Can one feel close to God although not a part of the Islamic fold?

[Epic Beard Man]

The following video sums up pretty much what I am dealing with as per the words of Sir Anthony Hopkins:

God says in the Holy Qur’an “We are closer to you than your own jugular vein!”

I notice at times I am extremely compassionate towards people and the patients I serve. There are times I am annoyed and sometimes angry. I feel like as if my soul is conflicted of sorts. There are other times I am a hard skeptic leaning towards atheism. There are times I am ashamed at things that I do. There are times I simply want to be in the company of happy people. Of course it may sound like a bout of bipolar disorder but there is a feeling that I get.

However there is “something” incomprehensible, a feeling of sorts that pulls me in to remind me of God’s light. A feeling that typically follows by tears and a sense of prayer and contemplation. From an Islamic perspective what does this mean? Can one be close to Allah in this regard although not in the fold of Islam?

 

[Fool]

The following video sums up pretty much what I am dealing with as per the words of Sir Anthony Hopkins:

God says in the Holy Qur’an “We are closer to you than your own jugular vein!”

I notice at times I am extremely compassionate towards people and the patients I serve. There are times I am annoyed and sometimes angry. I feel like as if my soul is conflicted of sorts. There are other times I am a hard skeptic leaning towards atheism. There are times I am ashamed at things that I do. There are times I simply want to be in the company of happy people. Of course it may sound like a bout of bipolar disorder but there is a feeling that I get.

However there is “something” incomprehensible, a feeling of sorts that pulls me in to remind me of God’s light. A feeling that typically follows by tears and a sense of prayer and contemplation. From an Islamic perspective what does this mean? Can one be close to Allah in this regard although not in the fold of Islam?

islam = "peace be upon you" comes with that feeling. then you're islam = peace. the idea of surrendering to the power of love with god all things are possible. with love all things are.


something digging and scraping within him. he feels it.



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[Remté]

What do you mean "not in the fold of Islam"?

 

[Remté]

Come to think of it perhaps you mean you aren't a Muslim? But if that was the case why could you not feel close to God?

 

[ManSinha]

The following video sums up pretty much what I am dealing with as per the words of Sir Anthony Hopkins:

God says in the Holy Qur’an “We are closer to you than your own jugular vein!”

I notice at times I am extremely compassionate towards people and the patients I serve. There are times I am annoyed and sometimes angry. I feel like as if my soul is conflicted of sorts. There are other times I am a hard skeptic leaning towards atheism. There are times I am ashamed at things that I do. There are times I simply want to be in the company of happy people. Of course it may sound like a bout of bipolar disorder but there is a feeling that I get.

However there is “something” incomprehensible, a feeling of sorts that pulls me in to remind me of God’s light. A feeling that typically follows by tears and a sense of prayer and contemplation. From an Islamic perspective what does this mean? Can one be close to Allah in this regard although not in the fold of Islam?

Your question makes no sense - why would one be close to Allah if not of Islamic faith - either you are religious and believe in a higher power / deity / divine or you are not.

If you are leaning towards conversion to Islam - say so in a straightforward manner

 

[Epic Beard Man]

Come to think of it perhaps you mean you aren't a Muslim? But if that was the case why could you not feel close to God?

Yes

 

[Epic Beard Man]

Your question makes no sense - why would one be close to Allah if not of Islamic faith - either you are religious and believe in a higher power / deity / divine or you are not.

If you are leaning towards conversion to Islam - say so in a straightforward manner

I think it is pretty much evident if I say can one be close to Allah and not be in the fold of Islam the same as me saying can someone be close to God but is not a Muslim. I never took being religious as something that can get you close to God.

 

[Link]

I remember in some days when I was non-Muslim, I would wake up believing in Islam almost, then disbelieving at night, or going to sleep at night believing and then disbelieving in the morning.