Read Slowly , What is love, according to Islam? yahoos best answer Hmm, What is Love? Baby dont hurt me, dont hurt me, no more. Dan dan dan.. jp No but in all seriousness this is a good question, one which we generally find little mention of the topic. However, I do believe that to an extent everyone already implicitly understands love, in the same way that hate and fear are also understood. Now, while asking what Islam says about love is pretty vague, I do still believe we can make some generalizations. But, before I go there allow me first to paraphrase what this one brother said in a lecture about the western mentality of love, and that is that love is not a rose and love is not giving a girl a ride in your BMW. Likewise, I would obviously agree that love isnt measured by the material possessions, for if this were really true, then the rich and famous would have been the happiest of people. Love, in Islam is simple, for we are first instructed to love one another for the sake of Allah (swt), and that even if complications arise we should do our best to settle them in the best conduct. For this is what would be most pleasing to God, and hence I believe that our love, hope, and fear of Allah (swt) should be our primary rubric for all aspects of life, including love. Even when God has already placed therein mercy, love, and comfort between much of mankinds social ties (one example of this can be seen in how the Quran mentions that men and women compliment one another, as if we were both garments for each other). Hence, by following both our morally sound human inclinations and obey Allah (swt) at the same time, we cant but help find that love is bound to be a by product of this approach. And in that light, I will show my parents I love for example by doing as they ask, or better yet voluntarily helping them and doing actions which would be pleasing to them. We are to do as the Quran says, when it instructs to lower the wings of humility to our parents, that we must respect them, bite our tongues, and remove our egos. Further still, we can find many example of how the Prophet (saaw) interacted with his wives, as well as how he instructed us to conduct ourselves with them as well. One beautiful hadith in this regard is when the Prophet Muhammad (saaw) said: Whatever you spend is considered charity even the mouthful that you put in your wifes mouth. This shows, that even the smallest of kindness between husband and wife are blessings, as much as they are acts of love that they share. The Prophet (saaw) and his wife Aisha (r.a.), would even race with one another out of playfulness. So, In other words, we may or may not all have our own vague understandings of love, but I feel that whether or not we have a good grasp of love, it should still inevitably emanate from our relationships. Given, that we are being kind to one another, while at the same time fulfilling the rights of all our varying relationships as outline by Allah (swt), and the Prophet Muhammad (saaw). Therefore, Alhamdulilah we have Islam as our guidance to all aspect of life. Peace P.s. - Here are just some other verses and hadith: And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquility with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect. 30:21 ..But, live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them it may be that ye dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good. 4:19 Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are near, neighbours who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess: For Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious 4:37 Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing. 2:263 Allah (SWT) said in a Hadith Qudsi about his righteous subject: “When I (Allah (SWT)) love him I (Allah (SWT)) become the ears by which he hears, the eyes by which he sees, and the hands by which he grasps, and the feet with which he walks. When he asks Me I bestow upon him and when he seeks my protection, I protect him.”‘ Source(s):
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