Allah’s love is only obtained through making efforts in His way, one of which is jihad against the twin enemies: the nafs and Shaitaan. These two enemies keep every Muslim in a constant state of conflict and of the two, the fight against nafs is fierce, inevitable, taxing and never-ending, more powerful and exhaustive than the fight against Shaitaan. Hence, Muslims have no choice but to learn how to undertake jihad al-nafs, because this is a fight we need to win if we want to be successful in the akhirah.