9th Ramadhan, 1418

In correspondence with

8th January 1998

Thursday after Fajr

In the midst of his lecture on the Mathnawi, Hazrat wala (damat barakatuhum) commented:

Allah Ta`ala revealed in the verse

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"He will love them, and they will love Him..."

By this Allah Ta`ala is telling us that He loves His lovers and they love Him, but:

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"Allah preceded the mention of His love over the love of His slaves, so that they come to know that they only love Him due to the Divine favor of His love for them."

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Love announced this declaration in both the worlds

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That whomever the Lover Himself has chosen, he alone shall remember the Beloved

The verse mentioned above was revealed in contrast to those who abandon Islam and in contrast to those who are disloyal, who have no love for Allah. These were not people of love, therefore We(Allah Ta'ala) will bring such a people in their place whom I shall love and who shall love Me.

Therefore, it is known that the existence of the lovers is dependent on the manifestation of the verse ...???? ???? ???? "Soon Allah shall bring...”

This succession will continue until the Day of Judgment. Hence, if you see anyone who is in love with Allah, in these times, or one who is in love with a lover of Allah, then know that he is actually one of the manifestations of that verse.

Who is this ???... this one group of people? Allah Ta`ala has made His lovers, one people.

We are all one people, even though some are Punjabi, others Bengali, others Indian, others Persian, others Arab, or any of the thousands of nationalities; still we are but one people.

From this, we have understood that our "nationality" is not made up of countries, colors, race, languages or tribes; rather our nationality is recognized through the love of Allah.

There are many lovers of Allah in this world; however, they are all one nation. If they were different, then Allah Ta`ala would have revealed

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"Allah will soon bring many nations..."

Allah Ta'ala did not reveal the word NATION (???) in the plural, rather it was revealed in the singular (??? one nation, one people) so that it is known that Allah's lovers are considered one people.

Whosoever is a lover of Allah, they are included in this nationality. And he who does not love Allah, then he is not of this nation, even though he might be from the same country as us, be in the same family as us, or speak the same language, or live in the same city or neighborhood as us. If he is not a lover of Allah, he is not of us.

Our nation consists of Allah's lovers.

This nationality has two parts to it:

One part is that Allah loves them, and the second part is that they love Allah. This is that nation which Allah has chosen and brought. America, Britain, and all the nations of the world can never understand these types of people for whom color and race has no significance.

Their nationalities are dependent upon color, race, language, and country. The result of which is hatred and animosity.

Only the Almighty Creator can truly know what "nationality" is. Only that nationality which had been determined by the Creator can truly be reliable. Should we rely on the "nationality" granted to us by our Almighty Creator or those divisions created by the disbelievers? The distinguishing characteristic of this nation is not lineage, language, or country, rather the distinguishing characteristic is ????? ? ?????? (He loves them and they love Him).

Allah Ta'ala revealed ????? first... that He loves them... the word "them" is ambiguous indicating that they are not specified. Because revelation has now come to a stop and Hazrat Jibra’il (alaihis salaam) is not descending for revelation, we cannot say who specifically is being loved. The love of Allah for someone is hidden and cannot be known for sure. So how can we gauge, what proof do we have that Allah loves someone? The love of Allah can be gauged through the love and sacrifice of His slaves for Him because the love that His slaves have for him is clear and manifest.

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My love is apparent but the Beloved is hidden from sight...

Our love is manifested in making ablution, prostrating before Him, fasting and remaining hungry for Him, making Hajj for Him, sacrificing life and limb for Him. All these actions are manifestations of our love for Him, while He, the Beloved is hidden from physical sight in this world.

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In both this world & the next, has anyone seen such a Beloved as this one?

Show me such a beloved in both worlds for whose sake 70 people became martyred in one day. Such as those 70 companions of Rasulullah (salellaho alaihe wasallam) who are resting at the foot of Mount Uhud in Madina Munawwarah.

Even until this day, there are people who are manifesting their love for the Almighty Beloved.

O people of the world! How shall you know that Allah loves them? Revelation has ended and no more news can come from the unseen? The answer to this question lies in the verse itself. Those who love Allah are actually the ones who Allah Ta`ala loves.

Anyone who loves Him and is manifesting his love for the Beloved, then this only happens due to the overflowing Divine favor and beneficence of His love for him or her.

Allah Ta'ala revealed ????? ? ?????? in the present and future tense to indicate to the fact that His lovers will remain loyal to Him in the present time and in the future.

We can also deduce from this very verse the benefit of accompanying the lovers of Allah. By adopting their company, one will be granted everlasting loyalty and perpetual devotion to Allah.

The revelation of this verse is actually a guarantee of an increase of love and special bond for the lovers of Allah all around the world. The reason for this is that when it is known that we are all one people and one nation, then automatically a person is going to have a special love for the people of his nation. Those children who come to know that they are from the same father, the love amongst them increase. In addition, those who have a weak relationship with their father, then those children tend to argue and dispute more.

Similarly those who are deprived of Allah's love and have a weak relationship with their Creator, they clash with their fellow creation.

As for the lovers of Allah, they know that they are actually one people, one body, one soul, and that Allah loves them; this love overwhelms their body and souls.

Through this sense of unified "nationality", love is automatically increased in their hearts.

In any part of the world, if you happen to meet a man of Allah (a true and sincere lover of Allah) then you really feel love in your heart for him. It is for this reason that one never sees any disputes amongst Allah's lovers. Because when lovers come together they become ecstatic, they do not fight and argue.

They are the individual manifestation of the verse:

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"Allah will soon bring such a people..."

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Usually there is jealousy amongst lovers,

However, the lovers of Allah are innocent of this accusation.

Tell me; is this not the immense grace of Allah that I am deriving such proofs from the Qur’an for the issues of Tasawwuf?

This is the first time in my life that Allah Ta'ala has inspired my heart with the explanation of the lovers of Allah being one nation, through the verse ????? ? ??????

My heart tells me that Allah Ta`ala, out of His sheer mercy and benevolence, has specifically inspired me with this subject and explanation, and perhaps no one's mind has ever gone in this direction before.

Any lover of Allah, regardless of what country, tribe, skin color, or race he/she is, they are actually one nation and one people.

It is for this very reason that Allah Ta`ala has revealed ???? ???? ???? ???? in the singular and not ????? in the plural.

The wisdoms of the Noble Qur’an are unlimited. When the author of the Qur’an (Allah Ta`ala Himself) is unlimited then the subtleties and intricacies of His Sublime Book are also unlimited.

This should be understood that all that I have mentioned is not Qur’anic exegesis but rather a discussion on the intricacies and subtleties of the Qur’an.