The Quest of a Curious Muslim — Page 140
WHY SHOULD WE LOVE ALLAH? WHAT IS THE BENEFIT? 140 love through man’s humility, supplication and constant Istighfar. When a person carries his love to perfection and the fire of love consumes his carnal passions, then, all at once, a flame of God’s love—which He has for His servant—falls upon his heart and cleanses him of the dirt of his mundane existence. He then acquires the complexion of holiness of God, Who is Hayy and Qayyum , and partakes of all Divine attributes by way of reflection ( zill ). He then becomes a manifestation of Divine glory, and all that is hidden in God’s eternal treasure is disclosed to the world through him. Since God—Who created this world—is not a miser, and His blessings are everlasting, and His names and attributes are never suspended, He grants to the people of the latter days the same bounties that He gave to earlier people, but on the condition of piety and effort. 72 Hence, developing love for our One true God, Who has blessed every one of His creations abundantly, is an essential duty of all believers. Not a “duty” that is seen as a burden, but a “duty” that is done through a natural yearning for a relationship with