The obedience and worship of God is in proportion to the...

The obedience and worship of God is in proportion to the love which man has for God, as Imam as-Sadiq (as) said: "Disobey God and show that you love Him; by my life, that is something amazing. If your love were true, you would have obeyed Him, for the lover is submissive before the one whom he loves." [^1]: . Adapted from Nicholson's translation of Rumi, Mathnavi, bk. 1 [^2]: . Ibrahim, 14:37 [^3]: . ash-Shura, 42:23 [^4]: Safinatu 'l-bihar, vol.l, p.102 (under Hubb). [^5]: .