You know what love is...

Assalamualaikum..

I haven't heard this song for quite some time. And when I did, it brought tears to my eyes.

Whitney Houston- I Will Always Love You

I...
Will always love you
You, ooh

I hope
life treats you kind
And I hope
you have all you've dreamed of
And I wish you joy
and happiness
But above all this
I wish you love

And I...
Will always love you
I...
Will always love you
[Repeat]

I, I will always love
You....
You
Darling I love you
I'll always
I'll always
Love
You..

At first, the lyrics reminded me of some friends, who I loved and cared for. I reminisced our joyful times together. The times when we there for each other, through thick and thin. The challenges we faced and how we'd overcome them.

But of course life has its curve balls and things took a spin. Situations changed, people changed.

Sacrifices and decisions were made. Everyone took a different path. And even though I still care for these people very much, things are different. Very different.


Then, the chorus came along and it was then when the emotions inside of me overflowed and spilled over. Tears welled up in my eyes and trickled down slowly.

"And I... Will always love you.."

"I... Will always love you.."

And it came to me, like a beautiful thunderstorm.

Thoughts blew and flew through my mind. Dark clouds formed as i remembered all the wrongs that I have done. Regret drenched my soul as realisation sunk in. The tears trickled.

"And I... Will always love you.."

A whirlwind of emotions. Memories uprooted, hurled and crashed. The whole landscape was changing and the words of the chorus took a whole different meaning.


Love...


We think we know love. We love our families, we love our friends, we love our homes. Some love their countries, some love animals and some love their careers. We love our teachers, we love our relatives and we love our parents. We love all these people and things because of all that they have contributed to our lives and what they have made us felt; proud, accomplishment, validated, heard, belonging?

And in the midst of loving all these people, we forget the one love that truly matters in our lives. The one love that never ends.

Even if we could bundle up all of the 'love' in this world, the young love, the love of soul mates; an old married couple, the love of friendship, the love of brotherhood, etc. I mean, ALL the 'love' in this world, from all the different types of relationships on earth, from the first love at the beginning of time, till the end of worldly existence.

All of it will never compare to the love of Allah swt. Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim.




How much Allah loves me.

How much Allah loves you.

How much Allah loves us.



Yet, how much effort have we put in to even try to return Allah's love for us? How much of our actions and the things we do are really sincere to please Allah swt?

The love among humans can take many forms and they evolve. Some fade away, some are rekindled, while a rare few really are true. Of course love for each other, love for people, love for animals, love for this earth, are encouraged in Islam and in all the major religions in the world too, but we must not forget or take lightly the unshakable love of our Creator.

It is the one and only love worth struggling for.
It is the one love that would lead the way to others.
It is the one love that should be on the top of our list.


As the song ended, the ruffle of thoughts inside my head settled. My emotions cleared and a calm came over me. All the good and bad memories of love, friendship and hardship, nestled back into the nook and crannies of my brain. But from now on, every time i reminisce on any of them, I'll see it from a different perspective.

May we all aim, work towards and, InsyaAllah attain, feel and experience the most important love there is.

Allah will always love us.


Do we love Him?




Assalaamualaikum...