SEERATUL MUSTAQEEM

Salaam aleikum all,

I haven’t been writing for a while but have been occupied by work and reflections of life….some good – some not so good…but that’s life though…

Moving back to Sweden have made me realize what I should have done when I was away and lived amongst the Muslims….I should have been more careful learning things that my fellow Muslims could have benefitted from.  I have realized that for example in my city, there are only very few that have knowledge in everyday issues like Hijamah or washing the dead.  What if I die and no one is available to wash me? Or know how to pray on me? Subhana Allah, what a horrible thought!!!!

So I asked a brother who knows how to wash dead,  to teach a couple of other brothers by doing a study circle, and they can teach others in new circles etc ….we have to re-capture knowledge before its all gone. Only with knowledge can our umma be strong and prosper.  In this hadith related by Bukhari and Muslim Mu´awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan (raa) said:  I heard the Messenger of Allah say:

"If Allah wants to do good to a person, he makes him very knowledgeable in the Deen."

Ya Allah, you know how much I crave for that good….

"And say: My Lord increase me in knowledge."

(Qur'an, Ta-Ha 20:114)

Sometimes the knowledge might seem heavy to gain but without knowledge mankind is lost, and seeking for it is obligatory on us.

Abu Hurayrah relates that the Prophet said,

"For him who embarks on the path of seeking knowledge, Allah will ease for him the way to paradise." (Related by Muslim)

If no Hadith on the importance of knowledge besides this one had been uttered by the Prophet , it would have been enough for Muslims.  

I often hear people saying that they don’t know so much so they prefer not to speak but one should keep in mind that even the smallest thing might be valuable to another person. The Prophet (saas) said:

"Convey (what you learn from me) even if only one verse…" (Related by Bukhari)

And  the Prophet (saas) also said:

"May Allah brighten the face of the person who hears what I say and retains it, then conveys it to others: for sometimes one who hears from another remembers it better than the original hearer himself." (Related by Ahmad and Tirmithi)

So, let us embark on the road to paradise; let us seek knowledge today

Now, onto my next subject….acting upon your knowledge…which seem far more complicated

"Verily We have created man into toil and struggle… Have We not made for him a pair of eyes; and a tongue, and a pair of lips; and shown him the two ways (obedience and disobedience)?"

(Qur'an, Al-Balad 90:4-10)

Allah  (swt) has given us the Quran as a guidance to what is right or wrong and the Prophet (saas) as an instructor of how to implement it to our lives. Living here in Sweden I have had a hard time seeing so many sisters abandoning hijab. On a personal note, it makes it difficult for me to recognize them and spread my salams coz I am new here. It also makes me jealous that all men will be able to see of my sister’s bodies what they don’t have the right to. 

 If there is one thing that signifies piety, humility, modesty, obedience, and righteousness all at the same time, it is the Hijab. Some associate it with the identity of a Muslim woman, a physical proof of her religious belief, and a dress code enjoined upon her by Allah. It also represents the cornerstone to building a clean, pure, righteous and moral society. Not only does it protect us from unwanted attention, it also invites respect and formality. And most of all, it is 'Ibadah (worship), which is anything we do that pleases Allah in our speech and action.

So why should we wear it? Although there are a lot of logical and experiential answers to this question, the most profound answer is this: Allah has commanded us to, and that is reason enough. Our Creator knows us more than we know ourselves. He fashioned our every want, need, proportion and nature so He knows what is good for us and what would bring us harm. We must realize that there is always wisdom behind all of Allah's commands. As it is stated in the Qur’an:

"O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies. That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allah is Ever OftForgiving, Most Merciful. ” (Al-Ahzab: 59)

You see, dear sisters, we are the women of Islam. We are special and loved by our Creator. From His love comes protection from evil and commendations to righteousness. Our role models are the women companions of the Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam). We should emulate them, for they were the best of people from the best generation of believers. And yes, all of them wore Hijab.

7 basic points that constitute the Hijab.

These are:

1. Covering all of the body including feet, except what can be shown (i. e. face and hands, although some major scholars have said it is wajib to cover these as well)
2. Clothes should not be such that it would attract attention
3. It is thick and not see-through
4. It is wide and encompassing
5. The clothes and body itself must not have any trace of perfume
6. Clothing does not resemble what is known to be exclusively for males
7. It is not similar to the clothing of a disbeliever

There should be one concept that each and every one of us should realize: everything that is halaal is always beneficial, and everything that is haraam is always harmful. Some of us may think we have ‘plausible’ excuses not to wear it, or think it’s just a minor sin (it’s not), but as a saying goes: “Don’t look at the smallness of the sin; rather, look at the One Whom you’re sinning against. ”

After knowing the certainty of the obligation of wearing the Hijab, it should be clear what should come next. It’s not enough that we accept it as a command from Allah, but we should also wholeheartedly embrace it as our identity, as part of who we are. If we leave something for Allah’s sake, then He will reward us with something better, likewise when we do something that would please Him. And truly Allah loves those who obey Him. No other enticement is more persuasive for us to make the Hijab part of our lives than this promise from Allah:

"Except for those who repent, mend (their lives) hold fast to Allah, and purify their religion as in Allah's sight: if so they will be (numbered) with the believers. And soon will Allah grant to the believers a reward of immense value." (An-Nisaa': 146)

That’s a guarantee.

Another great issue that saddens me is the fact that we are not united in our umma. At least in my city we are facing Muslims arguing with each other for issues that aren’t really important. “he said that  or he did that”, are things we hear every day. But honestly, Muslims, don’t we have bigger problems against far bigger enemies than to choose our brother or sister as our enemy. Only united will we be strong, and we have to remember that the non Muslims will never accept us less we become like them, and even then most probably they will laugh about us not taking our religion seriously

Abu Sayeed reported that the messenger of Allah said:

"You shall follow the practices of those before you, inch by inch and mile by mile, to the degree that if they enter into the hole of a lizard, you will follow them." He was asked: "O messenger of Allah, are they the Jews and Christians?" He replied: "Who else?" (Agreed)

And thinking about how Muslims are being slaughtered all over the world for whatever the reason makes me think about the following hadith.

Thauban reported that the messenger of Allah said:

"It is near that the nations will call one another against you just as the eaters call one another to their dishes." Somebody asked: "Is this because we will be few in numbers that day?" He said: "Nay, but that day you shall be numerous, but you will be like the foam of the sea, and Allah will take the fear of you away from your enemies and will place weakness into your hearts." Somebody asked: "What is this weakness?" He said: "The love of the world and the dislike of death." (Abu Daud)

That we are weak it is no question about and surely we will never be stronger by competing and disagreeing with each other.

Abdullah bin Amr reported that the messenger of Allah said:

"There will come a calamity which will wipe out the Arabs. Their slain will be in hell. The tongue will be more severe in this than the blow of the sword." (Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)

Hearing brothers or sisters speaking bad about each other and separating from each other is very hard on me. With despair in my heart I will leave for today and can only pray for the success of my ummah.

Wa aleikum salaam wr wb

Trust is a big word and a lot of things comes to ones mind when you say trust

Today when I went with the bus to work I saw a young lady with her little dog coming on the bus,

Halfway in the bus the little dog, that she had behind her in a long leash, hesitated and I could see the fear in its eyes. I stopped the lady and told her that she should slow down coz her little dog was afraid to walk and needed time to reach her. I could see that the dog didn’t trust her owner to make the right choices and felt very much left to its own, and she was horrified. This brought my mind to a TV program I watched a while ago…it was about some dog owners who did exercises with their dogs and in the end they would win a price as best couple. One of the exercises was that the dog got wings attached to its back and then the dog should jump from a high place to its owner who stood far, far below. That is a completely un-natural thing for a dog, who would not throw himself right out in the middle of nowhere. Most of the dogs hesitated, some refused but one of the dogs didn’t hesitate for a second when his owner called, he just jumped straight out and landed beside his owner…..it was an amazing feeling to see this…complete trust. He (the dog) knew that his owner would never call him for something he couldn’t manage.

The same goes for Allah (swt), He will never call you to do something you can’t manage. He is your Creator and knows what you can or can’t do. He knows your strengths and weaknesses. Your disabilities and possibilities and yet, it is so hard for us to let go and completely trust Him, knowing that He would never let us down.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Allah puts an angel in charge of the uterus and the angel says, 'O Lord, (it is) semen! O Lord, (it is now ) a clot! O Lord, (it is now) a piece of flesh.' And then, if Allah wishes to complete its creation, the angel asks, 'O Lord, (will it be) a male or a female? A wretched (an evil doer) or a blessed (doer of good)? How much will his provisions be? What will his age be?' So all that is written while the creature is still in the mother's womb." Sahih Bukhari: Volume 8, Book 77, Number 594:

We know that Allah has planned out our jobs and our income. Yet, we may shave our beard or take off the hijab when we go for an interview because we are afraid that we will not get a particular job. There is a huge contradiction in our beliefs here. If we know that what is for us is for us, then why are we going against Allah's orders to achieve the objective. The reason is simple. We are not trusting Allah.

Trust could be to be sure that you will get your salary in the end of the month or that your best friends won’t reveal your secrets when you ask them not to. It could also be that you know that you parents won’t punish you for something you didn’t do or that your spouse won’t run away with the secretary. All these things could change, and are therefore not trustable….you can hope that it will be like that, but trust….never…..anything could happen that will make these things change, not necessarily coz the person had the intention to let you down but because of circumstances.

At some point in our lives, we have all had our trust betrayed. There exist few of us who trust anyone implicitly. The same goes for principles or philosophies. We have trusted them, only to be disappointed. In the same light, we have followed religious scholars, only to find that they too have betrayed us - either by being undereducated or imperfect. Maybe that is why it is so hard for us to let go of ourselves and truly trust Allah.

 How come it’s easier to believe that our best friend won’t tell a secret than to believe that our Creator won’t let us down if we only follow the path He has pointed out to us?

 Ibin Abass narrated that one day he was riding behind Allah's Messenger and he said, "Young man, if you are mindful of Allah, He will be mindful of you, and if you are mindful of Allah, you will find Him before you. When you ask for anything, ask it from Allah, and if you seek help, seek help in Allah. Know that if the people were to unite to do you some benefit, they could benefit you only what Allah has recorded for you, and if they were to unite to do you some injury, they could injure you only with what Allah has recorded for you. The pens are withdrawn and the pages are dry. Ahmad and Tirmidhi (sahih).

It does not matter what you do, obey or disobey, the result will be that you will receive what Allah has ordained for you. You can not add to it or subtract from it. What you do is either benefit yourself with the blessings of obedience or harm yourself with the fruits of your disobedience. We have been told that what is for us can't miss us and what is not for us can't hit us. We have to learn to trust that Allah will take care of us when we obey Him and that He will withdrawal His Great Mercy when we disobey. Every morning the bird goes out to seek the provision Allah has given him, and every night he comes home with it. Allah has promised us our provision.

Umar Ibin Al Khattab narrated that he heard Allah's Messenger say, "If you were to trust in Allah genuinely, He would give you provision as He does for the birds which go out hungry in the morning and come back full in the evening. Tirmidhi and Ibin Majah (sahih).

Also, we need to stop thinking that having done a good where things did not work out as we expected would have turned out differently if we had done the wrong thing instead. Let us say one of us goes to an interview in hijab and then is denied the job. To assume that it was because of the hijab is wrong. We have to remember that this person can not keep Allah's Qadr from us. This interviewer can not stop what Allah wants to happen from happening.

We need to stop thinking that the key to the truth is only what we can understand or what we know. There is a point when we have to submit, be Muslims and say, labaik Allahuma Labaik. We have to obey without fighting it because we know that there is Justice and Mercy in it, even though we can not see it right now. When the verse of hijab was revealed, the ansar women went and immediately covered themselves.

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Safiyyah, daughter of Shaybah, said that Aisha mentioned the women of Ansar, praised them and said good words about them. She then said: When Surat an-Nur came down, they took the curtains, tore them and made head covers (veils) of them. Sunan Abu Dawood: Book 32, Number 4089:

They did not analyze it, or think about how this is an oppression for women or a humiliation or anything of this sort, they obeyed. When the verse forbidding alcohol was revealed, the companions literally spat it out of their mouths. No arguing, no questioning. They trusted that Allah Knows Best. We need to stop worshipping our minds so much and start worshipping Allah more. We need to stop trusting our minds so much and trust Allah more. Trusting in Allah means that when we hear a command, we obey it. We recognize that we are limited and that Allah has no limits. He Knows what we do not know. We do not try to explain away the commands of Allah by saying that it is for another time or another people. We do  not say that what Allah has commanded for us is oppressive. We accept and obey. This is faith and trust.

Something you can be sure about is that Allah will never let you down….but do you dare to trust Him?

There is much reward in trusting Allah, paradise. There is sin in distrusting Him. We need to stop relying on our desires our minds our version of logic and realize that Allah is the one who Knows while we know not. Allah is the Wise, and His judgements are wise by default. Allah is the Just and His verdicts are Just by default. We can not see everything in every issue as Allah can, so why do we insist on believing that our minds can be trusted before or instead of Allah?

Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Seventy thousand people of my Ummah would be admitted into Paradise without rendering any account. They (the companions) said: Who would be those (fortunate persons)? He (the Prophet) said: Those who do not cauterise and practise charm, but repose trust in their Lord, Sahih Muslim: Book 1, Number 0422.

I pray to You, O Allah, to make us trust you and only you. May you make us of the Trusting and keep us from trusting or worshipping our minds before you. Ameen.

"There is a polish for everything, that takes away rust, and the polish of the heart is remembrance of Allah" (Bukhari)

salaam aleikum all,

first....Ramadan Mubarak, finally it is here, our so beloved month of purification and blessings.

Me moving to Sweden has not been all that easy and I have already encountered more than one problem with my neighbours, but according to them I am the problem, ofcourse...me being the ONLY muslim in my area. Therefore I have chosen to write about the rights and duties of a neighbour in Islam. How many of you even know your neighbour...or breaking it down even more, how many of you knows how your neighbour looks like?

Taking care of your neighbours rights must be considered a great duty if you qoute this hadith from our Prophet (saas):

"Jibreel kept on enjoining the good treatment of neighbours to the extent that I thought that he would include neighbours as heirs" (agreed upon)

The Prophet (saas) also said:

"The best of companions with Allah is the one who is best to his companion, and the best of neighbours with Him, is the one who is best to his neighbour"  (Al Bukhari)

Now, what is the rights of a neighbour?

The rights of your neighbour includes to be greeted, visiting if he is sick, condoleances when struck by calamity, congratulate him in times of joy, overlook his mistakes, concealing his faults, bearing his annoyance with patience (which can be so hard when you feel you are mistreated), giving him gifts, lending him money if he needs it, lowering your gaze from looking at his women and guiding him to what will benefit him in his religious and worldly affairs. Most of all a good Muslim neighbour must show kindness, friendship, mutual support and good treatment. One should do this out of fear of Allah, as the Prophet (saas) says in hadith:

"Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm his neighbour"

Islam warns about annyoing ones neighbour or treating them badly, the Prophet (saas) said that this would lead to being deprived of Paradise (wa aothobillah min dhalik):

"He will not enter Paradise from whom whose harm his neighbour is not safe" (Agreed upon)

One of the companions of the Prophet (saas) who was known to be kind and generous to his neighbours had a jew as a neighbour. One morning he sacrificed a goat for his family to eat that evening and left his house to go about his business for the day. When he returned in the evening, the evening meal was placed before him. He and his family was just about to start eating when he asked if they had given some of their meat to their neighbour. They answered that they hadnt given him anything since he was a Jew, not a Muslim. "What!!!" the companion said, "he may be a Jew but he is still our neighbour. The Prophet of Allah has reminded us several times to be kind to our neighbours even if they arent Muslims, I will not eat anything until he is given some of this meat"

This story shows us how much the companion feared Allah and he would not eat while his neighbours might be hungry. Several times in my life it has happened to me that I have sent food to someone, only for Allah to send me back so much more, masha Allah. And Allah is the Most Merciful.

How many times are we speaking bad about our neighbours or complaining about their behaviour, maybe by sending them a gift they will feel more friendly towards us. Remember the hadith by the Prophet (saas).:

"Giving gifts will create strong love between you, so try to do it in order to love eachother and to develop strong relationship between you"

Abu Saeed al Khudri (ra) narrated that the Prophet (saas) said:

"The most perfect of the believers in faith is the one who is best in attitude and humble, who get along with others and others get along with them, and there is no good in the one who does not get along with others and they do not get along with him" (classed as Hasan by Sheikh Albani in Al Silsilah al Saheehah)

Ramadan being a wonderful month to do khair, might be a good start to send gifts to our neighbours. Maybe a cake or some of our food to taste, most people find it interesting to taste food from other cultures. I remember reading about a lady, I think it was in UK, who had been dead for years and no one had missed her...the neighbours complained about water falling down from her apartment and this is how they found her. Imagine being so alone that no one will notice that you are gone...no one should have to feel this way. Take contact with your neighbour today, make them feel that you know that they exist. Maybe you will be their guidance towards entering Islam insha Allah and you never know when you might need their help.

The Prophet (saas) said that there are three types of neighbours:

"There are three types of neighbours, some have three rights, some have two rights and some have only one right. A neighbour who is a Muslim as well as a relative has three rights. The right of a neighbour, the Islamic right towards a brother in Islam and the right of a relative.  The Muslim neighbour has two rights, the one as a neighbour and the Islamic right. The non Muslim neighbour had only one right, that is the right of a neighbour"

I am ending this asking for Allahs (swt) forgiveness and whatever good I have written is from Allah (swt) and whatever errors I have made is from myself.

Bismillahi ar Rahmani ar Raheem

I havent been writing for a long long time, mainly because I moved back to Sweden after so many years of Hijra. Is she insane you might think? Why would anyone leave a Muslim Country, please note that I didnt write Islamic Country, to live in a Non Muslim country????

The reasons for this are many and only Allah knows what is in our hearts.

My topic today is LOVE, fisabillillah, often used and misused amongst us Muslims.

What is love Fisabillillah?

To love someone for the sake of Allah, means to love someone, not for worldy gain but because he is religious, pious or very learned or because we have been commended to do so by Allah (ie love of the parents)

A poet once said

"I love good people and although I am not one of them, may Allah grant me goodness too".

Surely everyone of us can identify with these words.

When you are around someone who is really religious or kind, you start feeling an urge to become like them and you might even start doing more sadaqa or other good deeds just because you are around these people. Thats the main reason why it is so important for us to choose with whom we spend our time, just as easy it is to feel an urge to become more pious, just as easy it is to fall in to fitna.

Loving for Allahs sake might be an incomprehensible concept for someone who is not acquainted with true Islam. One who has remained distant from Allah throughout his life and has therefore not known Him, will be unaware of how to love Allah intuitively. However a believer who knows Allah and witnesses His Mercy to him, who recognizes that everything he loves is His blessing and that he owes his existence and life to His Mercy, loves Allah and attains the noble spirit of loving for the sake of Allah.

Many times human love is a very selfish thing, the one who is loved by someone tends to use that person and not always give love or care back in return, however love for the sake of Allah is a completely different concept. Umar bin Khattab (ra) said:

"If one of you is blessed with affection by his brother, he should hold on to that as tightly as possible, as it is quite rare for one to be blessed with this"

See, if you believe that being loved is a blessing, how greatful would you not be for that and how much wouldnt you want the other person to be blessed in return?

Love for the sake of Allah, truly and without any interference of wordly interests is very difficult and rare, and none can attain it except someone who is pure of heart, for whom this world is nothing compared to the pleasure of Allah (swt). It is not strange that they will reach a higher status and blessing in the hereafter. I pray that we will all reach this elevated status, Ameen.

Mua'dh (ra) reported that the Prophet (saas) said:

"Allah (swt) said, those who love one another for My glory, will have minbars of light, and the Prophets and Martyrs will  wish that they had the same" (reported by al-Tirmidhi who said its hasan sahih).

and He (saas) also said:

"On the Day of Judgement, those who had mutual love for the sake of Allah's Greatness, shall be on pulpits of light and all shall envy them" (kitab al zuhd, Jami Tirmidhi)

Now, one can ask oneself...only from loving someone I will reach these high position in Paradise, how difficult could that really be?

Loving one another for the sake of Allah, and brotherhood in faith, are amongst the most excellent acts of worship. It entains some conditions and duties that must be fulfilled so that the relationship remains pure and free of fitna. Holding on to these duties brings us closer to Allah (swt) and His pleasure, and with time hopefully it will increase our nobility.

These duties includes:

1. Both parties must truly love to extend support and  assistance to eachother and must love good for one another. (only that part can be hard enough if your heart is not pure)

The Prophet (saas) said:

"None of you will attain perfect faith until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself"(Bukhari and Muslim)

2. They must guide each another to truth and patience and give sincere advice. They must enjoy what is right and forbid what is wrong. they must help one another to make more ibadah,Allah (swt) says in the Qur'an:

"Surely, the human being is at loss. Except for those who have faith and do righteous deeds and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to patience" (Al 'Asr 103:2-3)

"The believing men and women are protecting friends of one another. They enjoy what is right and forbid what is wrong" (Al Tawbah 9:71)

3. They should socialize with eachother so that the bonds of love will grow stronger and make it easier to help one another.

4. A Muslim has the right to kind treatment from his fellow Muslim. He should be greeted with a smile and given a pleasent reception. Taking into consideration that even a smile in your face is considered sadaqa its strange to find that its so seldom done. I have met so many sisters that dont even bother to look at me when I give them my greetings.

5. A brother has the right to have prayers and dua made for him even after departure from this life.The Prophet (saas) said:

" A Muslims supplication for his brother in secret is answered. At his head an angel is appointed , and whenever he supplicates for his brother for something good, the angel appointed to him says, Ameen and to you the same" (Muslim)

6. They should excuse eachothers mistakes and defend eachothers honor, never speaking ill of or slander eachother. They should keep eachothers secrets, give sincere advice and never abuse eachother. Subhana Allah, how many are following this rule?  The Prophet (saas) said:

"It is not permissible for one Muslim to distress another" (Abu Dawud)

Reading these things one can understand why some of the sahaba (ra) was referring to a brother in Islam as follows:

"Nobody is given anything besides his Islam, better than a righteous friend" (Omar bin Khattab, ra)

and Ali bin Abu Talib (ra) said:

"Tend to your brothers, as they are your sustenance in this world and next. Do you not hear the saying of the people of Hell (Now we have neither intercessors nor close friends to help us)" (As Shura 100:1)

Caring for one another could be small gestures in every day life that we sometimes forget, it could be that you dont disturb your brother when he is reciting Qur'an or finishing off his prayers by speaking to loudly so he would loose his concentration.

How often you come to a place of ibadah and people are discussing topics in a loud voice, not leaving space for anyone to do anything except listening to them.

I was shopping the other day, and I had loads of stuff, staying at the bus stop I started planning how to get the bags in to the bus when a car stopped in front of me. Inside was a Muslim family that I have never met before. The sister said: "Jump in sister, we will take you home", may Allah bless them. I did so, and my happiness was complete when the sister whispered in her husbands ear "jazakum Allahu khairan for taking her". That is one of the most wonderful gestures I have seen a sister do to her husband in a long time. Respectful and appreciating, may Allah grant her Paradise, Ameen. And I pray that we never forget that a spouse is also someone that is loved for the sake of Allah.

We should always have a certain level of love for all Muslims, not taking into consideration where they are from, but obviously some Muslims are more attached to eachother and therefore their love grows stronger. The main two reasons for that could be,

1. Muslims vary in piety and righteousness and you are most likely to be attracted to the Muslims who are closest to your own level of religiousness. A very obedient slave of Allah's would surely love another obedient slave much more than someone who is a bit disobedient.Even amongst the Sahaba, whom we all love, there are some we love more than others.

2. The other reason would be the compatibility between the hearts of the believers, and spiritual harmony between them. Kindness and favours are among the most important causes of creating love,

If all of these things or some of them are combined in one person, he will be greatly loved, and he will be closer to peoples hearts than others.

Ibn Qayyim al Jawziya (ra) said:

Compatibility between souls is one of the strongest causes of love.

Every person is attracted to what is compatible with him , and this compatibility is of two types, original which is in your personality and that which comes later because of living together or having something in common.

If you aims matches there will be harmony between the souls, but if the aims are different then harmony no longer exists. Each soul longs for other  souls that are  similar to it, because what is similar to something is naturally attracted to it. This is what made some people say that love is not only caused by physical beauty, rather it is a similarity between souls.

That is why the lover of knowledge would love other lovers of knowledge more. If the love relation is based on similarity and harmony it will grow stronger, if not it will only be love for a reason, which will disappear when the reason disappears. This is why the love for Allahs sake will always be the strongest of love...The Prophet (saas) said:

"The believers, in their mutual mercy, love and compassion are like a (single)  body, if one part of it feels pain the rest of the body will join it in staying awake and suffering fever"

and He (saas) also said:

"No two men love one another, but the better of them is the one whose love for his brother is greater" (Bukhari)

I pray that I will find Allah pleased with me and that I will be able to love my fellow Muslim purely for His sake. The Prophet (saas) also said about brotherhood:

"The relationship between believers is like a wall, part of which support other parts" (Muslim)

I seek refuge in You from doing wrong and being wronged, from envying and being envied, and from tyrannizing and being tyrannized.

Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdik, ashadu an la illaha illa ant, astaghfiroka wa atubu ileik