qurb — in Shaykh Ibrāhīm's own definition

One passage where the term is defined rather than merely used. Each names the work, the page and the date, and says whether the wording is his own.

al-Fatāwā wa-l-ajwiba

distinguishes

Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1349 / August 1930 · §10, p. 260 · Kaolack (Kaws)

Creation's nearness to al-Ḥaqq is their being brought to nothing in His existence. The Prophet's drawing-near is not that: it is real, with his noble essence remaining.

Excerpt from the answer; the full text is not published here. Translation by Amadu Kunateh. The compiler's footnotes are not included.