The Guide For The Youth | The Second Station of the 17th Word * | 119
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So, of course, the heavens and earth will not weep over them, but in fact curse them and rejoice at their death.

As for the implied meaning, that the heavens and earth weep over the death of the people of belief, this is because they know the duties and functions of the heavens and earth, assent to their true realities and understand, through belief, the meanings they express. They say, "How beautifully they have been made, how finely they are carrying out their duties". They respect them and assign them their true worth. They love them and the Names they mirror for the sake of Allah Almighty. And so it is for this reason that the heavens and earth grieve over the death of the people of belief as if weeping.

An Important Question

You say, "Love is not voluntary. And, as a con- sequence of innate need, I love delicious foods and fruits. I love my father, mother and children, my wife, and my friends and companions. I love the prophets and the saints. And I love my life and my youth, the spring, beautiful things and the world. How may I not love these things? So how should I rather give all this love to Allah Almighty’s Essence, Attributes and Names? What does this mean?

The Answer: Listen to four ’Points.

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