Not going to Hajj? Get closer to ‪‎Allah‬ in these Blessed Days of Dhul Hijjah !

Not going to Hajj? Get closer to ‪#‎Allah‬ in these Blessed Days of Dhul Hijjah  ! "When My servants ask you concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calls on Me: let them also, with a will, listen to My call, and believe in Me: that they may walk in the right way."
(Surah Al-Baqarah 2, verse 186)

Allah says that He is indeed Qarib or close to his servants. Allah, of course, knows His whole creation. He is aware of everyone and everything. He knows the believers and the non-believers. He knows those who are truthful, honest, sincere and righteous and those who are sinners and wrongdoers. But His closeness is a special honor that He grants to special people.

Who are those people and how they become closer to Allah and what benefits they draw when Allah comes closer to them?

The people who become closer to Allah are those who love to be closer to Him. They make an effort to come closer to Allah. Allah then grants them the honor of His closeness. Taqarrub ila Allah, getting closer to Allah or drawing near Allah is thus a very important Islamic value. The Prophet (Salla allahu alaihi wa sallam - Peace Be Upon Him) was the closest person to Allah and he used to teach people the way of this closeness.

We all can try to come closer to Allah and Allah in His glory and majesty can be closer to all of us at the same time. It is possible for every person to draw near to Allah. But we have to MAKE AN EFFORT. The question is "How to make this effort?" In the‪#‎Quran‬ and ‪#‎Sunnah‬ we are given various ways and methods to come closer to Allah. We must implement on all of these ways and then we can try to excel in one or the other. The possibilities are immense and rewards are many for getting closer to Allah...

So, buckle up to say Bismillah and start getting closer to Allah from these blessed‪#‎DhulHijjah‬ days