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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of Allah’s (Mighty and Majestic) Presence and Its Types

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Question:
May Allah reward you. This brother, may Allah preserve you, asks about the presence (mu'ayyah) with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in His saying:
Indeed, Allah is with those who fear Him and those who are doers of good.إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوا وَّالَّذِينَ هُم مُّحْسِنُونَ
[An-Nahl 16:128]
and also in His saying:
Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us.لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا
[At-Tawbah 9:40]
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Answer:
The presence is the presence of knowledge and encompassing. Yes. The presence of knowledge and encompassing. Otherwise, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is above the Throne, High above His creation, but He is with them by His knowledge and encompassing. The presence is of two types: the presence of support, backing, protection, and safeguarding, which is specific to the believers; and the presence of encompassing and knowledge, which is general for all creation, both the believer and the disbeliever. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5181] معنى معيّة الله عز وجل وأنواعها - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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