Explanation of al-Aqidah al-Wasitiyya – Lesson 45

Lesson 45:[THE OBLIGATION OF BELIEF IN ALLAH’S NEARNESS TO HIS CREATION AND THAT IT DOES NOT CONTRADICT HIS BEING HIGH ABOVE AND OVER ALL THINGS]Included in this is the belief that He is close to His creation and responds. He has mentioned both of these matters in His saying: ‘If My slaves ask you about Me, I am near. I answer the call of the caller when he calls on Me.’ [al-Baqarah: 186]And the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘The One you are invoking is closer to one of you than the neck of his riding beast.’ [Bukhari, Muslim]What has been mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah of His Closeness and Withness (Ma’iyyah) does not contradict His Highness (‘Uluww) and Aboveness (Fawqiyyah), because there is nothing like Him, Glorious is He, in all His descriptions. He is high in His Closeness and near in His Highness.Lesson Notes: ⁠⁠sc.isb.org.au/aw-nts⁠Lesson Date: 22/05/2024