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But you know my sister sudoku, the sahabah and the Prophet SAW himself never went ‘mad’ in Allah’s SWT love so how can we? Please kindly explain that to me. Thank you barak Allah feeki.

This is just a poetic analogy I remembered from somewhere . What I meant to actually say was that the lovers of Allah want that everyone loves Allah Ta'aala just as they do. This is just like when you're 'madly in love' with someone. It doesn't mean you've gone insane or coocoo; it means that you can't live without your lover, every instant you are apart is like a knife piercing through your heart. This is why you read how the lovers of Allah were always sighing with sorrow that they were not with their beloved Allah yet, or how they could not wait to die to finally meet their beloved Allah. And while this is your feeling, you want that others should feel this as well. You want that your beloved Allah should be as beloved to others as He is to you. No matter where you go, He is always on your lips; you just can't help it, you're so in love with Him that that is all you want to talk about.

You can imagine, leave alone nowadays, but even during the times of the salaf, if someone was so obsessed with Allah, they were called lunatics, like Bahlool. And yes there are some who do actually go 'mad', but this is not the purpose of gaining proximity with Allah Ta'aala. Mufti Ebrahim Salejee Daamat Barakaatuhum was mentioning in yesterday's majlis that some people have this weird idea that when they enter the path of tasawwuf, they think they're going to get beautiful dreams and kashf and visions and all that. However, this is not the point nor is it actually true for many. And if you are seeking Allah with true intentions of loving Him, then even if you get all the 'perks' of dreams and all, it won't be more than seeing a pretty bird fly pass your window. You see it, enjoy, and carry on. You don't obsess on the bird afterwards.

In any case, I've digressed. Hope I made sense this time around,