Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Those who are certain that they will meet their Lord and that they will return to Him”

Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says: meaning they are certain. The word *zann* (supposition) is used in the Arabic language to mean certainty, and there are many examples of this, among them the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: meaning they became certain. Thus, *zann* is used to mean certainty, just as *'ilm* (knowledge) is used to mean *zann*; that is, they are opposites. *'Ilm* is used to mean *zann*, as in His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: meaning you supposed them to be. We say this because what is in the heart is known only to Allah, so it cannot be accessed except through indications, and indications yield only *zann*. The important point is that *zann* is used to mean certainty and *'ilm* is used to mean *zann*. So meeting Allah is inevitable. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every person will be spoken to by Allah, with no interpreter between him and Him. So every person will meet his Lord. But there is no doubt that the believer will receive glad tidings in this meeting, as Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: If so, praise be to Allah. We ask Allah to make us and you among the believers—meaning we will not fear this meeting, because Allah says: which means there is no fear for them. For this reason, Allah isolates His believing servant and places His *kanf* (covering) over him, meaning His protection, and says: . The answer is: If the verse allows for the broader meaning, take the broader meaning, because the speech of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is known to Him, and His knowledge, Glorified and Exalted is He, encompasses what the word contains and what follows from it. Therefore, the implication of Allah’s speech is true, the implication of the Prophet’s speech is true, and the implication of the speech of anyone other than Allah and His Messenger may be true or false, and the speaker may or may not be bound by it. meaning on the Day of Resurrection, or if you wish, say they return to Him in all their affairs.