Dreamcache (Continious Short Stories)

Part 7 - Convictions

Written by Mumu Alpaka (+ GPT)
13th May 2025

"Allah doesn't hate you.. Allah hates your conviction, your lack of trust and belief in Him"

Let that breathe in for a minute, sometimes even as you grow older as Muslims, or even born as one.

You tend to feel tested, your lack of faith is disturbing..

GPT Replies:

 (Aqidah Perspective)

From the perspective of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah, particularly Ashʿari and Maturidi traditions, Allah's maḥabbah (love) and bughḍ (hatred) is not emotional like humans, but is manifested in His Will and Act:

Allah loves those who believe and do good.

Allah hates kufr, nifaq, dhulm, etc. And those who persist in it.

Thus:

❝If someone disbelieves or lacks tawakkul, they are not "loved" by Allah in that state.❞

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(From Qur'an's Vocabulary)

Let's look at what Allah explicitly says He loves or hates:

✅ Allah loves:

Muttaqīn (those who are mindful of Him):

"إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَّقِينَ"

"Indeed, Allah loves the righteous."

Tawwābīn & Mutatahhirīn (those who constantly repent and purify themselves):

❌ Allah does NOT love / hates:

Musrifīn (transgressors):

"إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ"

Kāfirīn (those who reject faith):

"إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْكَافِرِينَ"

Zālimīn (oppressors):

"وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ"

"It is like when you read the Quran, you read the translations but you, yourself do not believe in it.. That is when it is wrong.. Something is wrong somewhere, and you yourself need to get checked and return back to the right path. 

Continious Self-Audit is important.. "

GPT Replies:

(Iman ≠ Mere Reading)

Reading is a cognitive act, but Belief (Imān) is:

Tasdiq bi al-qalb (conviction in the heart)

Qabūl wa inqiyād (acceptance and submission)

ʿAmal (action)

Therefore, recitation without belief is an act of externalism, what the Qur'an refers to as:
"يَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَاهِهِم مَّا لَيْسَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم"
"They say with their mouths what is not in their hearts."