Meaning & Explanation
Al-Akhir is the One who will remain after everything else has perished. There will be nothing after Him. He has no end, and He will exist when all else has ceased. All will return to Him and He alone will remain.
Quran References
2 versesContext: Four comprehensive names of Allah
هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ
“He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden”
Context: Only Allah will remain
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
“Everyone upon the earth will perish, and there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor”
Exemplifying Story
quranWhen All Will Perish
Reference: Surah Az-Zumar 39:68
Allah describes the end of everything: "And the Horn will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will fall dead except whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown again, and at once they will be standing, looking on." At that moment, every creature will fall dead. The angels, the jinn, all humans - everything will cease to exist. Then Allah will call out: "To whom belongs sovereignty today?" When no one answers - for all will have perished - Al-Akhir will declare: "To Allah, the One, the Prevailing."
Al-Akhir alone remains when all else perishes. Attach your heart to the One who will never end. Everything else is temporary.