Love of God

LOVE OF GOD expresses our love for God. It would be right to say that Alhamdulillah, Praise be to God, signifies love for God. Praising God means loving God. Gratitude to God also means loving God. Remembering God also indicates a strong love and affection for God. The Quran says: “Remembrance of God gives one’s heart peace of mind”. (13:28) This means, moreover, that it is only the love of God which can give man peace of mind in the real sense. Belief in God begins with the discovery of God. In the Quran, this discovery is called maarifah, or the realization of God. When the realization of God becomes part and parcel of one’s existence in the real sense, all those high and noble manifestations expressed in such words as love, gratitude, and remembrance of God come into evidence. Love of God is a part of faith. This has been a part of the teachings of many revealed religions. For example, in the Bible, it is stated in both the Old Testament as well as in the New Testament that: