Love of Allah

**daaiyah_ilallaah** · 06-05-2006, 08:18 PM

How can Love for Allah be created?
By Shaykh Haafiz Ashraf Ali Thanwi Rahamullahi Alaih Wa Nawarallahu Marqadahu

Hereunder I wish to present several effective mediums which tribute to
creating love for Allah. To attain this love a few important points
need to
be adhered to:

1. Allocate a specific time to reflect upon the great blessings and
bounties of Allah Ta’ala. Along with this closely study one's
shortcomings
and ponder: “If I was to have opposed a world leader in such a manner,
what
would have been my outcome? How disgraced would I have been in his
eyes?”
But Allah Ta’ala, despite my rebellious actions has not put a stop to
his
shower of blessings upon me.

2. Bring in to practice all shar'ee commandments related to one's
external
life, despite experiencing an absence of inclination. Experience shows
that
good deeds posses the quality of creating love for them. Though in the
beginning stages there maybe no apparent love, love will gradually be
created. Like a magnet has no effect on iron lying at a distance, but
no
sooner it is brought close, the magnet automatically pulls it to belt.
Deeds
too have a “magnetic” effect.

3. On a daily basis, set some time aside for zikr (remembrance of
Allah
Ta’ala), though it maybe for a short while (even if you are not
spiritually
con*nected to anyone). This zikr should be made in seclusion with a bit
of
concentration.

4. Join the company of the pious and friends of Allah Ta’ala. Insha
Allah
through their company the love for the world will soon be reduced. In
essence this is the way to recognise the friends of Allah Ta’ala – i.e.
in
their company one finds a decrease in world*ly love and an increase in
the
love for Allah Ta’ala.

Allah willing, if the above mentioned four points are brought in to
practice, I can say with assertion that within forty days the love for
Allah
Ta’ala will defi*nitely be created within the heart - And who am I to
give
assurance, rather it is upon the Qur'an and Ahadeeth that I am basing
my
claim and not something fabricated by myself.

**daaiyah_ilallaah** · 14-05-2006, 08:04 PM

Instinshaq Naseemul-Uns min Nafahaati Riyaadil-Qudus, pp. 22-30]

1: Recognizing the bounties Allah has bestowed upon His slaves. These bounties [are so many that they] cannot be counted or enumerated. [Allah says:] "If you count the blessings of Allah, never will you be able to count them." [Quran 14:34]

Hearts naturally have love for those who do good to them. Love for a blessing is from the general aspects of thanking the one who has bestowed a bounty. It is said that thanks is with the heart, tongue and limbs.

2: Another cause is to have knowledge of Allah by His Names, Attributes and Actions. The one who knows Allah, loves Him. Whoever loves Him, obeys Him. Whoever obeys Allah is honored by Him. Whoever Allah honors, He will have him live close to Him. Whoever lives close to Him, has attained the glad tidings.

3: One of the great causes [that leads to having love of Allah] is the specific knowledge that comes about through pondering over the creation of the heavens and the earth and what Allah has created. In the Quran, there is much mention of the signs of Allah that indicate His Greatness, Power, Majesty, Perfection, Eminence, Compassion, Mercy, Strength, Subjugation and other of His beautiful Names and exalted Attributes. Whenever one's knowledge of Allah is strengthened, one's love for Him is also strengthened and one's love for obeying Him is also strengthened. He will then experience the pleasure of worship, whether it be in prayer, remembrance or other forms of worship.

4: Another cause that will bring about love for Allah is to act towards Allah with sincerity and purity while going against one's desires. This is a cause for Allah to bless a slave and when He blesses the slave, the slave loves Him.

5: One of the greatest causes that bring about one's love for Allah is increasing one's remembrance of Allah. Whenever a person loves something, he remembers it more often. And it is through the remembrance of Allah that the hearts find tranquility. In fact, one of the signs of having love for Allah is the constant remembrance of Allah by one's heart and tongue.

6: One of the causes that brings about Allah's love for His slave is reciting the Quran often and pondering over its meaning, in particular those verses that contain Allah's Names, Attributes and Actions. Having fondness for that action will lead the slave to love Allah and Allah to love Him.

7: Another of the causes of love for Allah is remembering what has been mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah concerning the believers seeing their Lord in the Hereafter and visiting them and gathering together on the Day of Abundance. That will definitely bring about in a person love for Allah.

--
Shaykh Abdal Qadir al Jilani says:

Seekers of this world are very numerous. Seekers of the hereafter are comparatively few. Seekers of the Lord of Truth (Almighty and Glorious is He), who are honest about their wish for Him, are the fewest of the few.

**Daughter of Adam** · 13-06-2006, 10:43 PM

Masha'Allaah

I only read the first 2 articles but they were beautiful and truly touched my heart. Iman lifting words I needed, alhamdulillaah

Jazaakum Allahu khairan for posting them... love, love love, may Allaah allow us to love Him and worship Him with Ihsan, aameen