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وَ لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ وَ نَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهٖ نَفْسُهٗ ۚۖ-وَ نَحْنُ اَقْرَبُ اِلَیْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِیْدِ(16)
We created man and We know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to Him than his jugular vein. [1]
Commentary
[1]
Here, nearness in knowledge and power is implied, not physical proximity.