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"Secrets of Divine Love" by A. Helwa is a book that explores the Islamic tradition of Sufism and its teachings on the concept of love. The book is divided into several sections, each addressing a different aspect of divine love, such as the nature of love, the different forms of love, and the obstacles to experiencing true love.

Throughout the book, Helwa emphasizes the importance of developing a deep and intimate relationship with God through acts of worship, spiritual practices, and contemplation. She also discusses the role of love in relationships with other people and the importance of cultivating compassion and forgiveness.

Part One provides an introduction to Sufism and its teachings. It covers the basic principles of Sufism, including the importance of a personal relationship with God, the concept of Tawheed (the oneness of God), and the role of love in the spiritual journey.

Part Two focuses on the various stages of the spiritual journey, as outlined by the Sufi tradition. It covers topics such as the purification of the soul, the importance of remembrance and meditation, and the attainment of spiritual stations.

Part Three explores the practical application of Sufi teachings in everyday life. It covers topics such as dealing with negative emotions, finding balance in life, and developing compassion and empathy for others.

Overall, "Secrets of Divine Love" provides a comprehensive overview of Islamic Sufism and its teachings on the nature of divine love and the spiritual journey. It offers practical guidance for those seeking to deepen their connection with God and lead a more fulfilling life and also offers a unique perspective on the transformative power of love and its role in the pursuit of spiritual growth and enlightenment.

Through the use of scientific evidence, practical exercises, and guided meditations, you will develop the tools and awareness needed to discern and overcome your negative inner critic that prevents you from experiencing God's all-encompassing love.

The passages in this book serve as a compass and guiding light that returns you to the source of divine peace and surrender. Through the principles and practices of Islam, you will learn how to unlock your spiritual potential and unveil your divine purpose. Secrets of Divine Love uses a rational, yet heart-based approach towards the Qur'an that not only enlightens the mind, but inspires the soul towards deeper intimacy with God.

Secrets of Divine Love was written for the longing heart, for the one who is searching for something they have not been able to find. For the one who sometimes spirals into hopelessness and cannot help but feel too imperfect for a perfect God to love. This book is for the one who is at the edge of their faith, who has experienced religion as a harsh winter instead of the life-bearing spring it was sent to be by God.

Writer A. Helwa has over 15 years of experience writing and speaking on Islam and personal development. Over the past several years she has inspired over 400,000+ readers through her passionate, poetic, and love-based approach to Islamic spirituality. Her popular blog @quranquotesdaily, was established while attending a Masters in Divinity focused on Islamic spirituality and peacemaking, as a means of helping others overcome personal and spiritual struggles on their journey of experiencing divine love.

A. Helwa believes that every single person on Earth is deeply loved by the Divine. She is a writer who has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers through her passionate, poetic, and love-based approach to spirituality. Her popular blog @quranquotesdaily, was established while obtaining her Masters in Divinity, as a means of helping others overcome personal and spiritual struggles on their journey of experiencing divine love. With over 15 years of experience writing and speaking on Islam and spiritual development, A. Helwa draws from her personal experiences and traditional sources to help her readers access 'Divine love in everyday life.'

Secrets of Divine Love draws upon spiritual secrets of the Qur'an, ancient mystical poetry, and stories from the world's greatest prophets and spiritual masters to help you reignite your faith, overcome your doubts, and deepen your connection with God. Through the use of scientific evidence, practical exercises, and guided meditations, you will develop the tools and awareness needed to discern and overcome your negative inner critic that prevents you from experiencing God's all - encompassing love.

Think about the amazing transformation that takes place as a caterpillar enters a cocoon. Once inside that still and dark place, it is transformed into a new creation. Its DNA remains the same. It is still the same creature. But it emerges transformed, entirely new.

The Passive Night of the Spirit could be likened to entering a cocoon. The reason this must happen is that God wants to recreate you for a third time! True, when you initially go through Baptism, turn from sin and become a Christian, you are made new. This is your first conversion. Sanctifying grace enters your life and you begin to walk as a child of God. As you grow in your Christian life, God will bring you through the active and passive purgation of your senses and draw you into the life of a proficient, which is the Illuminative Way. This could be termed your second conversion. But as you grow and mature in the Christian life as a proficient, you should anticipate the full metamorphosis of your life into the creation God intends. That metamorphosis culminates in Christian perfection. And Christian perfection is obtained once God brings you through this last dark and painful purgation of your spirit. It is painful because everything not of God and His will must be completely stripped away and utterly annihilated. The soul at this stage is ready to go through its third and final conversion, which is essentially a transitional phase culminating into divine union.

The spirit must become simple, pure and detached from all things, losing natural affection for all things so that the soul can become divinely united to all things, natural and supernatural, and live in the purest love imaginable. The spirit, through its purity, will now have the pure sweetness of all good things. The perfected person will enjoy the taste, smell, touch, sight and sound of all things more perfectly and with perfect delight. They will discover the divine beauty and joy of all relationships as God enjoys them. They will love God in a selfless way, receiving Him as a pure and holy gift to the soul. And they will share in all the delights in the heart of God Himself.

To obtain all that was just mentioned, the soul must be completely annihilated in its former and lower self. This will be painful, because the soul will be radically and completely transformed. Change will hurt. New understanding reveals painful truths. The pure light of God is blinding and overwhelming. The tiniest root of every sin is removed. The soul then experiences confusion on the deepest level. In general, the purgation follows a series of typical transformative stages.

Second, as the soul sees its wretchedness, meaning every imperfection brought to light, it cannot imagine that it could be loved by anyone. It feels its misery and weakness and, like Job, feels as if its proper place is to sit on the dunghill, abandoned by God and by all. Thus, its human hope is vanquished. And that hurts.

Fourth, as the soul experiences the pain of this purgation and receives this newly-infused knowledge from God, it is tempted to despair, realizing that it will never be able to enjoy life as it once did. This is because the soul cannot yet see through this darkness and gaze upon that which awaits it. Instead, it looks back to the past, wishing it could regain its former joys and sensory affections that it once experienced from its spiritual encounters. Upon realizing it will never return as it was, the soul feels a selfish sorrow and pain.

Lastly, the soul can no longer pray as it once did. When it tries to pray, it seems as if its prayers are unheard. Thus, the soul experiences a total death to the way it used to communicate with God. But this is necessary if it is to come to pray in a new way. However, the initial experience includes a feeling of loss of the precious gift of prayer, even though its prayer is actually much deeper.

This innermost purgation of the soul takes place by divine love. The soul grows deeper and deeper in love of God, and it is this deepening love that purges it. The intellect remains darkened and unable to see God clearly, but love begins to enkindle the will in a new and transforming way. Love is infused, and this love purges as it grows.