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157 157 157 157 157 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION 21. To Win the Love of Allah Allahumma innee as'aluka hubbaka wa hubba man-yu- hibbuka wal `amal-alladhee yu-ballighu-nee hubbaka: Allahum-maj`al hubbaka ahabba ilayya min-nafsee, wa ahlee, wa minal maa’il-baaridi O Allah! I supplicate You to grant me Your love, and the love of those who love You and the action which may lead me to win Your love. And make my love for You dearer to me than myself, my family and cold (refreshing) water. (Tirmidhi Kitab-ud-Da`waat)) This grand prayer of the Holy Prophet sa (previ- ously, of Hadrat Dawood as ), demonstrates his intense love for God Almighty, and his strong desire to continue to become as near as pos- sible to his beloved —Allah. God’s special love for His beloved Prophet sa is, in turn, manifested in this verse of the Holy Qur’an (3:32): Say, “If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you and forgive your sins. ” Thus, to win the love of God, it is obligatory upon us to follow the Holy Prophet sa , and say the above prayer as frequently as possible. 4. 2 4. 2 4. 2 4. 2 4. 2 P P P P P RA RA RA RA RAYERS YERS YERS YERS YERS — P — P — P — P — P RA RA RA RA RAYERS YERS YERS YERS YERS OF OF OF OF OF THE THE THE THE THE H H H H H OL OL OL OL OLY Y Y Y Y P P P P P ROPHET ROPHET ROPHET ROPHET ROPHET SA SA SA SA SA