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,., J. ., ;;;; ,., .... .... ,.. """ J Ц Ч×_JI Ö ..::_,Ш\ LS:; :11¢ J Ϩϩ Ϫtill\ ϫ ryj ., "' ,., ,,,. ;'ii ,,.. &. ., ,,,. i:il .f ,.. ಱ "" J ., ;11 -;. ., ,,. .... .., .... , .:" .., ,,.. ,,. L.,.jJ I - ୧ ·I :..\ :w m ')lb. L;')Ll .i>.._j\ ஧ - ę - 1 I னr-. \ m --:--.... ঩ ฤ ล .. .... .... ஦ நfi Æ "On the day when the wrong-doer gnaws his hands, he will say, 'Ah, would that I had chosen a way together with the messenger of Allah. Alas for me. Ah, would that I had never taken such a one for friend. He verily led me astray from the Revelation of Allah after it had reached me.' Satan was ever man's deserter in the hour of need" (al-Furqaan 27-29). Q/ ,., .... .... / ,.,,, .... ,.. ;;; ,J J ;:;i '1×_}1 aij ЩI ai F--) 0)࣮ পU I  ͝;..) ࣬ r࣭ "On the Day when their faces are turned over in the fire, they say, 'Oh would that we had obeyed Allah and had obeyed His messenger.' And they say, 'Our Lord, we obeyed our leaders and great men, and they misled us from the Way. 1 For references for the above historical events concerning Spain, Egypt, Turkey and Afghanistan, see al-Jalood, vol. 2, pp. 897-904. 1 142 Hadith #38: "Whoever Shows Enmity to . . . " Our Lord, give them double torment and curse them with a mighty curse"' (al-Ahzaab 66-68). J ., / ;; ,... ,,. ,, / ,,. ,,",., OJ 1/ / 0 J ,,. ;jj ,.,, / ;jj,1 ,; 0 J - J / ;jj,., 1/ // " MN ணJ ylOI ljlJJ lPI -....:_.r:!QI Ȝ lRI .:;:!QI l_ft; ST w-- r-+˘ r˟: / , i;s ci HJ ;J r UV1 Juj দ ࣪ଳ.:5:JT ; & " ѫѬ ͜ t.:) 1: :le y·;..;. 1·kt dI; l·lS-' m rJ:W Jui "(On the Day) when those who were followed disown those who followed them, and they behold the doom, and all their aims collapse with them. And those who were but followers will say, 'If a return were possible for us, we would disown them even as they have disowned us.' Thus will Allah show them their own deeds as anguish for them, and they will not emerge from the Fire" (al-Baqara 166-167). Supporting or having love for the enemies of Allah will not aid the person at all in the Hereafter. He will be like the one who worshipped idols; the idols will not benefit him in the Hereafter. Such "Muslims" have practically taken the disbelieving people as their idols; they have preferred them to Allah, His messenger and the believers. Allah says, ; ., J ,., ",., J. ;Ii / ... ,,. ,., ., ;:;:; ,., :ii 1 /- ;JJ 1 o X::..11 J ' Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi prayer). And whoever takes Allah and His messenger and those who believe for friends (will know that), lo, the party of Allah, they are the victorious" (al-Maaidah 55-56). A Societal Law or Sunnah of Allah The importance of attaining Allah's love and giving one's love to Allah from the point of view of the society as a whole should also be noted. In the Quran, Allah sets down many "laws" which apply to the workings of entire communities and societies. One famous law that is quoted by many Muslims is from the verse, .!i .... ;;;;i "" J ࣦࣥ q iJ) ơ_,.Ƣ q ࣤ 'J ஢I ol ,. : .... .... ,,.. -:- / ....  "Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves" (al-Rad 1 1).1 Another law that Allah shows in the Quran is that any community of Muslims who in fact do not love Allah does not deserve to exist on this earth. Furthermore, this love of Allah that they must possess is one that is demonstrated by their deeds, including their willingness to sacrifice for the sake of Allah. The relevant verse concerning this law is, .... ,J ., ,,,. J ;:;;i ;;;;i .J ,.. _,.Ƣ Zil d1 .__;: ..:; 23 if " Hadith #38: "Whoever Shows Enmity to . . . " religion of Allah, does not love Allah, is not soft to the believers nor stem against the unbelievers, nor does it strive in the way of Allah without any fear of any harm, then it does not deserve to be left to exist and Allah will change that community and bring another people who do fit that description. Actually all of the deeds mentioned in this verse are simply an extension of having a love for Allah and, if a community is without those characteristics, it is a clear sign that they do not truly love Allah. Loving Allah also implies loving those things that Allah loves and disliking those things that Allah dislikes.