Once at the time of Hajj, there was a gathering in Mecca of
some friends of Allah; the youngest among whom was Junaid Baghdadi (Ra). In
that gathering, there was a discussion on the subject of ‘Love for Allah’ and
as to who is the lover of Allah. Many of them expressed their views on the
subject, but Junaid (Ra)kept quiet. He was pressed to say something.
With his head bowed down and tears in his eyes, he said,
“The lover of Allah is he who forgets his own self, remains engaged in Allah’s
remembrance with due regard to all its requirements; sees Allah with the eyes
of his heart, which is burnt by the heat of Allah’s fear; Allah’s remembrance
affects him like a cup of wine, he speaks the word of Allah as if All Mighty
Allah speaks through his mouth; if he moves, he does so under the command of
Allah; he gets pace of mind only through the obedience of Allah; and when such
a stage is reached, his eating, drinking, sleeping, awakening and, in short,
all his actions are for the pleasure of Allah; he neither pays heed to the
worldly customs, nor does he attach any importance of unfriendly criticism by
people.”
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