إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ 12
Translations
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Transliteration
Ila rabbika yawma'idhin al-mustaqarr
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah states that on the Day of Judgment, the final return and settlement of all matters is to your Lord alone. Classical scholars like Al-Tabari and Ibn Kathir interpret 'al-mustaqarr' (the place of return/settlement) to mean that Allah is the ultimate destination where all creatures will be judged and their final abode determined. This emphasizes Allah's absolute sovereignty and the certainty of the Day of Resurrection, where all worldly disputes and uncertainties will be conclusively resolved.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah Al-Qiyamah, a Meccan chapter that focuses on the reality and inevitability of the Day of Judgment. The broader context (75:11-15) discusses how a disbeliever denies the resurrection, while this verse affirms that despite such denial, the ultimate return to Allah is certain and will occur.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The Day of Judgment will not come until time is near, when a year will be like a month, a month like a week, a week like a day, a day like an hour, and an hour like the kindling of fire.' (Jami' at-Tirmidhi). Also relevant: 'Every soul shall taste death, and only on the Day of Judgment shall you be paid your wages in full.' (Quran 3:185, referenced in Sahih Muslim).
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds us that despite the complexities and injustices of worldly life, all matters ultimately return to Allah's judgment, providing comfort that true justice will be served. We should live with accountability, remembering that our final destination is before our Lord where all deeds will be weighed fairly.
Related Ayahs
لِّأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
For the companions of the right [who are]
هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
This is a Day they will not speak,
يُنَادُونَهُمْ أَلَمْ نَكُن مَّعَكُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ وَلَـٰكِنَّكُمْ فَتَنتُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَتَرَبَّصْتُمْ وَٱرْتَبْتُمْ وَغَرَّتْكُمُ ٱلْأَمَانِىُّ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ وَغَرَّكُم بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْغَرُورُ
They [i.e., the hypocrites] will call to them [i.e., the believers], "Were we not with you?" They will say, "Yes, but you afflicted yourselves and awaited [misfortune for us] and doubted, and wishful thinking deluded you until there came the command of Allāh. And the Deceiver [i.e., Satan] deceived you concerning Allāh.
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.