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Love in IslamEthics

Lecturer: Dr. Bahmanpour

By: Marzia Jaghori

ICAS, In Affiliation with Middlesex University

Winter Semester

December 17, 2004


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Similarly the way man has physical needs in lifewhich he strives and struggles to fulfill, the soul

too has needs that must be satisfied.

These spiritual needs and urges have been placedby the hands of the creator in the depths of the

creations soul.

Man has a natural inclination to find Love and lovein any form towards any object has no valid realityexcept when it is for the sake of God.

All love directly or indirectly in some way, shape,or form is a mans hope to be in reach of theultimate perfection, which can be nobody but God-

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Love the So le Purp ose of o urCre at ion

God created the universe to have something or someone there toreciprocate his love back to him.

From the vast universe to the cosmos, the clouds above our heads toeven the most minuscule insects, there is love intertwined withinevery creation of Allahs. There is no realm of existence where lovedoes not manifest itself in some way.

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Oh my beloved! After witnessing Yourinfinite beauty I become entangled.

Seeing, the manifestation of Your glory Ibecome saturated with joy and ecstasy.

-Imam Khomeini

(Amini, Self Building. p.415)

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o ds Love fo r Man It is the mans heart which attracts Gods love towards mankind

more than any other creature.

The angels cannot feel the intensity of Allahs love as the humans

can due to the fact that they cannot undergo wrath, severity, and

detachment like man can. And the animals cannot feel love in the

way man is capable because they cannot experience beauty,tenderness, and proximity suitably. All the conflicting celestial

qualities are brought jointly within man, nearness, distance,

gentleness, and severity.

Love t he Sole Pur pose of o ur Creati on

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God , man s re albelov ed

True love and Imitative love

True Love - All love in actuality is love for God, for thereason that everything else in existence is merely a shadow

or reflection of him. Only God truly exists and one should onlydirect their love towards him.

Imitative Love - Belief in independent existence of variousobjects of desire therefore turn ones love towards them.

Surely my lo rd is all-m er ci ful, a ll-lo ve.Holy Quran (11:90)

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The Secr etI need a d ri nk, w ine maide n, tha t cu p with g rape stain line d,for love tha t o nce seemed pleasing has b urde ne d d own my mind .

Ah smell how W est W ind w af ts h er mu sk th rough th e t avern d oor;now fee l o ur p ump ing hearts beat f ast , watc h o ur fears unw ind .Why d o w e who visit lo ve thi nk we'd sta y f orever?We kno w th e yearn to wand er will alw ays lo vers f in d.

So we ask ed the E ld er: W hat law ma kes lo ve bring pa in?Sob riety, h e la ughed , you'l l f ee l be tter w hen yo u're w ine d.

Your p lig ht c ann ot be aid ed by th at du ll fear to riskthe to ss and tu rn of l ove's d ark s torm up on th e o cean b li nd.See cle ar in all th ese gath ered frie nds w ho sti ll ho ld yo u dearlove 's se cret is th at yo u mu st love with out d esires th at b ind.

Haf ez , en joy the o ne you lo ve, drink deep a nd e mbrace ;see k no t w ith her to please your w orld, ju st g ive love and b e ki nd.Fro m: ' The Spi ritu al Wisd om o f Haf ezHaleh P ouraf zal and Rog er M ontgo mery

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God , m ans re al b elo ved

Perfection

Human nature seeks flawlessness and beauty, and God is theabsolute perfection and eternal beauty. When one is in deepinfatuation with someone or something, whatever the field to whichthey belong and whatever the object of their love, since theyidentify perfection with them, they concentrate all their attention totheir beloved. They long for an absolute magnificence and

perfection which has no defect. If they reach anything greater to ittheir heart turns away from the original ideal and towards anothersuperior one. One by one every mans objects of desire will showtheir unfaithfulness and man with a broken heart will turn his loveelsewhere. There is no other beloved except the perfect beingtowards whom human nature is directed, the only beloved that willnot disappoint anyone eternally. All other love which is love for

I ha ve tu rned my fa ce to wa rds hi m whocrea ted the hea vens a nd the ea rth HolyQuran (6:79)

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How to Re ciproc at e Godsow to Re ciproc at e GodsLoveove

Act in a Manner that would Please God

Aside from the fact that one who loves God is loved by him, a real love forGod prompts one to prove that if someone really loves him he would act in amanner that would please him. God says to Prophet Muhammad to tell thepeople in the Quran:

Through invocation one can gradually lift himself from the material worldinto the next world. A lover enjoys talking to his beloved, strives at every

chance to do so, and feels the pain of separation when they are not in

proximity of their beloved.

Invocation

Remember the name of the lord at morning and evening. Holy Quran

(76:25)

Say, if you love God, then follow me, and God will love you and forgive youyour sins, and God is forgiving and Merciful (3:31)

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Ayatullah Baqir Al-Sadr

In our world, there can be no truth except that of Allah's good

pleasure. Had the Imam worked for worldly gains, he would

have been the most miserable person. Yet when he worked for

Allah, he said on his deathbed "By the God of the Ka'aba, I am

a successful person". This world is not for the students of

theology. A student looking for this world can get neither thisworld nor the next. Therefore, it is incumbent upon us, as

students, to confine our efforts to seeking the next world for this

world has no value to us.

http://al-islam.org/beliefs/philosophy/sadrspeech.html

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How t o Re ci proca te God s Lov eNothing should come into conflict with your love for God

Man must separate God from imitative beloveds, enhance his seeking and need

through spiritual discipline under the guidance of an educated, and wipe out all

things other than God including himself so only God can be the core of his

adoration.

Imam Ali once said:Blessed is he who sincerely devotes the entirety of his actions, knowledge,

love, hatred, receiving, relinquishing, speech, silence, deeds, and

statements absolutely to Allah.

Al-Majlisi, Bihar Al-Anwar, vol.77, p.289.

Imam Sadiq said once, The heart is the sanctuary of God, therefore donot settle therein anything but God.

Al-Majlisi, Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 70, p.25.

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How to Reciprocate Gods Love

If God asks us to give

our lives to protect

innocent lives or ourterritorial integrity or

similar to, we

shouldnt let our love

for this world or any

other distraction i.e.family, wealth, power,

etc. avert us from

striving in his way.

Nothing should come into conflict with your love for GodNothing should come into conflict with your love for God

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Say, If you r fath er s an d you rso ns , yo ur breth ren and you rwi ves, you r ki nsfolk an d th epro perty you have acq uired, th eco mme rce you fear may slac kenan d th e dwell in gs which youlove- if th ese are clearer to youth an Go d an d his ap ostle an dstr ivi ng in his way, th en wa it tillGod brin gs his co mmand; Goddoes not gu ide an un go dlypeop le.

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No o ne is more wort hy of loveand genui ne af fecti on th anthe divin e bei ng.

Love isthe mostimpo rtantprin cipleofexis tencein t herealworl d.

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Love Allah (S WT )By: Unkn ow n Aut ho rThy love has infa tua ted me ;O my Allah, I l ove Thee!Thy l ove i s so sweet, rea lly;

O my A llah, I l ove Thee!Neit her weal th plea seth me,Nor do I worry abo ut poverty.Thy love, alone, mak es me happy;O my All ah, I l ove Thee!

Thou hast commanded us to pray ,And advised to keep in the ri ghtway;Thine bl essi ngs t o enj oy inendless way.O my All ah , I love Thee!

The na fs I have is so trea cherous;Poor me, with th is being so lech erous!I've fo und the rea l deli ght, so gorgeous:O my All ah, I l ove Thee! Doing the prayer s properly,And al so earning the w orldly,Is what I do da il y and ni ghtly.O my Alla h, I love Thee!

Love is no t only wo rds, O Hi lmi!Thy All ah c ommandeth drudg ery ;Let y our manners test ify t o thee!O my Al lah, I love Thee!

Isla m's enemies are so many ,Attac king the rel ig ion i nsi diously ;How could one ev er sit idl y!O my Allah, I love Thee! A lover si mply will not sit lazily,Lest h is dar ling should be hur t sli ghtly .Silenc e th e enem y, and then say honestly :O my Al lah, I love Thee!

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