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Islam
Lesson 290

I act as guardian over that love.

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God said unto Jesus, "O Jesus! when I see in My servants' hearts pure love for Myself unmixed with any selfish desire concerning this world or the next, I act as guardian over that love."

Source The Alchemy of Happiness, Chapter VIII, §14 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Ghazali, the Persian theologian and Sufi, God told Jesus (ʿIsa, a prophet in Islam) that He takes under His protection the pure love His servants bear Him, a love that seeks nothing in return, neither in this world nor in the next. Today, make a gesture of love expecting nothing — neither thanks nor recognition — and simply offer it to God.

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