Another meaning to Taqwa of Allah
Salamu Alaykum I think i have been given a ground breaking insight alhamdulillah. We were filling ourselves with fear fear fear fear fear of Allah in Islam that not surprisingly others started saying we are the religion of fear. This is because we accepted that the translation of taqwa of Allah is to fear Allah. I believe this is very wrong now alhamdulillah. Because Allah didn’t create us to have fear in our hearts. Instead it should be love. (Ref the verse, and those who believe are greater in love with Allah, و الذين امنوا اشد حبا لله). It’s not about surpassing ourselves in who has most fear of Allah. It’s competing with who has most love of Allah. We have gone upside down unfortunately us Muslims today. And as a result the religion we present looks a bit ugly. But that’s our fault and not Islam’s. So what is the correct understanding ? It means get to know Allah. Learn about him. Know him. Know more about him/It ( remember he has no gender). How? Because Taqwa mea...