Houses of the beloved and the lighthouse of the minds

The houses of the beloveds and the lighthouse of the minds is a literary book authored by Shihab al-Din Mahmoud bin Suleiman al-Halabi (died 1325 AH). The author dedicated this book to love and lovers, and to the news of the lovers and their poetry. He introduced his book with a short preface in which he mentioned his motives for writing this book, the purpose of it, and the methodology he followed. Then he arranged thirteen chapters, ending with a short conclusion. In the first chapter, he discussed what has been narrated about the virtue of those who love for the sake of Allah the Almighty and their qualities, mentioning a number of prophetic hadiths that praise the virtue of those who love for the sake of Allah and the status Allah has granted them. He also quoted a number of poems that praise love that is free from the impurities of greed and is not tainted by the desires of worldly ambitions. Dar Sadir