Peace Unite,
Well Islam is religion of Perfect balance. A muslim should always take the middle way, or moderate way. God has many divine attributes. There's also perfect balance. He is the Most Merciful, Benevolent but He is also the Punisher of bad deeds. One hast to love Allah but also fear Him.
You're rightt hat we must love and fear God, both are very important.
But do you believe that God is obligated to love you back?
How about God loving pagans and sinners?
Maybe the bloody Christian history is due to the improper balance between these two. If you are so assured you can be more inclined to go astray.
What about the extreme fundementalist problems that have inflamed the Muslim world??? Perhaps this reveals imbalance in Islam.
You will never be desperate of salvation, but never be so assured of it too. Because when we think we are assured of salvation, we are acting our own view of our deeds. We see ourselves worthy of something. That has a trace of arrogance. Let us leave the judgement to God, even about ourselves.
Who would waste their lives adhering to a religion that cannot fully assure salvation?? Such a religion is not worth following.