A New Look at Nearness to God

The present paper, which expounds Munajat al-Muhibeen(whispered prayer of the lovers) by Imam Sajjad (the lord of those who prostrate God) and introduces a new interpretation of the idea of nearness to God. Sometimes “nearness” has a physical meaning and sometimes it refers to abstract and metaphysical ideas. “Nearness” It is one of the most common terms in Islamic sciences and monotheistic religions. According to the first interpretation, nearness to God does not have a physical, spatial or temporal meaning; rather, it refers to the spiritual nearness and proximity to God. According to the second interpretation, nearness to God is a spiritual and real thing and it means the nearness to God, not in the conventional meaning. According to the third interpretation, nearness has an ontological idea possessed by all the servants of God. God’s minute by minute effusion of existence dependent on nearness to God. The meaning of nearness to God is known in the light of religious acts of worship where by man reaches a position which makes him have better vision of God and contemplate Him. However, having a vision of God by eye of heart has different levels.