Al-Anbya · Makki · ayah 112 of 112

Al-Anbya 21:112

قَـٰلَ رَبِّ ٱحْكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَرَبُّنَا ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ

“[The Prophet (ﷺ)] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."[913]”

Saheeh International

Essence

The surah of the prophets ends with its final prophet handing everything to the Most Merciful, the One whose help is sought.

A reflection

The last word is not his

A whole surah of argument, mockery, warning and mercy has passed. How does the Prophet ﷺ answer those who called him a sorcerer, a poet and a liar? With one sentence, addressed not to them but to Allah: my Lord, judge with truth.

One classical commentator says the surah closes by having the Prophet hand the whole matter over to Allah, and wait for relief from Him. He does not defend himself further. He does not attack. He steps back and asks the only true Judge to decide.

An early report from one of the Companions, preserved by a major commentator, adds a careful point. Only Allah judges with truth. The Prophet was not asking Him to start being just; he was asking Him to make the judgement plain in this world.

And look at the names the ayah ends on. Rabb, Lord: the One who raises and provides. Al-Raḥmān, the Most Merciful. Al-Mustaʿān, the One whose help is sought. Even in the middle of a dispute, the Prophet names Him by His mercy.

Picture a writer whose new book is accused, in a viral online thread, of being copied from someone else's work. Her friends urge her to fight it line by line. She posts once, calmly, with the dated drafts. Then she logs off, opens a blank page, and begins the next book. Within a month the accusation has quietly been withdrawn.

The ego wants the last word. This ayah gives the last word to Allah. He needs no defence from anyone. The relief is ours: we do not have to win every argument ourselves.

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