Love is one of the most discussed and least understood subjects in modern life. Everyone speaks of it but few can define it — what it truly is, what it requires, and most importantly what it is for. Without a sound framework for understanding love, people spend their lives pursuing versions of it that leave them empty, hurt, and confused.About This BookThis Is Love by Dr. Ali Albarghouthi approaches this subject from the Qur'an and Sunnah — building a comprehensive understanding of love as Allah designed it: what love is at its root, who deserves our deepest love, how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) modeled love in every relationship he had, and how to cultivate the love that actually sustains a human being.What This Book CoversLove for Allah — The Foundation of EverythingThe book establishes that the highest and most necessary love is love for Allah — and that every other love in a Muslim's life finds its proper place only when this foundational love is in order. When love for Allah is weak, every other love becomes distorted: love of family becomes possessiveness, love of wealth becomes greed, love of status becomes arrogance. When love for Allah is strong, everything else aligns.Love in the Prophet's ExampleDr. Albarghouthi draws extensively on the authentic Sunnah to show how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) loved — how he expressed love for his family, his Companions, and his ummah, and what qualities he identified as the conditions for genuine love between believers. The prophetic example is the most complete demonstration of what love looks like in practice.What Corrupts Love — and How to Heal ItThe book addresses the forms of love that damage the soul and relationships: toxic attachment, love placed in the wrong objects, the confusion between love and desire. It provides a Qur'anic and prophetic framework for identifying what has gone wrong and what the cure is — not through psychology alone but through the guidance Allah revealed for the human heart.About the AuthorDr. Ali Albarghouthi is a scholar and writer who has studied and taught Islamic sciences. Published by Dakwah Corner Bookstore.Who This Book Is ForEvery Muslim who has loved imperfectly, been hurt by love, or struggled to understand where their love should be directed. Particularly valuable for young Muslims navigating relationships, for those whose marriages have grown cold, and for anyone whose love for Allah feels distant or abstract and who wants to understand what Islamic love actually looks like — and how to build it.Continue ReadingThe same author's Heart Therapy: Forty Hadiths in Tazkiyah and Soul Purification takes the same Qur'an-and-Sunnah approach to the diseases of the heart. Browse more by Dr. Ali Albarghouthi, explore our books on purifying the soul, or see our guide to the best books on tazkiyah.
