The Purest Love

How long could you love someone if you gave them so much, even without them asking, if you gave them chance after chance but they never fulfilled your wishes or listened to you, if they only came to you when they were desperate and never thanked you or appreciated you?
We would never be able to love someone who treated us like this! To love someone truly you have to feel appreciated and be able to take rather than be giving all the time.

But think about your Lord, about Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful. Even though the majority of us are like this, He still gives us so much every day! He gives us another day, food and water, safety, health and so many other blessing yet we walk around without giving it thought. We think we are self-sufficient and that we have made it through today because of our own doings. Think again!

I hate it when people say life is rubbish and who moan all the time about their situation. What can we expect when our relationship with our creator is like that mentioned above? Whatever you are going through is due to your own doings. Evaluate your life, your worship and your closeness to Allah. Are you doing the things that he has commanded us to do? Are we praying and being kind to our parents? If we are not doing these basic things then how can we expect true happiness and peace in our lives? Allah will keep on giving; the doors of forgiveness are always open and he will never give up on you so don’t give up on yourselves. Love him, talk to him. He is the only one who you can trust, who will truly understand you and lift you out of dark times. When we have this relationship with our Lord then we will be able to tackle anything.

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Allah, the Exalted, has said: `I will declare war against him who treats with hostility a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved thing with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him (obligatory acions); and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) until I love him, (so much so that) I become his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me something, I will surely give him, and if he seeks My Protection, I will surely protect him".[Al-Bukhari]

Subhanallah! Who wouldn’t want this? A true friend who won’t let you down. But this is a relationship and we have to meet our end of the covenant to see the benefits inshallah. We are here to worship Allah so fulfil your purpose and enjoy the blessings he has given you. Don’t just say you love him because talk is cheap, actions are what will show this love and make it real. You wouldn’t appreciate or believe it if someone pronounced their love for you but did nothing to please you, or if they had your name all over their house and only ever angered you!

Life is full of ups and downs but if you have this love for your Lord you will realise that these hard times only bring you closer to Allah because he is only testing you, cleansing you of your sins and giving you the opportunity to draw closer to him and ask him for help. He never places a burden on anyone greater than they have the strength to bear and he promises that after hardship comes ease. Never forget that this life is just the journey towards our eternity and in the hereafter we will be with those who we love, so make sure we love the right one.

I have only realised this amazing blessing through Allah’s tests and guidance for me. All praise is due to him and there is no one worthy of worship or sacrifice but Him. So don’t waste your time pleasing those around you and turn to Him completely. Remember we need him to love us but he is not in need of anything.

Your Sister in Islam x