“One who loves for the sake of Allah alone and hates for the sake of Allah alone; and whatever he gives for the sake of Allah alone; and whatever he withholds, withhold for the sake of Allah alone, indeed, he perfects his Imãn.” (Abu Dã’wood). Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) explains that to be a true believer ones love and enmity, affections, relations and transactions should have only one purpose; to seek Allah’s pleasure. Without this one’s Imãn will not be complete. The greater the deficiency in this respect, the more defective the Imãn. Supreme Loyalty to Allah Even today we see that only those are considered real and true followers of a creed or ideology who are loyal to it with their heart and soul. Every creed in the world desires such adherents and no creed can prevail in the world except through such followers. However, there is a difference between Islãm and other creeds and ideologies. Although others demand from men total loyalty and dedication, they in fact have no such right upon him, their claims are entirely unjustified. But Allah, for whom Islãm demands the sacrifice of life has a right upon us. Everything must be given in this way, for whatever exists in the heaven and on earth belongs to Allah. Man himself and whatever he possesses, and whatever lies within him, all belong to Allah. It is therefore in perfect harmony with justice as well as reason that whatever belongs to Allah must be reserved only for Him. Whatever sacrifice is made for Allah is in reality a payment of what is due.
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