Is following the sunna the sign of being loved by God?
If you do love God, follow me so that God may love you.(3:31) The Sphere of Divine Lordship and the sphere of human servanthood Since there is certainly an observable beauty of art in the universe, it evidently requires the Messengership of Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings. For the beauty of art in those beautiful creatures and their embellished forms demonstrate that their Fashioner has a significant will to make beautiful and a strong desire to adorn. This will and desire show that there is in the Maker a sublime love and a sacred inclination toward the perfection of the art He displays in His creatures. This love and inclination require to be most directed toward and concentrated on man, who is the most enlightened and perfect member of beings. Man is the conscious fruit of the tree of creation. The fruit is the most comprehensive and furthest part of a tree. The one with the most comprehensive view and universal consciousness among the human beings can be a most elevated a