Shaykh Muzaffer Ozak Ashki al-Jerrahi, may his secret be sanctified The Real Beloved is the very self of love and of the lover. There is nothing prior to love.
Love is the first of the first.
After everything has come to nought and perished, love still endures and will endure forever. It is eternal, and will be so for all eternity. Love is without end. Love is an ocean. Hell becomes Paradise for the lover.