Dear honorable reader, what would happen if we surveyed the average person on the street? What kinds of opinions and ideas would he or she have concerning Islam? A view of Islam that might top the list would say "Islam supports terrorism" (God forbid); or that Islam is all "rules and regulations" and that whenever people break these rules and regulations they are judged harshly, etc.

However, if one were to actually study the Holy Qur'an, the reader can easily see that compassion, forgiveness and love for God (and by extension to the rest of the creation) is the central theme in Islam: "But those of Faith are overflowing in their love for God." (Quran, 2:165) and "As for those who believe and do right actions, the All-Merciful will bestow His love on them."(Qur'an 19:96) Therefore, this month's Soul Booster reawakens us to the fact that love for God is the most exalted affection which the human heart is capable of achieving. We reawaken to the truth that love for God cannot truly be expressed in words and one must make every effort to achieve and experience the genuine love for the Creator. Otherwise, failure here will result in failure everywhere. Love exists to be realized and actualized, not discussed and philosophized over; it is discussed in this Soul Booster only to stir up an intense desire for Love in the hearts of its readers.

Nuclear Fission and the Inner Heat of the Heart (Love)

"Man is the being who has used the very intense heat created from the nuclear fission process taking place in various nuclear reactors to produce electricity. Unfortunately he has not been able to utilize the inner heat of the heart (Love) for any more than blood circulation, and he has not been able to make the penetration of love's relationship with the Almighty Creator flow in the heart. If he could, then he might observe the Everlasting World and the Presence of the Creator of this entire earth and skies, and so on, which has been rationally understood by few people; not heard by any ear and not seen by any eye.

Praise be to God, that You may grant it Bestowingly O! Glorious God, through this humblest servant and all assistants and the elite ones, to us and all believers and the contemporary generation! Amen, O! Cherisher of the Worlds!"

— by Mawlana Faizani
Not Acting upon the Secrets of the Heart, What did we do? Heedlessness

Practicing the Soul Booster:

It can easily be established that love for God (and by extension to the rest of the creation) is the central theme in Islam: "But those of Faith are overflowing in their love for God." (Quran, 2:165) and "As for those who believe and do right actions, the All-Merciful will bestow His love on them." (Quran, 19:96). In the Quran's view, Love for God dominates and determines the believers' inward and outward states. The Holy Quran teaches us that Love was the motivating force in God's creation of all things. Hence all creation has been set in motion by this Love. To become worthy of God's nearness, one must make oneself worthy of His affection and preference. The first step in this direction is to sincerely seek and desire Him by restraining within oneself the improper consumption of desire (lust) and directing that love towards God. What's more, Almighty God will not ignore the servants' sincere prayers of affection and need of Him. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:

"One of the supplications of Prophet David (PBUH) was: 'God, I beg of You Your love, the love of those who love You, and such conduct as should lead me to Your love. God, make Your love dearer to me than my soul and my family, and dearer than cold water.'" (At-Tirmidhi)

Hence, the path to eternal salvation is to love God completely and to become a person whom God loves very much. Love for God connot truly be expressed in words and one must go beyond the limited confines of articulated thought; one must make every effort to achieve and experience the genuine love for the Creator. Otherwise, failure here will result in failure everywhere. For this reason, we encourage you to make an effort to regularly read the books of Mawlana Faizani which guide you in perfecting the techniques that will stir up an intense desire for Love of God in your heart; all based on the sound intergity of the Quran and the Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

"No matter what I say to explain and elucidate Love,
shame overcomes me when I come to Love itself.
Love cannot be contained within our speaking or listening;
Love is an ocean whose depths cannot be plumbed.
Would you try to count the drops of the sea?
Before that Ocean, the seven seas are nothing.
Love cannot be found in erudition and science, books and pages.
Whatever is discussed by people - that is not the way of lovers.
Whatever you have said or heard is the shell:
The kernel of Love is a mystery that cannot be divulged.
Enough! How long will you cling to these words of the tongue?
Love has many expositions beyond speech.
Silence! Silence! For the allusions of Love are reversed:
The meanings become hidden from much speaking.
Somone asked, "What is Love?"
I replied, "Ask not about these meanings.
When you become like me, then you will know.
When He calls you, you will recite its tale."
Oh you who have listened to talk of Love, behold Love!
What are words in the ears compared to vision in the eyes?"

— by Mevlana Rumi (r.a)

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