Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 149
150 And when My servants ask thee about Me, say : ‘I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should hearken to Me and believe in Me, that they may follow the right way. ’ 72 O Prophet! When My servants ask thee about Me as to what is the proof of the existence of God Almighty, and how to acquire the knowledge of His attributes? Say, God is near to you. Knock at His door, it will be opened for you. Pray to Him (as per conditions given by Him), your prayers will be answered. As a result of the acceptance of your supplications you will acquire the knowledge of the Person and Attributes of the Creator. And after this realization and having obtained true understanding, your hearts will become lost in His love. Hence Allah the Exalted says, that is, they should believe in Me, in My Person, and in My attributes so that they may be guided to the right path. The Promised Messiah as says in Barak a t-ud-Du‘ a in this regard: “Prayer, in essence, means a relationship of mutual attraction between a righteous person and his Lord. This means that God’s grace first draws a person towards Himself, and then, through the magnetism of the person’s sincerity, God draws closer to him. In the state of prayer this relationship reaches a point where it manifests wonderful qualities. When a man in grave difficulty falls down in prayer with perfect certainty, perfect hope, perfect fidelity, and perfect resolve; and when he becomes