Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam

by A. Helwa

He is the One that has no beginning, but that everything begins from; the One with no end, but that everything returns to.

“God sees the black ant on a black stone in the darkest night, so how could He not see the pain of a faithful seeker?”

Allah is the Creator of the cosmos, the One whose mercy embraces all things, whose love embraces all hearts, whose hands heal all wounds, whose face is everywhere you turn—for He is with you wherever you are.

“Take one step toward Me, I will take ten steps toward you. Walk toward Me, I will run toward you.”9 ALLAH

If justice is giving you what you deserve, then mercy is when you are given more than you deserve or could ever earn.

How can God be unjust if He takes something from you, when He is the owner of everything in existence including you?

Love is not something Allah does, love is something Allah is.

“Moonlight floods the whole sky from horizon to horizon; How much it can fill your room depends on its windows.” RUMI

God is most brilliantly reflected in the mirror of the spiritual heart, which is the seat of consciousness.

Therefore, next time, instead of only praying for justice when others wrong you, consider praying for Allah’s mercy upon them as well.

As brilliant and awe-inspiring as the discoveries of science can be, they can only ever speak to how things work in our universe, while God addresses why things exist.

“The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.” WERNER HEISENBERG, PIONEER OF QUANTUM PHYSICS

The Qur’an states that belief in God has been placed in the heart of every single human being; you do not have to find God, you just have to be receptive to His truth, with an open mind and humble heart.

The greatest evidence of God is not in what the eyes can capture, but in what completely bewilders and transcends the eyes.