The fear of Allah is like the fear of a crazed lover who refrains from displeasing Allah, who fears to be deprived of Allah’s consent. A lover refrains from displeasing the beloved because he fears that this will destroy their love: this is what the fear of Allah is like. There is no other meaning in this. He may go to Hell and burn in its fire but what in fact makes him uncomfortable is his inability to express his love for Allah. So, this is how Allah tells the lover what the lover needs.
If a person has a deep fear of Allah, he will be very meticulous to obey His commands; he will love Him and behaves very respectfully. For example, he will not be self-centered or selfish, but compassionate and caring. He will not give rein to his lower-self or seek his own ends, but he will be forgiving; he will fear Allah and be forgiving to others. For instance forgiveness is a force that fosters love, compassion is a force that fosters love. For the sake of Allah’s approval you take care of your beloved, take pains about what he eats and drinks and about the exercises that person should do. This is all a manifestation of one’s love for Allah. But the person who does not fear Allah becomes self-centered, selfish thinking only of himself; he becomes unforgiving and reacts harshly when his own interests are at stake. For instance such person would be skeptical , unaltruistic; he would be not generous and would not be able to put his life for Allah when he should. That is to say, lots of negative attitudes piles up on him. But in the case of fear of Allah, every sort of goodnesscomes upon him; that is to say every sort of goodness that ensure love and beauty fit perfectly on fear of Allah.
…if a person has lots of faith and fears Allah, he doesn’t even feel sleepy because of the joy he experiences. I mean he bursts with joy: the joy of Paradise, the joy of knowing that moral values of Islam will prevail the world, the joy of seeing that the words of blessed people come true, the joy of good morals, there are so many joys to experience, the joy of the blessings given by Allah. But above all else, there is the joy of Allah’s existence, I mean we all are under the control of His endless power. That is such a great blessing, praise be to Allah! Let people experience these joys. Of course, as a result of this, such a person becomes lively vivacious but this is not the purpose. That is a blessing of Allah upon us for having done such beautiful deeds.
WHY DO MUSLIMS FEAR ALLAH?
THE TRAITS THE FEAR OF ALLAH BRING ABOUT IN MUSLIMS
Yes. The fear of Allah is the most important force that directs our activities and all our characteristics with regard to having good morals. For instance without the fear of Allah, a person may not feel the need to be patient or be able to endure hardship. He may not forgive. That is to say, he may not use his will in many instances. He may say, Allah will forgive me anyways. This rationale is also stated in the Qur’an as you know; he may say, “In any case I will go to Heaven”. But with the fear of Allah, everything is brought under control. For example, he may not wake up for the morning prayers, or fast, or sacrifice himself for his loved ones...These are the foundation of zeal, love and passion; without them all of these (concepts) are demolished. That person becomes utterly empty. With the fear of Allah, a person develops wonderful details. That is to say, he gains traits like assiduity and honesty. With the fear of Allah, for instance, a person tells the truth. Without the fear of Allah, a person may easily tell lies for his own gain.
IT IS HARAM (UNLAWFUL) TO FEAR ANYTHING ELSE APART FROM ALLAH
I only fear Allah. To fear anything or anyone else besides Him is unlawful anyways. Allah forbids this in the Qur’an saying, ‘Fear only me’. That is illogical in any case; the beings created by Allah are created to be the manifestations of Allah. So, since there is nothing, no one else to fear apart from Allah, why should I fear human beings?
ONLY THOSE WITH KNOWLEDGE FEAR ALLAH AS HE OUGHT TO BE FEARED.
Take shelter in Allah from satan, Almighty Allah says, “Only those of His slaves with knowledge have fear of Allah.” That is the ones with knowledge. When one is ignorant, he wanders around eating meatball sandwiches, vacantly wiping his nose with the back of his hand and strolls around looking with empty eyes, tripping on stones. You see many of these people on streets. Their heads are entirely empty. They do not care about the establishment of Turkish-Islam Union or anything else for that matter. They only know to call out “hey man, give me some from those” and have it placed in their sandwiches and walk around in the streets bumping into one another. There are many such people around. However Allah does not create them to live like this. He didn’t create so many wonders for no reason. Take the atom, for instance; it is such a universe that one can talk about it for months without exhausting the subject; it is founded on such a magnificent mathematical order.
CHILDREN MUST BE BROUGHT UP WITH THE FEAR AND LOVE OF ALLAH.
HOW IS FEAR OF ALLAH INCREASES?
The fear of Allah does not develop without rhyme and reason. There are causes for its development: for instance being generous helping the poor are things that help increasing the fear of Allah. Postponing a poor person’s debt or clearing it off competely are singled out in the Qur’an as a moral quality. If these are done, and the Qur’an is read and the depths of the Qur’an is comprehended, people’s trust in Allah will develop. Trust in Allah brings blessings and inner peace. For example, trees put their trusts in Allah; He gives them sustenance where they are; while wolves and foxes do not have this trust in Allah and so they always wander in the mountains in hunger; they go for days without food because they are greedy. Not putting trust in Allah does not befit a human being; a human being should submit to Allah, recognize that his sustenance comes from Allah and banish this panic and stress completely from his mind.
THE PROPHET JONAH’S (AS) TEST AND THE FEAR OF ALLAH
There is a very important proof to show us how useful the fear of Allah is for us. Look at one shock after another: the sea and the skies grow dark; men drew the lots and the lot fell to him, his being thrown into the sea,and there is the fish swallowing him, and he stays in the darkness. He experienced great excitement and tension. As a result of these, he changes a lot. That is how the fear of Allah brings a person to an important, conceivable line. The Qur’an gives a sign of this, it explains this
THINKING ABOUT DEATH INCREASES THE FEAR OF ALLAH.
Death is a great blessing. It is, we hope, a door opening to the Heaven, for humans to attain Allah, insha’Allah for the believers. And it is a clear proof that destroys desire for this world. Death is one of the first amongst the reasons which discipline us and is one of the most important causes for composing a good morale. Death deeply affects us, it deeply effects all the humans . And the fear from Hell, that is the fear of Allah. When these are present, a person becomes kinder, more compassionate, merciful; he becomes more intelligent, tender, agreeable and easy-going. And this is the foundation and root of a good moral life. For this reason, we regard death as a means to draw us close to Allah, and as a means to Heaven. And in this way, we know that it is a blessing, insha’Allah
THE TRUE SOURCE OF PEACE AND HAPPINESS IS THE FEAR AND LOVE OF ALLAH
Happiness comes from the love and fear of Allah. Without this the human heart cannot find peace. Allah has made this clear. (In the Qur’an), I take shelter in Allah from satan, Allah states that “hearts find peace only in the remembrance of Allah.”A person cannot be happy in any other way.
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fear of Allah : make...we always want more n more near with Allah...thats called love...true love