(Wudd). Connected to the Name al Wadud, The Loving-Kind. There are several terms which indicate love of Allah. The differences in these terms is the difference in the degrees of that love. They range from the simple and pious love of the faithful believers through to the passionate upheaval of love ('ishq) of the ecstatic lovers of Allah. The more love Allah showers upon one of His lovers the greater becomes that lover's love for Allah Himself. This is the affinity which exists between Allah and His lover. Allah Almighty says in a Hadith Qudsi, "Verily I desire them more than they desire Me".