Our Limits Point Back to Allah

The opening of Surah Al-Hashr declares Allah's perfection (59:1); Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan turns it on a phrase we use all the time: "get closer to Allah." You get closer to a city by traveling toward it, which assumes it is far. The Quran says the opposite: "nahnu aqrabu ilayhi min hablil warid," نَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ‎ (50:16), We are nearer to him than his jugular vein. Allah is already near, even to people conspiring in secret (58:7). The closeness is always there; remembering Him makes it apparent. Watch the full episode on Bayyinah TV: https://byna.tv/392