often follows his own impulses. Naaman was a sinner, who being repeatedly excused by the Prophet was at last flogged. While he was being flogged a certain person cursed him for his iniquity. "Do not curse him", said he "he has a regard for God and his apostle".
Experience tells us that he who loves loves the things connected with his beloved. Therefore another sure sign of God's love is the love of his creatures who are created by and are dependent on him; for he who loves an author or poet, will he not love his work or poem? But this stage is reached when the lover's heart is immersed in love and the more he is absorbed in Him, the more will he love His creatures, so much so that even the objects which hurt him will not be disliked by him—in fact the problem of evil is transcended in his love for him.
It may be objected here that it follows that he loves the evil-doers and sinners. But a deep insight into the nature of such
