Al Muakhir - The Delaying Authority
Al Muakhir is the One who can delay or postpone the matters that He wills and make them happen later, in His own perfect timings. It is considered as an opposite to the Name of Al Muqaddim. So Al Muqaddim is the Rab who has the authority to promote and Al Muakhir on the other side is our Magnificent Rab who has the authority to delay.
This name has two distinct sides. Al Muakhir is the One who can delay certain matters until the time He decides. The other meaning is about pushing wrongdoing people behind from getting forward. He does it for those who don't accept the words of ALLAH on repeated invitations and choose to live in darkness by their own choice.
ALLAH-Al Muakhir when delays something, He does it for us for good reasons. He knows all of us and He knows what is our role in His bestowed life and at which time this role we have to play.
For the best one of delays, we can take the birth of our beloved Prophet Mohammad صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم whose noor ALLAH has created the first but ALLAH delayed his ﷺ arrival in the world as the last messenger. It was delayed until all the messengers came and brought ALLAH’s message to their assigned nations, and then finally, he ﷺ arrived to bring out all the humanity from darkness. It was the most suitable time for him, as planned by ALLAH.
ALLAH is Al Hakeem and Al Aleem, He knows best what matter lies in our lives earlier and which matter should enter in our lives later on. The correct order of happenings is perfectly planned by our Rab. He is the best of Planner.
The other meaning is about pushing wrongdoers back. The non-believers specifically those who are enemies of ALLAH and His religion may get this. They will be pushed back from the way of success to the way of darkness and destruction as well as the final destination for them is also a place of humiliation and disappointment. That place is made for those pushed to the back row by Al Muakhir due to their bad conduct and continuous non-submitting behaviors.
The human share in this majestic name is about developing patience and understanding for ALLAH's written delays. We need to know this well that for everything that happens in our lives by ALLAH’s plan, we don't own anything but only our efforts. The timings of the results of efforts and prayers are totally in ALLAH's hands. So we should believe His judgment as His timings are the one that rule and His timings are the best one.
May ALLAH keep our actions, efforts, and submissions to ALLAH eligible in forward-going ones and not the ones that will be pushed back on the day of Qiyamah. Aameen Ya Rab.
