Whom does Allah love and hate?

[S. Shuja]

What are the characteristics of those whom Allah loves and hates?

For more than a billion Muslims around the globe, the Qurān reproduces God’s very own words. To find our answer whom are loved and what constitutes their important characteristics, let's turn the pages of the Quran. I searched the Quran with the keywords of یحب [whom He loves] and لایحب [whom He dislikes] and the result is somehow noteworthy. The numbers in the brackets signify the number of Chapters and Verses of the Quran respectively. In the light of the Quranic verses, one can find who are to be loved and who are to be hated by the most merciful Creator. Moreover, his creatures can follow the suit.

Allah loves those who have beautified themselves with the following characteristics:

1. Indeed, Allah loves the virtuous. (02:195), (03:134), (03:148), (05:13), (05:93).

2. Indeed, Allah loves the penitent and He loves those who keep clean (02:222), (09:108).

3. Yes, whoever fulfills his commitments and is wary of Allah, Allah indeed loves the God wary (03:76), (09:04),

4. And Allah loves the steadfast (03:146).

5. Indeed, Allah loves those who trust in Him (03:159).

6. Indeed, Allah loves the just (05:42), (49:09), (60:08),

7. Indeed, Allah loves those who fight in His way in ranks, as if they were a compact structure (61:04).

Allah does not like the individuals with the following characteristics:

1. Indeed, Allah does not like transgressors (02:190), (05:87), (07:55).

2. Allah does not like corruption (02:205).

3. Allah does not like any sinful ingrate. (02:276).

4. Indeed, Allah does not like the faithless (03:32), (30:45).

5. And Allah does not like the wrongdoers (03:57), (03:140), (42: 40).

6. Indeed, Allah does not like anyone who is a swaggering braggart (04:36), (31:18), (57:23).

7. Indeed, Allah does not like someone who is treacherous and sinful (04:107).

8. Allah does not like the disclosure of [anyone's] evil [ conduct] in speech except by someone who has been wronged, and Allah is all-hearing, all-knowing (04:148).

9. And Allah does not like the agents of corruption (05:64), (28:77)

10. Do not be wasteful; indeed, He does not like the wasteful (06:141), (07:31),

11. Indeed, Allah does not like the treacherous (08:58).

12. Indeed, He does not like the arrogant (16:23).

13. Indeed, Allah does not like any ingrate traitor (14:38).

14. Do not exult! Indeed, Allah does not like the exultant (28:76).

A man/woman with primordial and innate nature Loves and Hates whom his Lord likes and dislikes accordingly. May Allah grant us the blessing to fall in the first category.

Thanks

May Allah Bless Us All

[Sumerian]

12 minutes ago, S. Shuja said:

4. Indeed, Allah does not like the faithless (03:32), (30:45).

A better translation than the word(s) "the faithless" would be "the infidels" or "the disbelievers" - because this is the literal translation of "al-kafireen (الكافرين).

Edited October 12, 2016 by E.L King

[S. Shuja]

11 minutes ago, E.L King said:

A better translation than faithless would be "the infidels" or "the disbelievers" - because this is the literal translation of "al-kafireen (الكافرين).

Salamun Alaikum

I made use of Ali Quli Qarai Translation which to many scholars is one of the best and most precise English translations available in the market.

Edited October 12, 2016 by S. Shuja

[Sumerian]

2 hours ago, S. Shuja said:

Salamun Alaikum

I made use of Ali Quli Qarai Translation which to many scholars is one of the best and most precise English translations available in the market.

Okay brother. I just want to make the point, that in Fiqh, the kafir is the disbeliever not the faithless. To be faithless is just one form of kufr, there are many other forms, like believing in a false religion (e.g the pagans were called kuffar, yet they had a faith).

[S. Shuja]

Faithless means he who lacks correct belief in Allah and etc. making no difference what else he believes beyond that! 

Anyhow, thanks.

[Hameedeh]

On 10/12/2016 at 4:40 AM, S. Shuja said:

A man/woman with primordial and innate nature Loves and Hates whom his Lord likes and dislikes accordingly.

Since the Holy Qur'an shows verses that Allah "loves" (likes) something or "does not love" (dislikes) something, why should we be using the word hate? Allah does not want people to be hateful.