"يُحِبُّونَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ كُلُّ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُم وَلَكِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِلَّهِ وَلَوْ يَرَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا إِذْ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ أَنَّ الْقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ (165) إِذْ يَرَى الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ رِجَالًا كَأَنَّهُم خَشَبٌ مُّشَنَّعٌ أَثَقلَ مِنهُ أَو قَالَ أَشَدُّ مِنهُ صَفًّا"
When classical commentators (Mufassirun) like Ibn Kathir or Imam Al-Qurtubi discussed "rivals to Allah," they often referred to the physical idols of Mecca. In the contemporary context, however, idols are rarely made of stone. Instead, they are psychological and cultural constructs. wealth and poverty
: Human love is transactional and conditional. We love people when they treat us well. The believer's love for Allah persists through ease and hardship, wealth and poverty, health and sickness. health and sickness.