Mercy: Day 7 – Love
Love is one of the greatest mercies endowed among humans. It binds us together and is the impetus that fuels our ever growing population and what makes us hold on to those who have passed away. However to often love is mistaken for infatuation and unsubstantiated passion. Love is much deeper than that and while those feelings do come along with love in some cases, true love does not need those facets to exist and grow between us.
Love is that emotion, that emotive force that drives the lover to do anything for the sake of the beloved willingly without hesitation even if it is not in the best interest of the lover. The lover not only loves the beloved, but loves everything that the beloved does, or makes, or says. And when the there is reciprocation, a bond is formed between the lover and the beloved that can’t be broken. Compassion forges it way in that bond as well and protects each from harming one another.
As love grows it becomes a safe haven, a port of protection from the ravages of an unruly world out for self gain and self aggrandizement and it fills the heart until it flows over its brim and spills out into the world to infect others who happen to be too close to the outpouring.
When this love is directed towards the Creator, the lover’s love becomes unlimited and extends to everything that the Creator has ever touched, done or will do as everything is in the fold the the Creator’s Will. In fact one of the 99 beautiful names of God happens to be The Loving as our Creator is indeed One that Loves His creation so much so that even in spite of our transgressions we still enjoy every blessing we could think of. But to love the creation like that, for the sake of the our Beloved, The Loving, would move us to a high station indeed. What mercy could extend to others if we loved them the way God loves them? How much violence would remain in the world? How many wars would cease? How few there would be that were hungry, or thirsty, or homeless or orphaned? What a world this would be if our hearts popped with the Mercy of Love!
My Heart Pops
Till Tomorrow, Peace.
Anjeza Ceco on 30 Dec 2010 at 2:27 pm #
Assalamu alaikum.
May Allah reward you for this post. I don’t think that there is a more important topic to talk about than love. Love is the key to all goodness. May God allow us to love all of His creation for His love ameen.
Youssef Ismail on 31 Dec 2010 at 3:23 am #
I hope so too Anjeza. Assalamu ‘Alaikum.