The Beautiful Names of Allah

The 99 Names · From the Prophetic Sunnah

Al-Aakhir الآخر

The Last, after whom there is nothing.

Explanation

A detailed explanation of this name (in Arabic) is in: Sharh Asma' Allah al-Husna fi Daw' al-Kitab wa al-Sunnah — Dr. Sa'eed ibn 'Ali ibn Wahf al-Qahtani — p. 77 ↗

The author explains this name together with: Al-Awwal, Az-Zaahir, Al-Baatin

Evidence

﴿هُوَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُ وَٱلۡأٓخِرُ وَٱلظَّـٰهِرُ وَٱلۡبَاطِنُۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ ۝٣﴾
Al-Hadid 3
«… وَأَنْتَ الآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيْءٌ …»
Sahih Muslim (2713)

Call upon Allah by this name

“To Allah belong the Beautiful Names, so call upon Him by them” — Al-A'raf 180

From the Prophetic Sunnah

Among the supplications before sleep

«اللهم أنت الأول فليس قبلك شيء، وأنت الآخر فليس بعدك شيء، وأنت الظاهر فليس فوقك شيء، وأنت الباطن فليس دونك شيء، اقض عنا الدين»

Sahih Muslim (2713)

Grading: Authentic

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