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truths. It is required to According to the hadith
flourish by the nourishment similar to what is mentioned
of this love to the extent in the new testament, on
that one’s love for God fills the day of Judgement God
all of one’s heart and directs will ask some people why
all aspects of one’s life. they did not visit him when
The Love for God can rise he was sick, why they did
only through the reduction not feed him whilst he was
of our selfishness. Only hungry and why they did
after ridding ourselves of not give him water
selfishness will we be able although he was thirsty.
to achieve the ultimate goal Those people will ask: how
of creation. Therefore, we could these have happened,
see that the Holy Prophet while you are the Lord of
who was the most in love the entire universe? Then
with God was sent as a God will reply:
prophet of mercy, a So and so was sick and
manifestation of divine you did not visit him, so
love. He used to say the and so was hungry and
famous tradition which says: you did not feed him and
“People are all God’s so and so was thirsty and
family, so the dearest you did not give water to
people to Him are those him, did not you know
who benefit his family that if you did so you
the most”. (Kulayni, 1987)
