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10 steps to Love....
ummnajmah
12/09/04 at 16:07:48
[slm]Sisters and Brothers.I hope you are all doing good today inshallah :D .I was listening to a lecture on love by a sister and wanted to share a few things.Alot of us at times feel empty or feel our eeman is little or in need of some serious help. She talked of 10 steps to develop love for Allah(SWT) and His messenger (SAW) by Shaykh Ibn Al Qayeem.

1) Reciting the Quran, memorizing and contemplating the meanings and it's intent. You don't have to overwhelm yourself but take time each day to recite a few verses, memorize them and find their meaning as the Prophet(SAW)'s companions used to do.
2) Drawing closer to Allah(SWT) through performing optional deeds after practising Obligatory duties. Do not just pray the regular salah, make the effort to pray the nafl. Do not just fast during Ramadhan, try fasting on a Monday or Thursday etc.
3)Be continous in Dhikr(rememberance of Allah(SWT)) with toungue, heart and limbs under alll circumstances. When you are happy with something say alhamdulillah, when a tragedy hits remember Allah(SWT) and soon it will be second nature to you.
4)Always give precedence over what Allah(SWT) before personal precedence.Even if you do not like what you have to do ask yourself is it what Allah(SWT) wishes for me to do etc
5)Contemplate and deliberate over Allah(SWT)'s attributes. Learn Allah(SWT)'s names and what they mean.
6)Recognize and remember favors and bounties of Allah(SWT)i.e those that manifest or are within your knowledge. There are times that Allah(SWT) will test you and in these times how will you react? Remember how Prophet Ayub(AS) was tested with so much and his strong belief got him thorough mashallah!
7)Be humble and submissive towards Allah(SWT).
8)Be in seclusion reciting the Quran towards the final 3rd of the night when others are asleep.Allah(SWT) loves the one who leaves his/her bed in order to pray, seek forgiveness or recite the Quran.
9)Sit in gatherings where there are true and sincere in their love for Allah(SWT).With such people you will hear about deen and abstain from vain talk or gossiping. These people will inshallah encourage you towards good.
10)Stay clear of all those causes which distance the heart from Allah(SWT).

Inshallah, I hope with this steps inshallah, all of us will try to love Allah(SWT) first before anyone else because after doing so, everything else will inshallah fall into place.If we choose to love another human being more, they will pass away but Allah(SWT) is everlasting.
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