Sad, happy, and indifferent are the states that sum up our collective body of souls. The airport is one of the great metaphors of our time: sad, happy, and indifferent faces are all to be seen there, as people part with loved ones, greet their beloveds, or simply wait to pick up or let off people they barely know. Also at this very moment, other hearts are rejoicing, babies are being born, mothers are nurturing, smiles are given freely, charity is being distributed, and lovers are uniting. At this very moment, hearts are breaking and lives are being shattered, women abused, children violated, and people dying while their loved ones are crying. All people, everywhere and throughout time, suffer great tribulation at various points in their lives.
Whether that soul acknowledges this on a conscious level or not is a matter of grace, and this understanding enables us to look at others with compassion. It is never the sinner that one should hate, but only the sin for the essence of all humanity is a soul created in submission to its Creator. So show mercy to the afflicted, and praise God for well-being." In truth, humanity is comprised of only two types of people: the afflicted and the sound. Rather, like servants, look after your own faults. 179/795): "Do not, like lords, look upon the faults of others. Jesus, peace be upon him, states, as recorded in al-Muwatta' of Imam Malik (d. Prophets and sanctified saints are the only exceptions to this universal truth. What is true of any man is true of all men the only difference is in the degree to which it is true. However, if we look closely at these people, we see elements of ourselves in them. Reading these verses, it is easy to begin to resent such people and to believe that God does not love everyone.
Verses abound in the Qur'an decrying those God does not love: liars, hypocrites, oppressors, the arrogant, boastful braggarts, and those who love praise for that which they have not done, among others. Many Muslims believe that the idea, "God loves everyone," is simply wrong and incongruous with Islamic teachings.
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