بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
One of the most prominent attributes of the hidden treasure mentioned in
the saying ''I was a secret treasure. I wanted to be known and so I created
creation'' is absolute grace. Allah Almighty did not desire this mysterious,
infinite and imperceptible grace to be concealed, so He created creation.
A small drop of His infinite love was granted to this universe and to this earth.
Thus, the earth gained superiority over other creations; Allah also created the
human being, the most honorable creature, from the earth.
Allah, who created all creatures with love,made them a sign of His artistry and
perfection. The existence of the human being as a divine masterpiece has
become the perfect manifestation of love and kindness. For the purpose of this
world's creation was not solely to adorn it with green fields, valleys, vast deserts
and mountains; it was the human being - the spring of love and the quintessence
of creation. For that reason, the honor of a human being is in direct proportion
his preserving this objective of his own creation.
Furthermore, since the reason for creation is love, the attribute of love is present
as a natural inclination in all creatures. Even a scorpion's conveyance of its off-
spring on its back is the result of this love.
This inclination of love is at its peak in a human being, the most honorable of
creatures. Nevertheless, in this world filled with trials and tribulations, man will
obtain the reward of his love to the extent of the worthiness of his beloved. This
means that the human heart, created with the ability of infinite love, can only
reach perfection if its possessor directs his tendency towards love of Allah. He
cannot help himself by pursuing inferior and useless goals - ultimately life would
end in disappointment. In other words, only as long as man devotes to Allah
and those beloved Him his natural tendency to love, can he acquire the blessing
to ascend spiritually to the extent of his devotion.
Indeed, divine tests inflicted upon a human being depend upon how he directs
his love. It is because of this rule that Allah granted human nature negative
inclinations as well as positive ones. Allah has granted human beings a share
of His three great attributes: 1) absolute existence, 2) absolute grace and
3) absolute good; but He also impaired him with the opposite of these attributes:
1) absolute non- existence, 2) absolute ugliness and 3) absolute evil. In this
context, the Qur'an says : ''And He inspired it (the soul) [with conscience
of] what is wrong for it and what is right for it.'' (Shams 91:8)
These are the two infinite, diametrically opposite poles to which human beings are
attracted throughout their lives. It must be realized that the greatest misfortune of
man is his inclination towards the negative pole. Those who are inclined to this
pole are so blinded that they only admire themselves and their actions. This is a
big weakness. Such heedlessness that prevents the human being from realising
his or her full potential. It is also the most harmful spiritual illness and great
arrogance for a human being who then becomes a foreigner to divine power.
Continued in another post InshaAllah
The Secret in the Love for God
by Osman Nuri Topbas
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
One of the most prominent attributes of the hidden treasure mentioned in
the saying ''I was a secret treasure. I wanted to be known and so I created
creation'' is absolute grace. Allah Almighty did not desire this mysterious,
infinite and imperceptible grace to be concealed, so He created creation.
A small drop of His infinite love was granted to this universe and to this earth.
Thus, the earth gained superiority over other creations; Allah also created the
human being, the most honorable creature, from the earth.
Allah, who created all creatures with love,made them a sign of His artistry and
perfection. The existence of the human being as a divine masterpiece has
become the perfect manifestation of love and kindness. For the purpose of this
world's creation was not solely to adorn it with green fields, valleys, vast deserts
and mountains; it was the human being - the spring of love and the quintessence
of creation. For that reason, the honor of a human being is in direct proportion
his preserving this objective of his own creation.
Furthermore, since the reason for creation is love, the attribute of love is present
as a natural inclination in all creatures. Even a scorpion's conveyance of its off-
spring on its back is the result of this love.
This inclination of love is at its peak in a human being, the most honorable of
creatures. Nevertheless, in this world filled with trials and tribulations, man will
obtain the reward of his love to the extent of the worthiness of his beloved. This
means that the human heart, created with the ability of infinite love, can only
reach perfection if its possessor directs his tendency towards love of Allah. He
cannot help himself by pursuing inferior and useless goals - ultimately life would
end in disappointment. In other words, only as long as man devotes to Allah
and those beloved Him his natural tendency to love, can he acquire the blessing
to ascend spiritually to the extent of his devotion.
Indeed, divine tests inflicted upon a human being depend upon how he directs
his love. It is because of this rule that Allah granted human nature negative
inclinations as well as positive ones. Allah has granted human beings a share
of His three great attributes: 1) absolute existence, 2) absolute grace and
3) absolute good; but He also impaired him with the opposite of these attributes:
1) absolute non- existence, 2) absolute ugliness and 3) absolute evil. In this
context, the Qur'an says : ''And He inspired it (the soul) [with conscience
of] what is wrong for it and what is right for it.'' (Shams 91:8)
These are the two infinite, diametrically opposite poles to which human beings are
attracted throughout their lives. It must be realized that the greatest misfortune of
man is his inclination towards the negative pole. Those who are inclined to this
pole are so blinded that they only admire themselves and their actions. This is a
big weakness. Such heedlessness that prevents the human being from realising
his or her full potential. It is also the most harmful spiritual illness and great
arrogance for a human being who then becomes a foreigner to divine power.
Continued in another post InshaAllah
The Secret in the Love for God
by Osman Nuri Topbas
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