The Prayer: A key to the Divine Affinity

A glimpse

{وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِى عَنِّى فَإِنِّى قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِى وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِى لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ} البقرة: ١٨٦

[When My servants ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about Me: I am truly near. I respond to one’s prayer when they call upon Me. So let them respond ˹with obedience˺ to Me and believe in Me, perhaps they will be guided ˹to the Right Way˺.] 2:186

Words that shine forth, phrases that overwhelm one’s intellect and catch his heart. The verse enthuses with the feeling that how Great and Glorious the Almighty is and still how near He is to you. It instills in your heart the hope in Allah’s abundant bounty and blessings.