A Door to Love of Allah

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

The souls have been predisposed to love whoever is good to them. Those people you love, you love them because of the beauty in their beings, physical or in terms of their character, and because they have done beautiful actions to you. If you realize that the beauty of whoever you love is from the beauty of the All Beautiful and every kindness is the shadow of the All Kind to us, then we realize our love should be purely for Him. Those who believe are more intense in love for Allah.

مِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِ اللَّـهِ أَندَادًا يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ اللَّـهِ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِّلَّـهِ ۗ وَلَوْ يَرَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا إِذْ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ أَنَّ الْقُوَّةَ لِلَّـهِ جَمِيعًا وَأَنَّ اللَّـهَ شَدِيدُ الْعَذَابِ ﴿١٦٥

And [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allah as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allah. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allah. And if only they who have wronged would consider [that] when they see the punishment, [they will be certain] that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is severe in punishment. (165)

[Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:165]

Gratitude for the blessings of Allah is the surest door to the love of Allah. Allah has a special reward for the grateful.

وَمَن يُرِدْ ثَوَابَ الدُّنْيَا نُؤْتِهِ مِنْهَا وَمَن يُرِدْ ثَوَابَ الْآخِرَةِ نُؤْتِهِ مِنْهَا ۚ وَسَنَجْزِي الشَّاكِرِينَ ﴿١٤٥ ...

...If any do desire a reward in this life, We shall give it to him; and if any do desire a reward in the Hereafter, We shall give it to him. And swiftly shall We reward those that (serve us with) gratitude.

[Qur'an AleImran 3:145]

When don't be selfish and stingy with what we have. We should be means for others to grow and better themselves. When people do something for us, we should think much of it and pay back their favor with more than what they give. This is part of being grateful.

Gratitude of the slaves to Allah is to the body, heart, tongue and money. The body obeys Allah, the heart remembers Allah, the tongue praises Allah and the money is spent for the sake of Allah. This gratitude which we give to Allah is the means for our own benefit.

Allah Almighty says,

وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ ۖ وَلَئِن كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌ ﴿٧

And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.' "

(7) [Qur'an Al-Isra' 14:7]

Allah’s gratitude is far greater than us. We cannot outdo Allah. He is Ash-Shakur. If we do something, Allah gives more back. Our gratitude to Him is only drawing more from Him. Allah covers our small good with tremendous good.

May Allah make us His grateful servants. Ameen.

Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam