Obedience
\r\n Al-Imran (The House of Imran) - Chapter 3: Verse 32
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"Say, 'Obey God and the Messenger.' If they turn their backs, God does not love the unbelievers."
In his commentary of the verse Imam Ibn Kathir says that his verse indicates that to disobey God's Messenger is to reject the faith. God does not love anyone who may be described as an unbeliever, even though he may claim to love God.
\r\nIn his well-known biography of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, Imam Ibn al-Qayyim writes: "There are well documented reports of many a person from among the people who follow other religions or idolaters who have admitted that the Prophet was a messenger from God and that whatever he said was the truth, but they nevertheless did not become Muslims by that mere admission. When we consider this fact we are bound to conclude that to be a Muslim is much more than the mere knowledge or even the admission of the truthfulness of the Prophet's message; that knowledge and admission must be combined with conscious obedience of the Prophet and the implementation of his religion in every aspect of life."
\r\nCompiled From:
\r\n \"In The Shade of The Quran\" - Sayyid Qutb, Vol 2, p. 66