وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ
We are nearer to him than his jugular vein. (Qaf 50:16)
This nearness is not a reduction of spatial distance or a bodily relation in time and rank. Divine knowledge and the majesty of the essence are affirmed without implying physical intermingling, indwelling, or union.
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The Throne and Kursi, Divine Independence, Accompaniment and Encompassing
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ
We are nearer to him than his jugular vein. (Qaf 50:16)
This nearness is not a reduction of spatial distance or a bodily relation in time and rank. Divine knowledge and the majesty of the essence are affirmed without implying physical intermingling, indwelling, or union.