give the call to righteousness. May Allah Almighty give us the ability to serve the religion with sincerity.

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

What is love and devotion?

Dear Islamic brothers! We were hearing about the poetry of A’la Hadratرَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه  and his devotion to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

Imam Ghazali رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه defines love in the following manner: ‘Love’ is for one to be inclined towards a pleasant thing. When this inclination becomes firm and intense, it is known as ‘devotion.’ (Ihya-ul-Uloom, vol. 5, p. 6)

What is devotion to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم?

Dear Islamic brothers! The summary of Imam Ghazali’s رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه statement is that the establishing of a connection with a likeable thing is love, and when this connection becomes intense, it is known as devotion.

The requirements of devotion to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

Even if a Muslim is non-practicing, he still has devotion for Allah Almighty and His Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and this should be the case. Let us listen to the requirements of love and devotion, and its signs:

The scholars of Islam state: The requisite and sign of having love and devotion for Allah Almighty and His Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is that one performs those actions that entail following and obeying them.

Sayyiduna Sahl Bin Abdullah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: ‘A sign of loving Allah Almighty is to love the Quran, a sign of loving the Quran is to love the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, a sign of loving the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is to love his Sunnah; and a sign of having love for all of them is to love the hereafter, and a sign of loving the hereafter is to have animosity towards the world, beyond