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
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ لَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَتَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا تَبَرَّءُوا۟ مِنَّا ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُرِيهِمُ ٱللَّهُ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ حَسَرَٰتٍ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ وَمَا هُم بِخَـٰرِجِينَ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ
Those who followed will say, "If only we had another turn [at worldly life] so we could disassociate ourselves from them as they have disassociated themselves from us." Thus will Allāh show them their deeds as regrets upon them. And they are never to emerge from the Fire.
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُو قَالَ أَكَذَّبْتُم بِـَٔايَـٰتِى وَلَمْ تُحِيطُوا۟ بِهَا عِلْمًا أَمَّاذَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Until, when they arrive [at the place of Judgement], He will say, "Did you deny My signs while you encompassed them not in knowledge, or what [was it that] you were doing?"
وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ
And when the stars fall, scattering,
وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ٱبْيَضَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ فَفِى رَحْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ
But as for those whose faces turn white, [they will be] within the mercy of Allāh. They will abide therein eternally.