The Role of Love in Creation from Islamic Mysticism's Viewpoint

In Islamic mysticism, the most basic factor of creation is The Most High God's essential love towards His Most High essence because all loves originate from love of that eternal beloved who is lover and beloved. The position of this love in everything other than God is spirit which is combined with love of Truth. This love is partially manifested in all creatures based on their existential capacities. Since man has the most capacity to enjoy this love, he is named "the most noble of all creatures" in this mysticism. Due to their connection with the Most High God, spirit and love are eternal and everlasting. The first manifestation of Divine love is manifested in the spirit of Seal of Prophets – Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (- Chosen Muhammad-May the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him and his progeny) - which is called Muhammadan Reality. Therefore, if any creature enjoys part of that love, it is due to this characteristic of Seal of Prophets. Having briefly explained the kinds of love, its degrees and requirements, the present paper discussed how this love flows and communicates between creator and creature, and its role in creation system from the viewpoint of Islamic mysticism and Muslim mystics. It concluded that Divine names and attributes are only manifested through Muhammadan Reality and its complete and perfect expressions are manifested in everything other than God, i.e. invisible and visible worlds.