1, page 264: The beloved servants of Allah love Allah more than all of creation. Living and dying for the love of Allah Almighty is the purpose of their lives.

They prefer the pleasure of Allah over their own happiness, abandon their comfortable beds to remain in prostration, weep in His remembrance, yearn to attain His pleasure, spend the long winter nights in worship, and endure the long summer days in fasting.

They love for the sake of Allah, harbour enmity for His sake, give for his sake, and withhold for His sake. They are grateful for His blessings, patient in times of hardship, and trust Allah in every circumstance. They entrust all their affairs to Allah, remain ever-ready to act upon His commands, and keep their hearts free from the love of others besides Him.

They love those whom Allah loves and hate those whom Allah hates. They obey the beloveds of Allah and love the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم wholeheartedly. They recite the Book of Allah, keep the special servants of Allah close to their hearts, love them, , seek their company to increase their love for Allah, and show reverence to them out of reverence for Allah.

All of these matters, and countless others besides them, are both signs and requisites of Divine love.^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers! These are the requisites of having love for Allah Almighty. If someone claims to have Divine love, how should he spend his days and nights? His head should be bowed in the court of Allah; he should weep in His remembrance; his heart  restless for His pleasure, and he should spend his days in observing fasts and nights in performing worship.

Dear Islamic brothers! Surely, we must strive to nurture within ourselves the love of Allah. Allah once said to Prophet Dawūd عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم: O Dawūd! If you wish to love Me, dispel the love of the world from your heart, for My love and the love of the world cannot gather in one heart. O Dawūd! Whoever loves Me offers Tahajjud in the night for Me while people are sleeping. He remembers Me in solitude while the heedless are negligent of My remembrance , and he