Bismillahirrahmanirrahim
Real love, as Allah intended it, is not a sickness or an addiction. It is affection and mercy. Allah says in His book:
"And of His signs is that He created you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought." (30:21)
"And of His signs is that He created you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought." (30:21)
Real loves brings about calm-not inner torment. True love allows you to be at peace with yourself and with God. That is why Allah says: "that you dwell in tranquility." Hawa is the opposite. Hawa will make you miserable. And just like a drug, you will crave it always, but never be satisfied. You will chase it to your own detriment, but never reach it. And though you submit your whole self to it, it will never bring you happiness.
So while ultimate happiness is everyone's goal, it is often difficult to see past the illusion and discern love from hawa. One fail-safe way, is to ask yourself this question: Does getting closer to this person that I 'love' bring me closer to--or farther from--Allah? In a sense, has this person replaced Allah in my heart?
Reclaim your Heart
Chapter: Love
By Yasmin Mogahed
Chapter: Love
By Yasmin Mogahed
P.s: may we find our Real Love insyaallah.
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