Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam (Studying Qur'an & Hadith Book 2)

by A. Helwa

You Have a Divine Purpose God purposely created you to know, love, and worship Him. This entire visible world is a reflection of His infinite faces. God is not hiding in the Kaaba, a church, or a temple. God is reflected everywhere and in everything. He has created you as a reflection of His qualities of beauty and majesty. He has sent you to this Earth to worship Him, to know yourself, to protect the sacredness of life, to serve the helpless, to take care of this holy land, and to love all people with your whole soul. God fills the pitcher of your life with the water of blessings, so that you may generously water the thirsty hearts you encounter. Through Him, you are called to be a hand to the fallen, a crutch for the broken, a healing presence for the sick. You are not called to share the good news of God’s unconditional love and mercy only to the faithful. You are called to step out of your comfort zone and into the valleys of the hopeless, like a lighthouse illuminating the dark corners of the Earth. The Qur’an says, “Struggle in the way of God with your wealth and your souls” (61:11). But do not share your faith with the singular goal of convincing people to believe what you believe. Become an embodiment of your faith, to remind people that God loves them. Call people to divine love, and let God decide what path they are meant to walk. We all cry the same tears, bleed the same blood, feel the same grief, so why should you discriminate based on faith whom you comfort i...