Yuhibbunahum Kahubbillah Wallazina Amanuu Ashaddu Hubban Lillah -al-baqarah 165- __link__ 【Instant • Report】

"yuhibbunahum kahubbillah wallazina amanuu ashaddu hubban lillah" translates to:

These "rivals" are not always idols of stone. They can be:

Is there something that has become the main focus of your life, causing you to neglect your prayers or your connection to the Divine?

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 1350 CE) in his masterpiece Madarij al-Salikeen explains that there are three types of love:

Living for the "likes" and approval of others rather than the pleasure of the Divine.

The full verse describes those who take "equals" (Andad) besides Allah, loving them with a love that should be reserved for the Creator alone.