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The Nigh; The One Who Is Near
If My servants ask you about Me, I am near. I answer the call of
the caller when he calls upon Me. They should therefore re-
spond to Me and believe in Me, so that hopefully they will be
rightly guided. (Surat al-Baqara, 2:186)

Those who fail to appreciate Allah in the way He should be appre-
ciated, as well as those who do not live according to the Qur’an, have
vague and inadequate information about His existence. When asked,
these people state that Allah created the heavens and Earth. Yet they as-
sume that He is in the heavens and thus very far from them, although
He forms and designs each person. The fact is, however, He introduces
Himself to His servants through the verses sent from His Sight. He re-
veals just how close He is to His servants, as follows:
We created man and know what his own self whispers to him.
We are nearer to him than his jugular vein. (Surat al-Qaf,
50:16)
When two people are talking, the third is Allah; when three people
are talking, the fourth is Allah. If one whispers, Allah hears it; if one
moves a little, Allah sees it. Allah, Who knows all of a person’s
thoughts, is with each person while he or she is sitting, walking, or
speaking. While engaging in all of these, people cannot see Allah, but
He sees them.
... So ask His forgiveness and then repent to Him. My Lord is
Close and Quick to Respond. (Surah Hud, 11:61)
Say: “If I am misguided, it is only to my detriment. But if I am
guided, it is by what my Lord reveals to me. He is All-
Hearing, Close-at-hand.” (Surah Saba, 34:50)
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