The Meaning of Allah's Nearness and the Difference Between It and Knowledge
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Question:
This questioner asks: Does the nearness of Allah mean knowledge, or is nearness one thing and knowledge another?
Answer:
Nearness refers to the nearness of response[Al-Baqarah 2:186] and it refers to the fact that Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is with His creation; this refers to His companionship. Nearness means the nearness of companionship: that He encompasses them, that He sees them, and that He hears them. Yes.
This questioner asks: Does the nearness of Allah mean knowledge, or is nearness one thing and knowledge another?
Answer:
Nearness refers to the nearness of response
And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 16-01-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (36:16)
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