Love is of two kinds. Firstly, man’s love for human being which is really the desire of touching and embracing the beloved. Secondly, the love for the non-homogenous Creator, in which the lover finds peace of mind, and tries to achieve His vision. The existence of love for God is unanimously agreed upon by all sections of people and in all books of etymology and none of the intellectuals have denied it.
It has been said that there is not a single human being who has not tasted the fruit of love, or has not experienced its charms, or has not been intoxicated with it, or has not been annihilated by it. This is because love is ingrained in the very nature of man. It is food for the heart. The heart with no love is a lump of flesh. Love is a force which cannot be subdued or suppressed by effort. It has charms unknown anywhere in the world.
The Prophet (s.a.w) has said: “Allah loves to meet those who love to meet Him and dislikes to meet those who dislike to meet Him.”
He also said: “When Allah loves a man, he says to Jibrail: ‘O Jibrail, I love such and such a man, you love him as well.’ So Jibrail starts to love him and tells all the angels to love him as God loves him. And then all the angels love him; and God blesses him so much that all the inhabitants of earth love him too. The opposite is the case with the hated ones.”
It must be remembered that the love of God for man, and the love of man for God, stands proven by the Qur’an and Hadith. Undoubtedly, God is the possessor of such beautiful qualities that He really deserves to be loved and loves those who love Him.
This is the love He wants to flow through all of us in order to help each person realize that he or she has a value, a purpose and significance. All persons on earth matter to God and they should matter to each one of us.
Once people discover and experience God’s love, they become some of the world’s greatest lovers. The world’s greatest lovers are not Hollywood celebrities on the big or small screen. The world’s greatest lovers are not featured in magazines and on showbiz news shows. The world’s greatest lovers are often well below the radar. They are too busy truly loving people to attract much attention.
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