The notion of "Allah's love" is at best contradictory and outrightly inconsistent in the Koran.
Below are more concrete examples of the twisted notion of "love" in the Koran.
Allah's "love" is obviously conditional upon fulfilling certain conditions stipulated below.
1. God does NOT LOVE those who overstep the boundaries or limits.
2:190 Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth NOT transgressors [la uhibb al-mua'tadeen]
5:90 O ye who Believe! Make not unlawful the good things which Allah hath made lawful for you, but commit no excess: For Allah loves NOT those given to excess [la uhibb al-mua'tadeen]
7:55 Call on your Lord with humility and in private: For Allah loveth NOT those who trespass beyond bounds. [la uhibb al-mua'tadeen]
2. God does NOT love the al-fasideen - the corrupt.
2:205 When he turns his back, his aim everywhere is to spread mischief through the earth and destroy crops and cattle. But Allah loveth [hubb] not mischief. [alfsad]
5:67 The Jews say: "Allah's hand is tied up." Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for the (blasphemy) they utter. Nay, both His hands are widely outstretched: He giveth and spendeth (of His bounty) as He pleases. But the revelation that cometh to thee from Allah increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. Amongst them We have placed enmity and hatred till the Day of Judgement. Every time they kindle the fire of war, Allah doth extinguish it; but they (ever) strive to do mischief on earth. And Allah loves [hubb] NOT those who do mischief [al-mufasideen]
28:77 "But seek, with the (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on thee, the Home of the Hereafter, nor forget thy portion in this world: But do thou good, as Allah has been good to thee, and seek not (occasions for) mischief in the land: For Allah loves [hubb] NOT those who do mischief." [al-mufasideen].
It is not possible, according to the Qur'an, for men to actually experience God's love in their very own hearts such as a son's experience of his father's love.
God is indeed called the "Loving One" (al- Wadud) in the Qur'an but only on two occasions (Surahs 11.90, 85.14). This statement, however, does not imply the depth of love in the nature of God such as is found in the Biblical declaration "God is love" (1 John 4:8). Instead one of the great theologians in Islamic history,) al-Ghazzali, painfully informs us that the expresssion "the Loving One" means FAR LESS than the title would seem to indicate.
In his work on the names of God in the Qur'an entitled Al-Maqsad Al-Asna he states that this this title in the Qur'an is a lesser one, for example, than "the Merciful" (ar-Rahim) - an opinion with which we find ourselves compelled to agree, for God is called "the Merciful" over two hundred times in the Qur'an but "the Loving One" only twice. Al-Ghazzali explains this love as consisting solely of objective acts of kindness and expressions of approval. He denies that there is any subjectivity in the love of God, that is, that God feels any love in his own heart towards mankind.
"He remains above the feeling of love". (Al-Maqsad Al-Asna, p.91).
My earlier post also showed how Allah in the Koran MISLEADS People astray, and once misled by the Allah of Islam, there is no hope AT ALL for the salvation of these misled people for recovery.
This casts a huge doubt upon and questions the integrity of the islamic "Allah"s so-called love. A truly loving God would never mislead his creatures astray - as is declared in the Quran.
The orthodox islamic Hadith confirms the above and siam will do well to study these references with an open mind before responding with polemics and more misrepresentation about the Biblical facts regarding Jesus Christ...:
In the context of this hadith - which is very consistent with the teaching of the Qur'an about the attitude of Allah towards mankind (Surah 5:18) - we see very clearly the total lack of sentiment about genuine love:
"Verily Allah created Adam and then rubbed his back with His right hand and took out a progeny from him and said: I created these for Paradise and with the actions of the inmates of Paradise which they will do. Afterwards he rubbed his back with His hand and took out a progeny from him and said: I CREATED THESE FOR HELL and with the actions of the inmates of Hell which they will do".
(Mishkat al-Masabih, Vol.3, p.107)
This hadith confirms the Islamic teaching that Allah sends his creatures to hell, as well as to heaven. This does not speak to me of a truly loving God, in any way.
Below are more concrete examples of the twisted notion of "love" in the Koran.
Allah's "love" is obviously conditional upon fulfilling certain conditions stipulated below.
1. God does NOT LOVE those who overstep the boundaries or limits.
2:190 Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth NOT transgressors [la uhibb al-mua'tadeen]
5:90 O ye who Believe! Make not unlawful the good things which Allah hath made lawful for you, but commit no excess: For Allah loves NOT those given to excess [la uhibb al-mua'tadeen]
7:55 Call on your Lord with humility and in private: For Allah loveth NOT those who trespass beyond bounds. [la uhibb al-mua'tadeen]
2. God does NOT love the al-fasideen - the corrupt.
2:205 When he turns his back, his aim everywhere is to spread mischief through the earth and destroy crops and cattle. But Allah loveth [hubb] not mischief. [alfsad]
5:67 The Jews say: "Allah's hand is tied up." Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for the (blasphemy) they utter. Nay, both His hands are widely outstretched: He giveth and spendeth (of His bounty) as He pleases. But the revelation that cometh to thee from Allah increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. Amongst them We have placed enmity and hatred till the Day of Judgement. Every time they kindle the fire of war, Allah doth extinguish it; but they (ever) strive to do mischief on earth. And Allah loves [hubb] NOT those who do mischief [al-mufasideen]
28:77 "But seek, with the (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on thee, the Home of the Hereafter, nor forget thy portion in this world: But do thou good, as Allah has been good to thee, and seek not (occasions for) mischief in the land: For Allah loves [hubb] NOT those who do mischief." [al-mufasideen].
It is not possible, according to the Qur'an, for men to actually experience God's love in their very own hearts such as a son's experience of his father's love.
God is indeed called the "Loving One" (al- Wadud) in the Qur'an but only on two occasions (Surahs 11.90, 85.14). This statement, however, does not imply the depth of love in the nature of God such as is found in the Biblical declaration "God is love" (1 John 4:8). Instead one of the great theologians in Islamic history,) al-Ghazzali, painfully informs us that the expresssion "the Loving One" means FAR LESS than the title would seem to indicate.
In his work on the names of God in the Qur'an entitled Al-Maqsad Al-Asna he states that this this title in the Qur'an is a lesser one, for example, than "the Merciful" (ar-Rahim) - an opinion with which we find ourselves compelled to agree, for God is called "the Merciful" over two hundred times in the Qur'an but "the Loving One" only twice. Al-Ghazzali explains this love as consisting solely of objective acts of kindness and expressions of approval. He denies that there is any subjectivity in the love of God, that is, that God feels any love in his own heart towards mankind.
"He remains above the feeling of love". (Al-Maqsad Al-Asna, p.91).
My earlier post also showed how Allah in the Koran MISLEADS People astray, and once misled by the Allah of Islam, there is no hope AT ALL for the salvation of these misled people for recovery.
This casts a huge doubt upon and questions the integrity of the islamic "Allah"s so-called love. A truly loving God would never mislead his creatures astray - as is declared in the Quran.
The orthodox islamic Hadith confirms the above and siam will do well to study these references with an open mind before responding with polemics and more misrepresentation about the Biblical facts regarding Jesus Christ...:
In the context of this hadith - which is very consistent with the teaching of the Qur'an about the attitude of Allah towards mankind (Surah 5:18) - we see very clearly the total lack of sentiment about genuine love:
"Verily Allah created Adam and then rubbed his back with His right hand and took out a progeny from him and said: I created these for Paradise and with the actions of the inmates of Paradise which they will do. Afterwards he rubbed his back with His hand and took out a progeny from him and said: I CREATED THESE FOR HELL and with the actions of the inmates of Hell which they will do".
(Mishkat al-Masabih, Vol.3, p.107)
This hadith confirms the Islamic teaching that Allah sends his creatures to hell, as well as to heaven. This does not speak to me of a truly loving God, in any way.
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