| This book is the English edition of the Shaykh's famous book, "Ishq Ilahi." The book discusses basic principles of our love for Allah based on the Quran, Sunnah, and the noble tradition of our great scholars. Of note are the dozens of poems translated from Arabic and Urdu, which highlight the concepts discussed.
€The face of one who sincerely loves Allah (swt) glows with the spiritual radiance of love. When some of the rulers from the Successors [Tabi'in] sent a delegation to collect the jizya [tax] from the disbeliveers, the latter refused to pay. The officials asked, €Why do you refuse to pay us when you used to pay the jizya to our forefathers?€ The disbeliveers replied, €When your forefathers used to come, their clothes were old and torn, their hair was disheveled, and their eyes were streaked with red due to worshipping throughout the night. Yet their faces were so awe-inspiring that we were unable to raise our eyes toward them. Your characteristics are not like theirs, nor will you be as just. Be gone, we well not give you anything.€ |