الْوَدُودُ
AL-WADUD
The Most Loving, The Most Affectionate, The Beloved
Allah is Al-Wadud, the most loving and affectionate. He is faithful to his servants and shows them the purest love. He is the singular source of all love and kindness. The One who loves His believing slaves and His believing slaves love Him.
Mentions From The Quran & Hadith
From the root w-d-d which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to love to be affectionate to long for, to desire, to wish for.
And ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is Merciful and Affectionate. (Quran 11:90)
وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي رَحِيمٌ وَدُودٌ ﴿٩٠﴾
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate. (Quran 85:14)
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ ﴿١٤﴾
Say, [O Muhammad], “If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.” (Quran 3:31)
قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿٣١﴾
“Verily, Allah loves those who do good” (Quran 2:195)
وَأَنفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ ۛ وَأَحْسِنُوا ۛ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١٩٥﴾
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds – the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection. (Quran 19:96)
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ سَيَجْعَلُ لَهُمُ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وُدًّا ﴿٩٦﴾
“Verily, Allah loves those who are penitent and those who keep themselves pure” (Quran 2:222).
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ ﴿٢٢٢﴾
And Allah loves those who are patient’ (Quran 3:146)…
وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الصَّابِرِينَ ﴿١٤٦﴾
Allah loves those who trust in Him (Quran 3:159) …
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ ﴿١٥٩﴾
Allah loves those who are just (Quran 5:42)
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ ﴿٤٢﴾
Allah loves those who foster purity” (Quran 9:108).”
وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُطَّهِّرِينَ ﴿١٠٨﴾
