Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Love of God October 23, 2022

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Quran 2:165 · Al-Baqarah
what love of God means: discovery, gratitude, a tailored universe
“Believers are those who love God the most”
Quran 23:57 · Al-Mu'minun
balancing love and fear of a just, accountable God
“First of all, God is Rahman and Rahim”
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
“to yahi acknowledgment hai, jis ko alhamdulillah rabbil alameen pehli verse hai. to yahi praise jo hai, wahi acknowledgment hai.”
Matthew, 22:37
“to yeh bohat ziyada galat baat hai, aur is ka hamein Khuda ke haan jawab dena hoga. to Bible mein aik aayat hai you shall love the lord your god with all your heart, with all your soul,”
Quran 23:14 · Al-Mu'minun
humans could have been made like monkeys instead
“We could have been born as monkeys instead of humans”
Quran 3:31 · Aal-Imran
“Yes, Apa, it is true that we fail to realize God at the level of discovery. Therefore, we fail to love Him like a baby loves its mother." ek sawal aaya hai jo bheja hai Saife Anwar sahib ne. inhone location nahi likhi hai, inhone likha hai ke "quran mein hai ke agar Allah se mohabbat karte ho to Nabi ki pairvi k”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 757
“magar aap ne kaha ke jao tum dobara namaz parho, tum ne namaz nahi padhi. to yeh hai, namaz unhone jaldi jaldi padh liya hoga, woh to aaye the rasool allah salallaho alaihe wasallam se milne ke liye.”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 5750
“yeh har waqt to ek hi jaisa nahi ho sakta hai. ups and downs hote hain, kyunke kai bar sahaba aate the aap ke pas aur yahi baat kehte the ke har waqt ek hi kaifiyat, hamari ek hi spiritual kaifiyat har waqt nahi rehti.”
Quran 33:4 · Al-Ahzab
the price of loving God: no hatred, patience, no excuses
“God did not place two hearts in one chest”
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 3789
“To ek hadees hai ke tum Allah se muhabbat karo us ki in nematon ki bina par jo us ne tumhein di hain. To yeh jo nematein Allah ne di hain, woh be hisaab ne”
Quran 13:28 · Ar-Ra'd
Maulana's reversed zakat ratio: keep 2.5%, give the rest
“Give 97.5% to God, keep only 2.5% for yourself”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 373
everything around us can point back to God
“Everything around us can remind us of God”
Quran 96:19 · Al-Alaq
humility as the greatest means of nearness to God
“Helplessness means honor, the path to nearness with God”
Quran 33:4 · Al-Ahzab
“wo do jagah focus nahi kar sakta ke wo in duniya ki kisi cheez ko bhi bahut zyada chahta ho aur bahut gehra talluq qaim rak karta ho usse. to aur khuda se bhi gehra talluq qaim kare, to ye ho nahi pata. kyunke insaan ke quran mein aaya hai na ke allah ne insaan ke andar do dil nahi banaye. to isi se related jo hai, wo doosra bhi sawal hai.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 573
“hai. to un cheezon ke realization se hamein Khuda se talluq qaayam hota hai. aur Khuda is duniya mein invisible hai. aur aakhirat mein ye hai ke Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihi wasallam ne farmaya ke tum wahaan Khuda ko isi tareeqe se dekhoge jaise tum chand ko dekhte ho. yaani Khuda aise, Khuda koi chhoti si cheez to hai nahi ke aake yahaan kursi pe baith jaayega.”
Quran 3:31 · Aal-Imran
love of God and mere obedience are not the same
“People think loving God and obeying Him are the same”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2699
building a God-oriented personality takes sustained effort
“Developing a God-oriented personality takes real effort”
Tafsir al-Razi, vol. 9, p. 408
building a God-oriented personality takes sustained effort
“Developing a God-oriented personality takes real effort”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 22906
launching the book Love of God and a hadith on inspiring love
“I'm delighted to launch this new book: Love of God”
Al-Muj'am al-Awsat by Al-Tabarani, Hadith no. 8442
hadith on God delaying dua to prolong spiritual growth
“A man was in deep distress, crying out to God”