charms beyond this limit for the sake of attention or Valentine’s cupidity, it is
a sure sign of unredeemed adolescent insecurity and insincere Islamic faith
whereby she exhibits the poverty of an immature spirit! And the man-boy
who permits this insult to Islam’s integrity is in no position to exercise his
degree above her authority.
Moving on to the love of affection, fulfilling emotional needs is what
maintains this aspect of love and emotional satisfaction is dependent upon
two matters of import:
- The strong foundation of provision for material necessities as opposed to
excessive appetites or covetousness; - The understanding and acceptance of reasonable personal aspirations and
limitations on the part of both spouses.
These factors establish compatibility and determine the initial degrees of
affectionate love, without which erotic love is but a futile and momentary
pleasure. But even this is not yet true romance! As the marriage grows and
the purpose of its covenant is made manifest by the fruits of a righteous
destiny that unveils for all to witness, the desires of each heart continually
sprout and bloom upon the ground of loyalty to God via the Agape of Islamic
adab. This ground must be tilled by the faithful husbandry of prudent
government because just as subjects prosper under a benign and wise ruler,
so do women and children prosper when properly joined in Islamic
submission to the Patriarchs (Pious Muslims) of Allah‘s Cause.
If prurient satisfaction and emotional or material gain are the sole grounds
for a marriage, then moral dissipation, strife, and some form of dissolution
are inevitable consequences. True romantic ideals in service to Allah's Cause
cannot be maintained nor achieved in such unions, which is one reason many
spend enormous amounts to dress the façade like wealthy hypocrites and
governments in the adornment of mosques, temples and churches. Only soil
enriched by honor (the preservation of dignity) can fertilize the Tree of
Romance with the perennial fruit of passionate affection, which in turn
nourishes seeds of similar nobility for the posterity belonging to the "Cause of
Allah. Only when honor, affection, and eros are joined in balanced harmony
by the covenant of matrimony is the 'touch' of Allah's Love preserved in