِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ
Those to whom the people said: "The people have gathered against you so fear them." So that increased them in faith and they said: "Allah is sufficient for us and He is the best of Protectors." (173)
And so they returned with a great gift from Allah and bounty. No harm touched them. They sought the pleasure of Allah and Allah is the possessor of great bounty indeed. (174)
That is nothing but shaitaan who inspires fear of his allies. So do not fear them and fear me if you are truly believers. (175)
The true meaning of worship is the completeness of love and the completeness of submission to Allah Most High. Love of Allah is by taking Him as Deity and Sovereign and by submitting our will, drives and inclinations to Allah. This love is the foundation of Islam and requires and is inseparable from fear of Allah and his punishment and hope for the forgiveness and mercy of Allah. In this sense, this love is not befitting to any others besides Allah. So, whoever loves something other than Allah as one should love Allah or greater than that becomes one of those who have set up rivals or equals to Allah. Allah said:
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَنْدَادًا يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِلَّهِ وَلَوْ يَرَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا إِذْ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ أَنَّ الْقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعَذَابِ
002.165 Yet there are men who take (for worship) others besides Allah, as equal (with Allah): They love them as they should love Allah. But those of Faith are overflowing in their love for Allah. If only the unrighteous could see, behold, they would see the penalty: that to Allah belongs all power, and Allah will strongly enforce the penalty.
whole article
And Questions for everyone are:
1. Do you love Allah more than you fear him, do you fear Him more than you love him, or is it equal?
2. How can you Love something that you Fear?
3. Which is more important: Loving Allah, or fearing Him?
4. Using the Muslim's of today's society as an example, would you say we Love Allah more than we fear Him, Fear him more than we love Him, both seem to be equal, or neither? and state the reasons why you think so Insha'Allah
**just a reminder to everyone everyone, plz post your dalil/evidence/proof when necessary
fi aman Allah
w'salaam
Yea too many "love" threads going on, so no this has nothing to do with marriage, but infact a thoughtful question that inshallah might work out our intellect and wisdom.
Someone asked me this one question a long time ago, and honestly I was befumbled on how to answer it, remembering this a few days ago i decided to do some research.
Found this pretty gud article, however, I have briefed it extremely and I changed some of it a bit, added the arabic instead of just the translation as it is more accurate and precise than the translation itself.
Fear (Al-Khawf) of Allah
Fear of Allah is one of the highest and best levels in Islam. It is one of the best forms of worship which Allah has commanded be directed to Him and only to Him. Allah uses various words meaning fear and commands that all of them be directed to Him alone. Among them are:
*Khawf - fear or dread. Focuses more on the mind state of fear than khashya.
*Khashya - same as above. Focuses also on the actions which result from this fear.
*Rahba - fear or dread but also the concept of feeling alarmed or terrorized or intimidated
*Ishfaaq - anxiety, worry or aprehension
e.g. of Khawf:
003.173 الَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمُ النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُوا لَكُمْ فَاخْشَوْهُمْ فَزَادَهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَقَالُوا حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
003.174 فَانْقَلَبُوا بِنِعْمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَفَضْلٍ لَمْ يَمْسَسْهُمْ سُوءٌ وَاتَّبَعُوا رِضْوَانَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَظِيمٍ
003.175 إِنَّمَا ذَلِكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ يُخَوِّفُ أَوْلِيَاءَهُ فَلا تَخَافُوهُمْ وَخَافُونِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ
Those to whom the people said: "The people have gathered against you so fear them." So that increased them in faith and they said: "Allah is sufficient for us and He is the best of Protectors." (173)
And so they returned with a great gift from Allah and bounty. No harm touched them. They sought the pleasure of Allah and Allah is the possessor of great bounty indeed. (174)
That is nothing but shaitaan who inspires fear of his allies. So do not fear them and fear me if you are truly believers. (175)
Love (Mahabah) of Allah
The true meaning of worship is the completeness of love and the completeness of submission to Allah Most High. Love of Allah is by taking Him as Deity and Sovereign and by submitting our will, drives and inclinations to Allah. This love is the foundation of Islam and requires and is inseparable from fear of Allah and his punishment and hope for the forgiveness and mercy of Allah. In this sense, this love is not befitting to any others besides Allah. So, whoever loves something other than Allah as one should love Allah or greater than that becomes one of those who have set up rivals or equals to Allah. Allah said:
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَنْدَادًا يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِلَّهِ وَلَوْ يَرَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا إِذْ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ أَنَّ الْقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعَذَابِ
002.165 Yet there are men who take (for worship) others besides Allah, as equal (with Allah): They love them as they should love Allah. But those of Faith are overflowing in their love for Allah. If only the unrighteous could see, behold, they would see the penalty: that to Allah belongs all power, and Allah will strongly enforce the penalty.
whole article
And Questions for everyone are:
1. Do you love Allah more than you fear him, do you fear Him more than you love him, or is it equal?
2. How can you Love something that you Fear?
3. Which is more important: Loving Allah, or fearing Him?
4. Using the Muslim's of today's society as an example, would you say we Love Allah more than we fear Him, Fear him more than we love Him, both seem to be equal, or neither? and state the reasons why you think so Insha'Allah
**just a reminder to everyone everyone, plz post your dalil/evidence/proof when necessary
fi aman Allah
w'salaam
