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TRUE LOVE OF GOD The common aim of the advent of all the Prophets- peace be upon them-is that they should establish the sin- cere and true love of God; and they should create brotherhood of human beings and make them love one another; unless things take this shape, all is nothing but formality. · So far as the love of God is concerned, only God knows whether it is there or not. But things can be understood with some signs that they are expected to possess for example, if there is fruit on the lower part ·Of the tree, the fruit is expected to be there on the upper part also. But if there are no fruits on the lower part, how can one be certain that the upper part has any. Likewise, if a man loves his fellow beings and has a sense of oneness with them and also he is moderate as God wishes people to be, then it can be understood that he che- rishes love for God. Thus looking after the rights of the people and brotherly relation with them give the glad tiding that the man has a tinge of the love of God, as well. (Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 95) NO ULTERIOR MOTIVES Our most important duty towards God is that we should worship Him and this worship should not be based on any personal desire of ours. Even if we are told that there are no paradise and hell, we should continue to worship Him; it should not detract anything from our love for God - the love of a creature for his Creator. The question of the paradise and the hell should not arise at all. So far as sympathy for human beings is concerned I believe that unless one prays for 134