Love Fear and Hope

Possessing fear of Allāh is one of the most sublime qualities of those having īmān; Allāh says: “The believers are only those who, when Allāh is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely.” Fearing Allāh in open and secret is one of the greatest signs demonstrating need and total deprivation before Him; whoever realises His greatness and omnipotence; His unconquerable authority; His eye that does not sleep; and reveres Him a manner befitting will truly fear Him.

ten causes that result in Allah’s love for His slave and the slave’s love for his Lord.

Those who have Tawakkul do not abandon material resources, the ‘tying of the camel’, as it were. We all know the Hadith in which the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said to the Bedouin who had left his camel without tying it, to ‘tie your camel and place your trust in Allah’. The people of Tawakkul know the balance between action and trust in Allah (The Most High).

Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, the great scholar, mentions ten things that create love of Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala

Do we really love Allâh? Do our actions really convey what we profess with our tongues? How do we fair in comparison with our pious forefathers?

A Beautiful Poem excerpted from the book An-Nuniyyah, by the great scholar of the past, known as the Doctor of the Soul, At-Tabib an-Nufus

A brief description of the way to achieve the best of provisions, Taqwa (fear of Allah)