Signs of Love
Allaah has established two signs for people who love Him:
- Ittibaa' Ar-Rasool;
- Al-Jihaad fee sabeelillaah;
This is because the reality of al-Jihaad is the striving
to accomplish that which Allaah loves of imaan and the righteous deeds, and the
repulsion of that which Allaah hates of al-Kufr, al-Fusooq and disobedience.
Say: If your fathers, your sons,
your brothers, your wives, your kindred, your wealth that you have gained, the commerce in
which you fear a decline, and the dwelling in which you delight are dearer to you than
Allaah and His Messenger and striving hard and fighting in his cause, then wait until
Allaah brings about His decision (torment), and Allaah guides not rebellious folk. [Soorah al-Tawbah ayah 24]
The Messenger 
said, By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, no one among you will believe until
I become more beloved to him than his children, his parents and all mankind together. [Bukhaaree & Muslim]
'Umar ibn al-Khattaab (RA) said, "O
Messenger of Allaah, you are more beloved to me than anything else except myself"
Then the Messenger of Allaah said,
"No, O 'Umar! Until I become more beloved to you than yourself." 'Umar (RA) then
replied, "Then, by Allaah, you are more beloved to me than my own self," then
the Messenger of Allaah said,
"Now, O 'Umar." [Bukhaaree & Muslim]
The reality of loving someone is never complete except by
having loyalty to the beloved one, that is, to comply with him by loving what he
loves and hating what he hates.
Love motivates the will of the heart. The stronger the
love, the more the heart seeks the accomplishment of the beloved things. If love
is to be complete, it will require a firm will in achieving beloved things.
The Messenger said, "Whoever calls for guidance will have a reward similar to the
reward of those who follow him, without diminishing any of their reward. And whoever calls
for misguidence will have a burden similar to the burdens of those who follow him, without
diminshing any of their reward." [Muslim]
The Messenger said, "Verily, in Al-Madeenah there are men who never embarked on a
jouney nor passed a valley but they were with you." The Sahaabah said, "And they
are still in Al-Madeenah?" He
said, "Yes, and they are still in Al- Madeenah; they were prevented (from travelling
with you) by their excuse." [Bukhaaree & Muslim]
If al-'abd abandons that which he is able to do of al-
Jihaad it becomes an indication of the weak love.
Beloved goals cannot be attained except by enduring
hateful consequences regardless of whether the love is righteous or corrupt.
If those who love Allaah and His Messenger do not endure ... it shows his weak love.
Mu'min has more love for Allaah as He Ta'aala said:
And of mankind are some who take
(for wonship) others besides Allaah as rivals (to Allaah). They love them as they love
Allaah. But those who believe love Allaah more (than anything else). If only, those who do
wrong had but known, when they see the torment, that all power belongs to Allaah and that
Allaah is severe in punishment. [Soorah Al-Baqarah ayah 165]
The lover, because of weakness of mind and corrupt
reasoning, may take a route that will not reach the desired goal. Such a route
is not praised even if the love itself is righteous and praise-worthy. Then,
what if the love is faulty and the route is a dead end?
The heart is inherently in need of Allaah from two
aspects
- worship; this is the purposive motive;
- seeking help & reliance; this is the effective
motive;
The heart will not be righteous, successful, contented,
pleased, assured except by the worship of Allaah, love of Him and repentance to
Him, because it has an inherent need for its Lord.
This will never occur except by the help of Allaah.
It is You we worship, and it is
from You we seek help. [Soorah Al-Faatihah ayah 5]
He will never escape the pains of this world and its
distress except by making his love sincere and pure for Allaah in such a way as
to make Allaah his ultimate desire and the end of his every intention.
If he strives to attain a goal but isn't seeking help
from Allaah, relying on Him and depending on Him to achieve it, then he will
never gain this true love. For that which Allaah wills will be, and that which
He does not will will not be.
The strongest and the most guided are the ones who are
most perfect in their 'Uboodiyah to Allaah.
Disdainfulness
The one who submits to Him and to others is a Mushrik.
The one who refuses to submit to Him is a Mustakbir (disdainful).
The Messenger said, "Whoever has in his heart an atom's weight of kibr
(disdainfulness) will not enter al-Jannah" [Muslim]
Allaah has made al-kibr the opposite of al-eemaan, for
al-kibr negates the reality of al-'uboodiyah.
The heart will not dispense with all created beings
unless and until Allaah becomes its Lord other than Whom it does not worship.
Ash-Shirk is more dominant among the Christians, while
al-Kibr is more dominant among the Jews
As regards the Christians:
They took their priests and their
monks to be their lords beside Allaah, and (they also took as Lord) al- Masseh son of
Mary, while they were commanded to worship none but one deity. None has the right to be
worshipped but Him. Praise and Glory be to him Who is far from having partners they
associate (with Him). [Soorah Al-Tawbah
ayah 31]
As regards the Jews:
...Is it that whenever there comes
to you a messenger with what you yourselves desire not, you treat him with disdain? Some
you disbelieve in and some you kill.[Soorah
Al-Baqarah ayah 87]
I shall turn away from My Signs
those who behave arrogantly on the earth in a wrongful manner, and (even) if they see all
the Signs they will not believe in them. And if they see the way of righteousness they
will not adopt it as the way, but if they see the way of error, they will adopt that way
... [Soorah Al-A'raaf ayah 146]
Al-Kibr necessarily implies Ash-Shirk, and Ash-Shirk is
the counterpart of Al-Islaam, it being the sin which Allaah will never forgive.
Verily Allaah forgives not that
rivals should be set up in worship with Him, but He forgives whomever He pleases sins
other than that, and whoever sets up rivals in worship with Allaah, he has indeed invented
a tremendous sin. [Soorah An-Nisaa' ayah
48]
Verily Allaah forgives not that
rivals should be set up in worship with Him but He forgives whomever He pleases other than
that, and whoever sets up rivals in worship with Allah, indeed he has strayed far
away. [Soorah
An-Nisaa' ayah 116]
Hence all the prophets were sent with the Deen of al-
Islaam, it being the only Deen acceptable to Allaah.
Noah said:
And if you turn away, I have not
asked you for a reward; verily, my reward is only with Allaah. And I have been commanded
to be of those who submit to Allaah. [Soorah Yoonus ayah
72]
Concerning Ibraheem:
And who disliked the religion of
Abraham except one who fools himself? And We had chosen him in this world; and verily, in
the Hereafter he will be among the righteous. When his Lord said to him: Submit! He said I
submit to the Lord of the Worlds ... Therefore, do not die except that you are Muslims. [Soorah Al-Baqarah ayaat
130-132]
Yoosuf said:
... Take my soul as the one that
submits and admit me among the righteous [Soorah Yoosuf ayah
101]
Moosa said:
... O my people, if you would
believe in Allaah then put your trust in Him; if you are truely Muslims.Then they said: We
do put our trust in Allaah [Soorah Yoonus ayaat
84-85]
The Messenger said, Allaah says, "Al-'Adthamah (majesty) is My loincloth and
Al-Kibriyaa (grandeur) is My garment. Thus, I shall punish whoever challenges Me
concerning either of them" [Muslim & Abu Daawood]
Majesty and Grandeur are the peculiarities of Lordship,
and Grandeur is of a higher level than Majesty. For this reason He put it at the
rank of a garment just as He put majesty at the rank of a loincloth.
That is why the motto (Allaahu-Akbar) of Salah, Adhaan,
Takbeer of.'Eid. Takbeer is also favoured in high places such as Safaa &
Marwah, and when a man ascends or mounts and animal. Also shaitaan runs away
when adhaan is called.
And your Lord said: Call upon Me,
and I shall respond to your (invocation). Verily those who disdain My woship will surely
enter Jahannam in humiliation! [Soorah AI-Ghaafir ayah
60]
Whoever disdains the worship of Allaah surely must
worship other than Him, because man is susceptible to mobilisation by his will.
The Messenger said "The most trustworthy of names are Haarith and Hammaam."[Abu Daawood & Nasaa'ee]
Haarith is the cultivator who is an active earner
(provider) and Hammaam is the one who is effective from the onset of intention.
For intention is the beginning of the will. Man always has a will; and for every
will there must be that which is willed and that toward which it aims. Then
necessarily there is for each 'abd a willed, beloved objective, which is the aim
of his love and will. Therefore, whoever does not have Allaah as his ma'bood
(the worshipped one) then the aim of his love and will disdains to do so. He
must necessarily have another as a willed beloved one, worshipping him rather
than Allaah. he is then an 'abd for that willed, beloved one, which could be
wealth, fame, appearance, or whatever he takes as a deity for worship rather
than Allaah.
If man is an 'abd for other than Allaah, then he is
surely a mushrik, and every mustakbir is a mushrik. That is why Pharaoh was one
of the greatest creatures as to istikbaar.
And indeed We sent Moosa with Our
Signs and a manifest authority to Pharoah, Haamaan and Qaaroon, but they called him a
sorcerer, a liar! Moosa said: Verily! I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every
arrogant one who believes not in the Day of Rekoning... Thus Allah seals up every arrogant
tyrannous heart. [Soorah
Al-Mu'min ayaat 23-25]
And (We destroyed) Qaaroon,
Pharaoh and Haamaan. Moosa came to them with clear signs but they were arrogant in the
land, yet they could not outstrip Us (ie., escape from Our punnishment). [Soorah Al- 'Ankaboot ayah 39]
Verily Pharoah exalted himself in
the earth and broke up its people into sections, oppresing a group among them, killing
their sons and humiliating their women... [Soorah
Al-Qasas ayah 4]
And they denied them (those signs)
wrongfully and arrogantly, though their souls were convinced thereof then see what was the
end of the mischief- makers. [Soorah An-Naml
ayah 14]
The greater his istikbaar the greater will be his shirk.
He becomes a mushrik by means of that in which he becomes enthralled. See
Pharaoh described with Shirk in Sooratul-A'raaf ayah 127.
Verily, We revealed the Torah, in which was
guidance and light, and by which the prophets who submitted judged the Jews... [Sooarh Al-Maa'idah ayah 44]
Balqees said:
... O my Lord, I have indeed
wronged my soul, now I submit with Sulaymaan to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds. [Soorah An-Naml ayah 44]
And when I inspired the Disciples
to believe in Me and My Messenger, they said We believe! Then bear witness that we are
Muslims. [Soorah Al-Maa'idah ayah 111]
Verily the religion with Allaah is
Al-Islaam; [Soorah Aal-'Imraan ayah 19]
And whoever seeks other than
Al-Islaam as a religion, it will not be accepted from him ... [Soorah Aal-'Imraan ayah 85]
Then do they seek other than the
religion of Allaah when whatever is in the heavens and the earth submits to Him, willingly
or unwillingly; and to Him they shall be returned. [Soorah Aal-lmraan ayah 83]
Among all creation there is no one single means which can
independently generate any good or ward off any evil. Rather, any cause or means
is in need of another cause or means which will help it and repel any harm which
opposes it and works against it.
Say, "Tell me then, the
things that you invoke besides Allaah, if Allaah intended some harm for me, could they
remove His harm, or if He intended some Mercy for me, could they stop His Mercy?"
Say, "Sufficient is Allaah for me! Those who trust in Him (Alone). [Soorah Az-Zumar ayah 38]
And if Allaah touches you with a
harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good; then He is Able to do
all things. [Soorah Al-An'aam ayah 17]
Uboodiyyah - Obsession of the Heart Part 3