Al-‘Ibaadah which we are commanded to perform includes the meaning of humility and love,
it contains extreme humility before Allah ( The Almighty God) together with the extreme love for Him . The uppermost level of love is the extreme adoration (Tatayum) and its lowermost level is the interest, because the heart is first interested in the beloved. After the interest comes the affection, then the love, and finally the extreme adoration. In Arabic “Taym-u-Allah” (the adorer of Allah) is used to mean “Abd-u-Allah” (the worshiper of Allah) because the adorer is the one who yields completely to his lover.
One who submits to someone with hatred is not worshiping him. And one who loves someone without submitting to him is likewise not worshiping him; this is like a man who loves his son and friends. Therefore, neither love nor submission alone are sufficient in worshiping Allah . Allah must be loved most by Al-‘Abd ( creatures)and He must be the greatest of all in his sight. Nothing deserves complete love and submission except Allah . It is a futile love when anything has been loved for other than the sake of Allah . And whatever has been highly regarded without it being by the Command of Allah, its glorification is rejected.
The love for Allah and Ar-Rasool should override any other love.
Al-‘Ibaadah which we are commanded to perform includes the meaning of humility and love, it contains extreme humility before Allah together with theextreme love for Him . The
uppermost level of love is the extreme adoration (Tatayum) and its lowermost level is the interest, because the heart is first interested in the beloved. After the interest comes the affection, then the love, and finally the extreme adoration. In Arabic “Taym-u-Allah” (the adorer of Allah) is used to mean “Abd-u-Allah” (the worshiper of Allah) because the adorer is the one who yields completely to his lover.
One who submits to someone with hatred is not worshiping him. And one who loves someone without submitting to him is likewise not worshiping him; this is like a man who loves his son and friends. Therefore, neither love nor submission alone are sufficient in worshiping Allah . Allah must be loved most by Al-‘Abd and He must be the greatest of all in his sight. Nothing deserves complete love and submission except Allah . It is a futile love when anything has been loved for other than the sake of Allah . And whatever has been highly regarded without it being by the Command of Allah, its glorification is rejected.
The love for Allah and Ar-Rasool should override any other love.
Allah loves:
Those who do good deeds (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:195)
Those who ask Him for forgiveness ((Surah Al-Baqarah 2:222)
Those who purify themselves (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:222)
Those who are Allah-fearing (Surah Imrân 3:76)
Those who are steadfast (Surah Imrân 3:146)
Those who trust Him (Surah Imrân 3:159)
Those who act justly (Surah Maida 5:42)
Those who strive for His cause (Surah Saff 61:4)
Those who follow His Prophet (Surah Imrân 3:31)
Allah does not love:
The aggressors (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:190)
The disbelievers (Surah Imrân 3:32)
Those who inflict injustice (Surah Imrân 3:57)
Evil (Surah Maida 5:64) and evil doers (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:205)
Those who are arrogant (Surah Nisa 4:36)
Those who spend lavishly (Surah Anaam 6:141)