سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه Dear Islamic brothers! How magnificent are the statuses of the saints! Allah Almighty grants them elevated ranks in this world and will also grant them elevated ranks in the Hereafter.

Praise be to Allah! The saints are leaders in this world, and they will also be leaders in the Hereafter - اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه.

Love for the saints

O those who love Allah’s Messenger! In several places in the noble Quran, the excellences of the saints are mentioned. In Sūrah Maryam, Allah Almighty states:

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ عَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ سَیَجْعَلُ  لَہُمُ  الرَّحْمٰنُ  وُدًّا (۹۶)

Those who believe and perform righteous deeds, soon the Infinitely Gracious shall create love for them.^[1]

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه Those who accepted faith, reached its highest levels, kept it free from flaws for their entire lives, and who performed righteous deeds sincerely in complete servitude to Allah Almighty; they attain the honour of having Allah Almighty Himself loving them, and placing love for them in the hearts of people.

How love for saints is placed in peoples’ hearts

In the famous hadith collection of Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, there is a hadith in which our master, the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم mentioned that when Allah Almighty loves a servant, He says to Jibrīl, “Indeed, I love so-and-so. You are to love him also.” Jibrīl then begins to love that person.