Loving Allah
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful names 3 – Loving Allah, Al Wadud

The first obligation of every human being is to know his Creator. Some people accepted this invitation from Allah Almighty to find out about Him and truly knowing Him can only lead to gratitude towards Him. Allah called them to His message through different prophets and messengers, and a variety of means, yet unfortunately some…

Ghazali on love (part 3) – The pleasure of seeing Allah and the signs He loves you
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Ghazali on love (part 3) – The pleasure of seeing Allah and the signs He loves you

This is the last part of Ghazali’s chapter on love. He already mentioned that the senses are our gateway to pleasure and we love everything that is pleasurable to our senses. However there is something else we love, but that is not experienced through our senses and that is the love of Allah, which we…

fixing broken families

Fixing broken families – where are you on the tranquility-o-metre?

Love is the fortress for our children   And among His signs that He created for you, from among yourselves mates, to dwell with them in tranquility and He put love and mercy among you. In that there are signs for those who reflect. (30:21) We all know this ayah it is recited at every…

the 3 components of healthy relationship with Allah

The 3 Emotions that Constitute a Healthy Relationship with Allah

LOVE – HOPE – FEAR The formula to build a connection and healthy and balanced relationship with Allah Almighty is Love, Hope and Fear. All three components are required to grow spiritually. Fear There are 124 verses that mention khawf or fear in the Qur’an. However, on their own they are not sufficient to reflect…