Free Love

When I chose this title I thought of that rare love between Prophet Mohammed – peace be upon him- and his companions; when Khabib Ibn Odai – may God be pleased with him- was set to death , he was asked if he prefered to bring Mohammed in his place while he could be safe with his family.

He shouted at his murderers (I hate to be safe with my family enjoying all the pleasure in the world and to see the Messanger of God hurt). 

Also Abu Bakr - may God be pleased with him - slept on Mohammed’s thigh in the cave while he was bitten and was in pain but he didn’t move so as not to awaken his beloved- peace be upon him.

I read those stories and thought about them, then I realized the reason behind such love between Prophet Mohammed – peace be upon him -and his companions; it is unconditional love and this what he has sown in their hearts since they didn’t love him because he promised of temporal pleasure in the world or leadership among nations; they loved him because he elevated their souls to the highest level of faith by which they knew God’s love and worked hard to please Him. For these reason their love for him deserves to be described as “Free Love”.

Today we find that there is a difference in love between the two generations; God’s love of the generation of this age has been weakened and this was reflected on the application of orders and prohibitions as well as the call to Him. And the evidence is the negligence of many of the sons of Islam of the apple of the eye, a pillar of Islam and the crown of worship, “Prayer”.

If you think of the love between Muslims themselves, you will find that many of the meanings of Islam have been weakened and faded which made us all wondering in one voice:

Where are compassion and affection?

Where are brotherhood and harmony?

Where are those beautiful values?

The answer to these questions is that love between us became conditional.

I love you only for ethnic considerations or on the basis of affiliation of thought or for worldly interests.

Therefore, we keep others close or move them away on the basis of those fragile rules and consequently we made immature social relationships.

By experience when I broke those delusional barriers and dealt with people on the basis of free love, life has changed and it had different color and taste.

I found out that people are still good and the extent of attachment or detachment to conditional love decides your happiness in your relationships with others.  Hence, after discussing this phenomenon I wonder are those ailing practices qualifying us to be one nation.

Clarification

Although we talked about restricted love, it doesn’t mean that there is no sincere love or beautiful meanings among people, but while I am writing these lines, there are bright images that history stands for proudly in the mind of each one of us.

Life for love

We should take those who came before us as a model and example; when Prophet Mohammed called for the wonderful law of love: (man shall love what he doesn’t like only for God’s sake). There was the generation of fraternity between the immigrants and supporters which life smiled to it and history chirped with joy and gladness for it. Let us then say: “All believers are but brethren” and work to achieve it on our life. This will never come true unless we apply the rules of love such as:

• Amicability “and let not our hearts entertain any unworthy thoughts or feelings against [any of] those who have attained to faith. O our Sustainer!”

• Good saying “you shall speak unto all people in a kindly way”.

• Tolerance and forgiveness (go you are free)

• Express love feelings (O Mo’az, in the name of God I love you).

• Peace-making (bring about peace among you).

• Gift (exchanging gifts brings love).

Love Charter

The manifest of love for people around you is considered to be a love charter. One of God’s blessings is that I met that type of humans; they open their hearts to love them and only those who make life meaningful and really became a life for love.