The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 138
T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R T WO T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R T WO 138 God in the absence of a selfish motive and that they have not been taught that God is worthy of love by virtue of His noble attrib- utes. The Reply: Let it be clear that this objection, in fact, applies to the Gospel rather than the Qur’an, for the Gospel contains no teaching to the effect that one should have personal love for God and that He should be worshipped with personal love. The Qur’an, on the other hand, is replete with such teaching. The Qur’an has clearly stated: 2,1 ٭ اوُرُكْذاَف َهّٰللا ْمُكِرْكِذَك ْمُكَءٓاَبٰا ْوَا َّدَشَا اًرْكِذ 3 َو َنْيِذَّلا اْۤوُنَمٰا ُّدَشَا اًّبُح ِهّٰلِّل Meaning, remember God like you remember your fathers, even much more than that. It is the hallmark of believers that they love God more than anyone else; that is to say, their love for Him is such that they do not have comparable love even for their father or mother or other loved ones, or even for their own selves. And then He says: 4 َبَّبَح ُمُكْيَلِا َناَمْيِاْلا َو ٗهَنَّيَز ْيِف ْمُكِبْوُلُق 1. ٭ Note: According to the Gospel every sinner and transgressor is the son of God, rather he is God himself. The Gospel does not declare some- one to be a son of God because he has the utmost love for God; it con- siders even adulterers to be the sons and daughters of God. —Author 2. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:201 [Publisher] 3. But those who believe are stronger in their love for Allah ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:166). [Publisher] 4. S u rah al- H ujur a t, 49:8 [Publisher]