Verse from the Qur’an:
“He is the First and the Last, and the Outward and the Inward; and He is Knower of all things.” (Qur’an 57:3)
Explanation:
- Allah is the Last; there is nothing that will come after Him or exist after Him, for He will exist always and for eternity, while everything else will eventually perish. Allah says:
“…Everything else will be destroyed except His Face…” (Qur’an 28:88)
- In the verse from Surah 57 (al-Hadeed), Allah puts four of His names together: The First, the Last, the Outward and the Inward. These four names in conjunction show the vastness of His knowledge, and they indicate that there can be no escaping or hiding from Him. Everything is known by Allah, for He is the First, the Last, the Outward and the Inward. Ibn Kathir mentions that Ibn Abbas recommended reciting this verse when one has doubts in his or her heart.
Application:
- Knowing that Allah is the Last compels the hearts of the believers to sense and comprehend Allah’s greatness and eminence.
- This knowledge encourages them to put their own existence into perspective.
- With the short life spans of human beings, and the lack of control over the length of such life spans, the fact that Allah is and always will be, even after everything else perishes, is most compelling to the heart.
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