Working For Allah

“Working for Allah is what you do for living – meaning, that is what you do as the overriding purpose and preoccupation of your life.

All else – your job, career, education, family, friends, everything – is part of the support network you need to be able to do Allah’s work.

What is Allah’s work? Let me try and explain, even though it is by no means an easy undertaking.

Loving Allah: The Reciprocal Love

What do people love?
It is probably impossible to find a human being who does not love. Most people love their families, spouses and friends. Others love status and money. You can tell a person’s love for something or someone by what they do and how they act.

And we love all of these things despite their temporary nature, despite the fact that they disappoint us sometimes. It is almost an intrinsic part of a human being. And we all love for similar reasons—we love people for the perceived good qualities that we see in a person or the way they treat us. We love things because of the way those things make us feel.

10 Ways of Developing Love for Allah

Adapted from Shaykh Ibn Qayyim's (Rahimahul lah) Madarij-us-Saalikeen

Shaykh Ibn al-Qayyim (rah) says: The reason which cause mahabbah (love) of Allah to develop, are ten:

First: Reciting the Qur'an, reflecting and understanding its meaning and its intent.

Second: Drawing closer to Allah 'the Most High' through optional deeds (Nafilah prayers, fasting etc), after fulfilling the obligatory duties.