رقب | Ar Raqeeb | The Watchful | Palestine Relief

 الرقيب comes with the implication that when someone is watching over you, they are doing so perfectly, simultaneously keeping you out of harm’s way. الله becomes الموكل بحفظ الشيء. He watches over you as we watch over children — with cautiousness, anticipation of danger, consideration and respect. You can’t do this without love for whoever has trusted you to take care of them.

This of course leads me to the visual, the overall shape is a mirror of an eye, no lids — because there is not a moment of unawareness in His observation. The ق is upright and rigid, as a رقبة is in moments of focus — He is always focused.