Love for Allah (SWT), Lovefor God is the foundationof Islamic belief

The Noble Qur'an says: "The believers are stronger in their love for
Allah." (Surah Al-Baqara, 2:165)
According to Islamic teaching, the minimum expectation from believers
is that God should have the first place in their heart, in the sense
that no other love may override one's love for God; God should be the
highest and foremost object of love. The Noble Qur'an says:
Say: If your fathers and your sons and your brethren and your mates
and your kinsfolk and property which you have acquired, and the
slackness of trade which you fear and dwellings which you like, are
dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His way,
then wait till Allah brings about His command: and Allah does not
guide the transgressing people. (Surah Al-Tawba, 9:24)
This verse clearly indicates that one's love for God has to be
superior to one's love for everything else that one may come to love
in one's life. This superiorityshows itself when the love for God and
for His religion comes in conflict with one's love for one's personal
belongings. In this case, a believer should be able to sacrifice his
personal favourite things for the sake of God. For example,if God asks
us to give our lives to protect innocent lives or our territorial
integrity or the like, we should not let our love for this world or
any other distraction i.e. family, wealth, power, etc. prevent us from
striving in His way. And nothing should come into conflict with our
love for God. The Noble Qur'an says:
Allah has not made for any man two hearts in his (one) body. (Surah
Al-Ahzab, 33:4)
Imam Ali (as)would always spend time with his children. Once he was
sitting in his house with his young children. Sayyida Zainab (sa)then
asked, "Dear, father, do you love me?" Imam Ali (as) said, "Yes, of
course, my children are like a part of my heart". On hearing this, she
said, "You also love Allah (SWT). How can two lovesbe in one heart of
a true believer, the love of Allah(SWT) and that of children?"
Imam Ali (as) smiled and replied, "Love Allah (SWT)and for the sake of
His love, you love His creatures; children and fellow beings too. I
love you for the sake of Allah (SWT)."
Hence love for God is the foundation of Islamic belief, the foundation
on which man is to establish the principles of his faith (Iman). Hence
with one heart one cannot choose two beloveds.
Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (as)said once, "The heart is the sanctuary of God,
therefore do not settle therein anything but God."
Hadith Qudsi says, "Neither [the vastness of] My earth, nor [that
of]My heaven can contain Me. Indeed it is the heart of the man of
faith whichcan contain Me."
Urdu Couplet says: Kaba Kitna Khush Kismat Hai, Ke Yeh Allah (SWT) Ka
Ghar Hai, Lekin Is Mein Allah Nahi Rehta, Momin Kaba Se Bhi Ziada
Khush Kismat Hai, Jis Ke Dil Mein Allah (SWT) Rehta Hai.
The history of Islam is fullof memories of those who embodied a
sincere and overwhelming love for God and His religion. One of those
who full-heatedly devoted himself to Islam was Bilal al-Habashi, a
black slave. The pagans of Quraysh in Makkah subjected him to torture
asking him to mention names of their idols express his belief in them
and disbelieve in Islam. They tormented him under the burning Sun by
laying him on scorching sand and putting heavy rocks on his chest. Abu
Bakr, a richcompanion (Sahabi) of Prophet Muhammad (saw), was passing
by when he heard the cry ofBilal. He went close and advised him to
hide his belief, but Bilal was not prepared to do so; since "love was
ever rebelliousbecomes deadly."
Another example love forIslam is Imam Hussayn ibn Ali (sa), who said:
"OhGod, I have left the worldin Your love. Am ready to make my
children orphans in Your love. My heart could not divert towards
anybody but You. Even if You cut my body into pieces in Your love."

Love in Islam (Al-Hubb Al-Islam)

Every heart that is not aflame is no heart;
A frozen heart is nothing but a handful of clay.
O God! Give me a breast that sets ablaze,
And in that breast a heartand that heart consumed with fire.
In Islam, the concept of love is one of the most important concepts.
This fact manifests itself in Islamic philosophy, theology, mysticism
and ethics; indeed, in some aspects, it plays the crucial role. For
example, in defining the Islamic point of view on the relation between
God and Universe in general, and between God and Mankind in
particular, love has the most significant and profound place. Love is
so central in Islam that it is seep as "the firmest handhold offaith"
and "faith (Iman) isnothing but love for the sake of God and hate for
the sake of God".
Ibn Abbas reported that Messenger of Allah (Peaceand blessings of
Allah be upon him) said: "The strongest faith is to be sincere for the
sake of Allah, to hate for the sakeof Allah (Tabarra), to lovefor the
sake of Allah (Tawalla), and to discard for the sake of Allah."
There is a tendency among some people to think that there should be no
hate at all. These people assume that excellence and nobility
ofcharacter and "being sociable" consist of having all men one's
friends. Certainly Islam recommends Muslims to love people and
optimizecompassionate and sincere relationship with them, even if they
do not believe in Islam or in God. However, it is not feasible for a
person whohas principles in his life and has devoted his life to
realize sacred values to be indifferent to evil and oppressive deeds
of wrongdoers and make friendship with everybody. Such a
personcertainly will have some enemies, whether he likes it or not.
There are always good people in the society and bad people. Good and
bad are two opposite poles. Attraction towards the good is not
possible without repulsion from the bad.
When two human beings attract each other and their hearts wish for
them to be friends and companions with one another, we should look for
a reason for that. The reason is nothing other than similarity and
resemblance. Unless there is a similarity between these two persons,
they cannot attract one another and move towards friendship with each
other, as saying goes, Birds of same feather flock together.
Maulana Rumi in his Mathnavi mentions fine story that illustrate this fact.
The story relates to a wise man that saw a Raven who had formed
affection for a Stork. They perched together and flew together! The
wise man could not understand how two birds of two different species
that had no similarity either in shape or in colour with each other
could be friends. He went close and discovered that both of them had
only one leg.
The same idea is emphasized by Imams of the Household ( Ahlul Bayt)
of Prophet Muhammad (saw). For example, Fudayl ibn Yasar, a disciple,
asked Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (as) whether love and hatred derive from
faith (Iman). Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (as) replied: "Is faith anythingbut
love and hate?"
It is also narrated that Imam al-Baqir (as), stated that: Religion
(Deen) is love and love is religion.
As these statements and traditions indicate, love plays an important
and significant role. Hence it deserves our close attention in order
that we may discover the real meaning of the concept of love in Islam.
First of all, some questions come to the mind. What is the kind of
love that has been emphasized by Islam? Who is the object of this
special kind of love? Why should the believers havethis kind of love
and what purpose does it serve?
Love in Islam can be broadly categorized into:Love for God, love for
Prophet Muhammad (saw) and his Household (Ahlul Bayt), and love for
the faithful.

ATLAS OF CREATION

The fossil record is perhaps the most important evidence that
demolishes the theory of evolution's claims. Fossils reveal that life
forms on Earth have never undergone even the slightest change and have
never developed into one another. Examining the fossil record, we see
that living things are exactly the same today as they were hundreds of
millions of years ago—in other words, that they never underwent
evolution. Evenduring the most ancient periods,life forms emerged
suddenly with all their complex structures–with the perfect and
superior features, just as do their counterparts today.
This demonstrates one indisputable fact: Living things did not come
into being throughthe imaginary processes of evolution. All the living
things that have ever existed on Earth were created by God. This fact
ofcreation is once again revealed in the traces left behind them
byflawless living things.
This book will provide you with not only such information as what
fossils are and where and how they are found, but also a closer
examination of a variety of fossil specimens, millions of years old,
that are still able to declare, "We never underwent evolution; we were
created." The fossils discussed and illustrated in this book are just
afew examples of the hundreds of millions of specimens that prove the
fact of creation. And even these few are enough to prove that the
theory of evolution is a major hoax and deception in the history of
science.

AL-HAYY, (The Living)

He is the Living —there is no deity but Him—so call upon Him,making
your religion sincerely His. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the
worlds. (Surah Ghafir, 65)
Being weak, what we can actually do is very limited. After we are
born, we spend 5-10 years developing our intelligencethrough education
and need constant care. Later on, we spend a great deal of time
meeting our bodily needs (e.g., sleeping, and working to acquirefood,
clothing, and a place to live) and keeping ourselves cleanand fresh.
Almost one-quarter of our life is spent in sleep. No matter how much
we resist the need to sleep and use that time to engage in other
activities, we cannot endure sleep deprivation for more than a few
days. Indeed, such a lack of sleep affects our nervous systems by
leaving us drowsy and unable to concentrate, and leads to poor memory
and physical performance. If sleep deprivation continues, mood swings
may develop.
All creatures have a fragile nature. Allah, the Creator of all beings,
is al-Hayy (The Living). Hecontrols everything at every moment, knows
everything, andhas power over all things. He is not subject to
drowsiness or sleep, and is exalted above all forms of weakness. He
gives various weaknesses to His servants, and commands them to
recognize these weaknesses, serve Him, and ask Him for everything.
Given these inherent weaknesses, we turn to our Lord, aware that we
cannot live for another second unless He wills it. Several verses
inform us about this attribute, as follows:
Allah, there is no deity but Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining.
(Surah Al 'Imran,2)
Put your trust in the Living, Whodoes not die, and glorify Him with
praise. He is well aware of the wrong actions of His servants. (Surat
al-Furqan, 58)
Faces will be humbled to the Living, the All-Sustaining, and anyone
weighed down with wrongdoing will have failed. (Surah Ta Ha, 111)