The Holy Qur’an Teaches Us to Love

The Holy Qur’an Teaches Us to Love

The Qur’an commands that we love and respect our family and parents because it is our parents who have brought us into this world. Th is is the reason why we must show love and respect to our parents, brothers and sisters. Th e Qur’an commands that we love and get along with our relatives. We should also love our neighbours and get along with them as well. We must help them and be there for them in their hard times as we live in such close proximity to them. We reduce their pain by sharing it and increase their happiness by sharing it with them. Th e Qur’an wants us to love all people irrespective of their race, colour, physical appearance or their lineage because it is Allah who created them all.

No-one is superior over each other, however, superiority can be achieved through not rebelling against Allah, by earning His love, and being close to Him. It is in our hands to live happily by loving each other. What has fi ghting and war ever brought to mankind besides misery? Nothing is more precious than human life. Our Great Book tells us that to save one life is the like saving all of mankind and to kill one is the like killing all of mankind. Th e Qur’an tells us to help the destitute, stranded and homeless because it is our duty to be humane to them. Th e Qur’an commands that we love all of creation-living and non-living. We love the stars that shine at night, the moon, the sun, the rain and the wind that plays with our hair. We love the roaring rivers, colourful fl owers, daisies, butterfl ies and the birds that chirp in the trees. Th ey remind us of our Helper. Th ey remind us that the most valuable of all creation are human beings.

We are commanded to love Allah, the One, who created us in the best of forms, because everything in the world has been created for us. We love our Lord who loves us very much. We also love our Holy Book that teaches us knowledge and love.

We are told through the Qur’an that children should be loved. Th ey are raised with love by their mothers and are always in great need of love. Especially babies- it’s as if they’ve been created just to be loved. Just as plants need soil and water to live, so do children need love. Th is is the reason why the Qur’an tells us to give more love and ownership to motherless children and orphans.

Children are sinless and pure when they are born. Th eir coming is declared as good news in the Qur’an. Each one of them is good news- good news from Allah! Th ey are a gift from our Almighty Creator. Th e Qur’an refers to them as a source of light for our eyes. A source of light for parents, grandparents and everyone alike. According to the Qur’an, they are the decoration of life itself. Th ey are a living example of the fi nest detail of Allah’s art.

Our beloved Prophet (pbuh) loved children very much and gave great importance to them. If he heard a child cry, he would quickly fi nish his prayer to attend to them so that their pain would not be prolonged. He would sit them on his lap and say “Th ey are the fragrance of heaven!”. He could not tolerate them being hurt. He especially could not tolerate the sadness of orphans. He would place them on his back, play games and joke around with them. He would greet them and ask them of their well-being. He would hug, caress and kiss them, carry them on his back and join in their games. He would deeply feel their pain. It is through the example set by our Prophet (pbuh) and the Qur’an that adults learned how to act towards children.