Arabic · noun · Love & Longing

Mahabbat-e-Ilahi

महब्बत-ए-इलाही
said ma-HAB-bat-e-i-LAA-hee
also written: mahabbat-e-ilahi
Meaning

Divine love; the love of God that the mystics held to be the highest station and the heart's true life.

Literally: love of God / Divine love

Usage & notes

Iqbal makes the love of God the supreme energy of the self, the fire that fashions the believer into God's vicegerent.