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Quran · Qur'an 2:186 · Al-Baqara
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. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided.
Qur'an 2:186 · Al-Baqara
The verse answers a question about Allah with striking directness: He is near and responds to whoever calls on Him.
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It sets the tone for prayer in Islam — direct address, no gatekeepers.
What would you say if you spoke to Allah as someone genuinely near?
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