What Is the Intrinsic Reason for Wanting to Be Close to Allah?- Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

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What is the intrinsic reason for wanting to be close to Allah?

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat talks about the inherent motivations behind the desire to draw nearer to Allah, highlighting the spiritual and psychological aspects that drive this fundamental yearning.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.