God - A Quest for Love | Mufti Abu Layth

god being this creative responsive love that works with every individual where they are at situationally and being ever responsive in a creating loving way i think that's the this concept of a beloved that we find because the mystics yeah the mystics in islam they definitely have this kind of very uh intimately personal relationship with god it's a very intimate and uh exclusive almost like an insider relationship that

is strange to the outsider they they can't even relate to this and at often the mystics not even referring to god by as by god but as like you said as the beloved or as as whether you want to say it or you know because people would say he but it hua in arabic is not necessarily he but that they used terms and often didn't even use the word god it's interesting this whole legacy of the mystics within islam how they managed to carve a very still even though it was seen as you know art but a very powerful

identity that left an indelible mark on our tradition of islam yeah and i think it speaks to human psychology i think because we like the comfort of knowing that there is someone who can understand us completely as who we are and understand our concerns absolutely sorrows joys you know because to be honest with you you know despite what they say about romantic love we all know those of us who are married romantic love only goes certain to a certain level you know you can never be perfectly understood then

then professor murray again no because i'm joking god's love operates at a you know deeper level i do i do feel it's interesting that as humans we forever are in search of that um almost the inner

seeking that that unfound yet intimately familiar love and affection that's beautifully put that's beautifully food and i