بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ In Swahih al-Bukhari , it is recorded on the authority of Sayyidatina ‘Aishah bint Abu Bakr ( r.a. ), that the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) said, “Souls are like conscripted soldiers; those whom they recognise, they get along with, and those whom they do not recognise, they will not get along with.” And so, someone asked why it is so when we are supposed to love everyone and not hate. Mawlana Wahshi Kirmani ( q.s. ) wrote: “Every heart that is not aflame is no heart; A frozen heart is nothing but a handful of clay. O God! Give me a breast that sets ablaze, And in that breast a heart and that heart consumed with fire.” The following is taken from another source, author unknown. In Islam, the concept of love is one of the most important concepts. This fact manifests itself in Islamic philosophy, theology, mysticism and ethics; indeed, in some aspects, it plays the crucial role. For e...
