For Muslims: What do you feel more in your heart: love for Allah or fear of Allah?
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Actually it's Love. But I am feeling guilty while answering your question that Why it's not Fear.
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The original-language terms used for “fear” often refer to a profound reverence and awe of God. So, the Bible associates fear with love for God. (Deuteronomy 10:12, 13) This reverential awe includes a healthy fear of displeasing God—not simply because we fear the consequences but because we truly love him. The Bible explains that “the fear of Jehovah means the hating of bad.” (Proverbs 8:13) So godly fear includes an inner aversion or disgust toward all that is bad in Jehovah’s eyes. (Psalm 97:10) It impels us to turn aside from bad, just as we would back away from the edge of a cliff when our instinct warns us. "In the fear of Jehovah one turns away from bad,” Proverbs 16:6.\n\nTo illustrate, think about the wholesome relationship between a little boy and his father. The boy senses his father’s warm, loving interest in him. But the boy is also aware of what his father requires of him, and he knows that his father will discipline him if he misbehaves. The boy does not live in morbid fear of his father. On the contrary, he dearly loves his father. The youngster delights in doing what will bring his father’s smile of approval. It's the same way with godly fear. Because we love our heavenly Father, we dread doing anything that would make him feel “hurt at his heart.” (Genesis 6:6) Rather, we long to make his heart rejoice. (Proverbs 27:11) \n\n“The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom.” (Psalm 111:10) If Adam had cultivated godly fear, it could have restrained him from the sin that led to his own eternal death and to thousands of years of grief for his offspring. If the ancient nation of Israel had heeded Jehovah’s counsel to fear him and to love him, that nation would not have been taken captive to Babylon, nor would they have spurned God’s Son and become guilty of shedding his blood. If the world today feared God, there would be no corruption in government or in business, no crime, no war.—Proverbs 3:7.
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fear as in respect, not fear as in to be afraid of. i do not know if others felt this way about their own dad, but i knew if i did something i shouldnt have when i was younger, i could expect to be in trouble, i feared my dad in that same way. i knew what i should be doing , if i did things i shouldnt i could expect to be in trouble. thats a respectful "fear". of course my dad always forgave me and love went on, same as with God!
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Is it fear? For me, no. As a matter of fact believing, for me, brings out more fear than not. If I believe, I am afraid I will be someday tested on that belief, where as if I didn't believe, there would be nothing to be scared of. \n\nRandomness of life? No. I still feel as if life is random, just a long series of events sometimes subject to change on a whim. Sure, I believe that is all attributed to God, but it doesn't make it less stressful, or meaningful to me.\n\nMy Parents? My parents were not of the same religion, and it was never practiced in our home. I knew my mom talked about God in times of trouble, and that my dad hated the idea of church, but other than that, I didn't learn it from them.\n\nAlways believed? For me, like I said above, no. I actually had heard VERY little of God until I was 15, and my parents put me into a Christian school, because I was a bad kid, and had behavioral problems in Public School. Thats where I first hear about religion, God and Salvation.\n\nGod gave me a shot, and when I'm dead, I'm dead? Yep. I believe all that I do based on faith. but I have no proof, and it is possible the scenario you stated could be true. If thats the case, what do I have to lose anyway. I'll be dead, and it wont matter what I thought anymore.\n\nHelp me sleep at night? Sure, a little. But I worry about so much as it is, and I have more to think about than just falling back for comfort on my belief. Thats not what real belief is. It should not be a crutch we use only when we want, or need it.\n\nBeliever to non, or reverse? yes. I was a non-believer, and now I am a believer. For me, all the proof I needed was how my life changed when I came to believe in Christ and have faith. I was a terrible kid, no conscience, no guilt, no shame. I was abusive to my little brother, our animals, I routinley made my parent cry. I lied, I cheated, I stole, you name it. And I felt nothing about it. When I became saved, it all stopped. And it didn't stop just because suddenly people said I had to, but instantly, it ended, through no effort of my own. I changed into a new person in a moments notice, with no effort, no work, no conviction on my part. That alone was proof to me, I had found something real, and it was given to me freely. THATS why I believe in God. From that moment, my life has never been the same, it has only gotten better, and I could not have done that alone.
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i am really looking forward to it, sometimes affraid of it and sometimes i am happy because almighty Allah promised us great things, and he is very great and kind, but in the same times i am affraid from Hell and Grave torment :(\n\nbut i always remmember the following\n\nAllah the\nAlmighty said: \n\nI am as My servant thinks I am. I am with him when he makes mention of Me.\nIf he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and\nif he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an\nassemble better than it. And if he draws near to Me an arm's length, I draw\nnear to him a fathom's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at\nspeed. \n\nIt was related by al-Buhkari (also by Muslim, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn-Majah). \n\nImam Nawawi's 40 Hadith Qudsi\n\ntherefore we should always think good in the almighty Allah that he will be very kind and genrous with us just like he promised us
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I can "fear" someone in the same sense as being in awe of and respecting his power. \n\nThis is a healthy fear. Even if the person I "fear" in this way is someone I trust, it's good to tread cautiously and with total awareness of my capabilities compared to his.\n\nLove means I serve someone because I respect them, value them, want to see the best for them, and am willing and even desiring to include them into my life. I am committed to serving them.\n\nBoth are useful to negate the extremes of the other. \n\nKeeping a healthy "fear" of God keeps me from presuming too much on his goodness (out of love). Without it, I'd end up being self-serving.\n\nKeeping a love for God prevent me from being a cowering animal motivated mostly by avoiding the punishment I could receive for disobeying. Without it, I'd end up fleeing God or despising him.
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Love is not a feeling, it is an act, wherein you overcome laziness or fear to do something for a person, be it you or another. Thus love requires effort and/or courage. The fuzzy feeling you feel is not necessarily love, when you feel you can overcome inertia or handle your fears and do something for someone, then you have love.
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i am a muslim, i would follow both because both were prophets of God and messengers of God\n\n"Say: we believe in God and in what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma'il: Isaac, Jacob and The Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus and the Prophets, from their Lord: We make no distinction between one and another, among them, and to God do we bow our will (in Islam)."\n(Quran,  3:84 & 2:136) \n\n"And they (believers) believe in what is being sent down to you (Muhammad, peace be upon him) and they believe in what has been sent down before (previous Holy scriptures to Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and of course Jesus, peace be upon them all)." [Quran 2:2,3]
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i am a muslim and im proud of it\nit is truly the right path to God\nGod bless you all
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I think your questions count as preaching, but I can tell you that I am not interested in a relationship with Jesus or the Christian God.  I do feel complete.  I do not feel vulnerable and alone - my beliefs empower me and surrounds me with the protections I need to enjoy my life.  Even with an army on your side, anyone can feel scared from time to time - but I am very safe in my understanding of the Universe.\n\nThe things is, that even in a Christian God model philosophy the point is not to life your live for god - the point is to understand your own divinity and to understand that you and god are a team.  If god is an ocean, we are each and everyone of us a glass of god, with tremendous power and divine right - no matter what we call this being.  To spend time steeped in any church dogma only brings you closer to understanding the church, not god.  \n\nI am glad that Christianity has helped you and I rejoice that you are happy on your chosen path.  I regret that you feel you need to school others or that you feel you have the only answer to the mysteries of life.  There is no way to truly know the Unknowable and there are many paths to enlightenment.  Worry about your own soul until someone asks you for help if you truly want to display the virtue of christianity.\n\nPeace!
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Muslim or non-Muslim, it don't matter... love is where the heart is and no matter how we each feel about the other, if its meant to be it will be.......
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In Islam, love is first for Allah, occupying the heart and conscience in such a way that it overwhelms everything else.  It was reported from a sage: "I never saw a thing but I saw Allah before it, after it, and along with it." The Glorious Qur'an says: "The believers are stauncher in (their) love for Allah." \nSecond, the faithful harbour an intense love for Nabi Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Waalihi Wa Salam). This love in manifested by an desire to follow and imitate his example. The Glorious Qur'an says: "Say (O' Our Nabi) If ye do love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your sins; Verily, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful." \nThird, Islam advocates brotherly love in faith. Human beings can live in blessing and kindness so long as they love each other, show trust-worthiness, and behave according to truth and fairness. This brotherly love in faith also establishes good relations in society when it is done with sincerity and affection. In short, heartfelt love is simply sharing Islam. It is reported that a person was sitting beside Nabi Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Waalihi Wa Salam) when his friend happened to passed by.  This man told Nabi Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Waalihi Wasallam): "I love that man for the sake of Allah." Nabi Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Waalihi Wa Salam) asked him if he had told his friend that, and the man answered in the negative. The man stood up, stopped his friend, and told him, "I love you for the sake of Allah." His friend replied: "I love you the way you love for His sake." It is reported that Allah loves that His servant salute one another clearly and openly.\nThis is the love in Islam. No words can define it. It's something so enigmatic, that only Allah could design it and He alone comprehends it. Wonder of wonders, it is beyond man's conception. Only in Allah can love find true perfection, for love is enduring, patient and kind. It judges all things with the heart, not the mind. Love can transform the most commonplace into beauty and splendor and sweetness and grace. Love is unselfish, giving more than it takes, being unconditional and unhampered by environment. Love never forsakes, it's faithful and trusting, truthful. It is guileless and honest and never deceiving. Love is Allah's Divine Gift.\nOn the other hand, there is the love of the world. Love of the world leads to a stage where a person can not see anything but the world before it, after it, and along with it. Every thought and action is for some worldly gain. Such a person cannot devote himself to pious deeds for more than a few days. It is reported that this world is like sea water. The more one drinks of it, the more one gets thirsty.\nIf this self-love is reinforced, it becomes more intense, exceeds the limit of expediency, and consequently turns into egoism and selfishness; producing great evil, polluting the person with many vices which leads to the violation of the rights of others, and promoting anti-human deeds. The only love between a man and a woman that achieves fruition is that between a husband and a wife. The love and compassion between a husband and a wife is a gift from Allah, and a loving wife finds happiness in obeying her husband.\nIn our world, there can be no value in anything that does not earn Allah 's good pleasure. Therefore, it is incumbent upon us to confine our efforts to seeking the next world, for this world has no value to us. We ask the Mighty Lord to purify our hearts, and to brighten us with faith - Ameen.\nif you realy want to know more visit here:
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Happiness is against the will of Allah...dont blasphem him again...he gets very angry.
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Fear and peace at the same time.\nThey let me go into a hospital room with my two-weak-old son to say goodbye because they thought he would die during the airlift to another hospital.  I had both these feelings because I'm human and he was my baby, yet I was praying and something in me knew he'd be alright. \n\nGood news...he's healthy happy and 10 now : )
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Well its human to feel  pretty bad when someone hurts u \nbut Koran lays great stress on forgiving others.\nOne gets an inner satisfaction & can win over even our enemies by this act
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I am a Christian now, but I am reading the Qur'an. a large book . The Message of THE QUR'AN so I may understand better.I pray for all people. I love all people. theres One God. one Spirit of God. and a soul in each of us. and many religions. in my fathers house or many mansions, theres a place for all who love and trust God and try to truly do Gods will by following the guidance of the Holy Spirit within them,May God continue to Bless you and care for you and guide you in the Spirit. and by the way, if most Islamic people were terrorists with the billions of followers we would all be dead.Peace, May some day there be Peace. I pray this in Gods holy name.Allah . Sugmod. whatever people wont to call the higher power which I call God.theres many names for God. I sure dont think he cares what name we call him.as long as we love him. and ask for his guidance.
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one of my bestest friends is muslim, and hes wonderful, whenever im mad at amnyone or anything he says... forgive them,,, he loves everyone and hes the kindest of people, he made me realise that muslims are human too