The Holy Quran 2:186 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِى عَنِّى فَإِنِّى قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِى وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِى لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ

Translation

And when My bondsmen ask you about Me, verily I am close by (so call only on Me). I answer the prayer of the caller when he calls (whether he calls silently or audibly). So they should accept (My commandments and obey them) and (always) believe in Me so that they remain on the right (with valid beliefs).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Almighty Allah is near to His servants: at the beginning the ruling was that in Ramadan, in the early part of the night, eating, drinking and going to one's wife were permitted, but after falling asleep these things were forbidden.

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