While addressing thousands of devoted seekers of Tawheed in the third session of I'tikaf 2025 on the topic of "True Love and Worldly Love: A Symbolic Study of Majnun and Layla", Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri stated that Allah created human beings with the element of love. He said that the existence of both men and women plays a role in human creation, and a person is nurtured under the shadow of parental love.

Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri explained that the word insān (human) is derived from ins, which means love. A person who lacks feelings of love and compassion is not just unworthy of being called human but even falls below the standard of animals, as even animals possess emotions of love. He said that the human nafs (self) pushes one toward evil, but when the element of selfish desire is removed from love, it transforms into true divine love. A soul at peace (nafs-e-mutma’innah) becomes content with Allah’s will and finds spiritual ecstasy in His remembrance and worship. Among all forms of love, the highest and purest is the love of Allah.

Shaykh-ul-Islam drew the attention of the youth and said:

"O young people! Empty the vessel of your heart from the false love of this worldly life and fill it with the eternal love of Allah. This love is everlasting and never fades. True love transforms one’s perspective. If a person claims to love Allah but does not find pleasure in prostration, they should know that their love is not sincere. If one claims to love but does not find peace in the remembrance of Allah, then that love is a deception."