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"Say: ' If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your sins; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful '," The verses under discussion, including the above verse, have been revealed about a group of the People of the Book, (the Christians from Najran), who used to say: "We are the lovers of the Lord." Then Allah defines 'the followers of the Apostle of Allah ' as the clear example of this love, and tells His Apostle Muhammad thus: "Say, 'If you love Allah, then follow me..." If you are true in what you claim -that you love Allah -then follow the Apostle of Allah.

But if they turn back, then verily Allah does not love the disbelievers." The love of Allah due to His servant is that He wills to reward the servant, while the love of a servant towards the Lord is that the one heartily wishes to obey Him and to serve Him, because love originate from one's intention.

Then, to emphasize on this subject, the Qur'an says: "Say: 'Obey Allah and the Apostle '..." The objective meaning of this sentence is as such: if you claim that you love Allah, then you should reveal the sign of your love by obeying and following Allah and His Messenger. But, if you disobey Him and His Apostle by rejecting the religion of Allah, the case is different. "...