When the Sea Drinks and Fears a Cup of Coffee
📜 Reflective Introduction
In this article, we sail together into a deep reflection on love...
We read it through the eyes of the heart and mind, as portrayed by God in His Book—not as depicted in stories and films.
Do we truly love? Or are we merely singing words we never understood?
"When the Sea Drinks and Fears a Cup of Coffee"
He said to her:
"I love you... I can't live without you. I would do the impossible for you… even drink the sea for you."
She smiled and replied:
"No need to drink the sea for me… just a cup of coffee with my father would suffice."
And from that day… he vanished.
No trace was ever found.
Why did love disappear at the mention of the father?
How did the sweetness of coffee become more bitter than the saltiness of the sea?
Was that love just words?
Or did it never exist at all?
Perhaps... we need to rethink our understanding of love.
Do We Truly Know Love?
If this is the love we glorify… then why did the greatest love stories in history never reach marriage?
Romeo and Juliet… Qays and Layla… Antarah and Abla…
They all loved sincerely, yet never wed.
So is the fault in the lover?
Or in the beloved?
Or is it simply… that we don’t understand love as we should?
💡 Searching for Love in the Quran...
We Don’t Find It Between Man and Woman
If we reflect on the Book of God, we find that the word "love" was never mentioned between a man and a woman in a legitimate context.
It appeared only once—in a forbidden temptation.
Allah said about the wife of Al-Aziz:
“She was deeply in love with him.” ﴿قَدْ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا﴾
Astonishing… that love is mentioned not in a lawful relationship, but in the heart of a misguided desire.
As if God is gently telling us:
Love that sneaks through windows never builds homes.
It doesn’t establish relationships, nor shape destinies,
but leaves a crack in the soul that cannot be mended.
🌱 Not Everyone Who Says "I Love You" Means It
If we understood love in its truth,
we’d know it isn’t born in cafés or streets,
but is a flower planted only in the soil of marriage,
and watered with pure water…
Not with the water of immorality,
nor with bold midnight messages,
nor with calls made in the dark, where modesty is bruised.
📜 What Did God Say About Love Within Marriage?
Despite love’s nobility and its deep place in human emotion,
God did not mention it explicitly when speaking of marital relationships.
Instead, He pointed to something deeper and more lasting:
“And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves spouses that you may find tranquility in them, and He placed between you affection and mercy."﴿وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ مَوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً﴾
As if God wanted homes to be built not on emotional impulse,
but on balanced affection and profound mercy.
Like earth and sky… night and day…
Only through them does married life find harmony.
💬 Love Alone Is Not Enough
Love… is a seed.
It can only be planted in the soil of marriage,
and watered with affection and mercy.
If nurtured… it blooms.
If neglected… it withers, before its seasons complete.
Author: Said Ait Elkaid
Blog: Breeze of the Soul
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