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Love of Allah

المحبة

Maḥabbah — the highest of the stations.

The scholars on love of Allah, love of His Messenger ﷺ, the signs of it, the nourishment of it, and the longing (shawq) that follows when love takes root.

904 matches across the library · 36 curated below

From the Pen of

Imam al-Ghazali

34 passages
  1. "For the beloved of a beloved is beloved, and the messenger of a beloved is beloved,"

  2. "The one who is present does not inspire longing, as longing involves seeking and yearning for"

  3. "what is awaited, yearning for what is to come, hope or despair, loneliness or intimacy, fulfillment"

  4. "Loving the Messenger because he is the Beloved's Messenger and his word because it is the Beloved's"

  5. "Having denied love, they also denied intimacy, longing and the sweetness of private conversations."

  6. "Love and intimacy with God can only be achieved through the constant remembrance of the beloved"

  7. "O Allah, awaken me in the hours most beloved to You, and employ me in the deeds most beloved"

  8. "That poverty is more beloved to me than wealth, and sickness more beloved to me than health,"

  9. "Their hearts ascend with longing and yearning toward God, advancing in the pursuit of good"

  10. "The longing of the pious for My meeting has grown long, and My longing for their meeting"

  11. "The state of those journeying to God, longing to meet Him, concerns either their beloved"

  12. "instills intimacy and love for Allah, and its end results in intimacy and love, as well"

  13. "However, the means to something beloved is itself beloved, therefore people love gold."

  14. "The ultimate aim in this world is the love of Allah and intimacy with Him, which comes"

  15. "It is followed, God willing, by the book of love, yearning, intimacy, and contentment."

  16. "yearning if it is not yet existent. Since pilgrimage as a devotion and longing for it"

  17. "Just as attention to the non-beloved out of love while in the presence of the beloved"

  18. "tested by the separation from the Beloved. Wealth is beloved by people because it is"

  19. "Sometimes this feeling is called longing, but it's a longing without knowing what or"

  20. "the repentant one is the beloved of God. He said, he is beloved only if he embodies"

  21. "meeting his beloved, and the lover never forgets the meeting time with the beloved."

  22. "The sign of renunciation is the equal regard for poverty and wealth, honor and humiliation, praise and blame, due to the prevailing intimacy with God."

  23. "As the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, the most beloved deeds to Allah are those done consistently, even if they are few."

  24. "The Hadith, the most beloved deeds to Allah are those done consistently, even if they are few, is also narrated by Aisha."

  25. "Approaching his concubine or wife fulfilling his need before speaking to her endearing her and engaging in intimacy"

  26. "fear, hope, poverty, asceticism, love, contentment, longing, reliance, contemplation, and self-accountability."

  27. "the yearning displayed according to the receptiveness, which is in proportion to its clarity and purity"

  28. "A believer, on the other hand, is someone whose heart is detached from the world, longing to leave it."

  29. "food is more beloved to me than to free a slave. Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with both, would say,"

  30. "Wise man was asked who are the most beloved people to you. He replied those who have done much for me"

  31. "Uqba ibn Muslim noted that there is no characteristic more beloved to Allah than a servant who loves"

  32. "Abu Huraira narrated that, The generous ignorant person is more beloved to Allah than the worshipful"

  33. "the sinner and their beloved. Each of knowledge, remorse, and resolve has a duration and completion,"

  34. "It is recommended for those seeking the hereafter to begin their day with the beloved supplications"

From the Pen of

Ibn Battuta

2 passages
  1. "At that moment, I aimed to visit his exalted presence, motivated by memories of my homeland, longing for family and friends, and love for my country, which holds a special place in my heart over other lands."

  2. "None visits without his heart feeling overwhelmed, nor does he leave without longing for separation,"

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