99 Al-Ākhir

Al-Ākhir (ٱلْآخِرُ)The Last, The Ultimate, The One Who Remains After All Ends

Pronounced: al-Ā-khir Root: أ-خ-ر (ʾ-KH-R), to come after, to remain, to be the end point.

Original Invocation (Arabic Calligraphy):ٱلْآخِرُ

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Sacred Reflection

Al-Ākhir is the One who outlasts everything.

The Last that follows every ending.

The Presence that remains

when the world lets go.

He is not simply the final step in a line.

He is the Eternal Return, the horizon behind death,

the stillness after collapse,

the Only that is left

when all else has fallen away.

In Sufi knowing, Al-Ākhir is the resting place of the soul.

The holy exhale after the long ache.

The sanctuary of enoughness

when every striving has burned out.

This Name carries a quiet kind of power.

Not force, but endurance.

Not performance, but permanence.

You may forget Him.

You may run from Him.

But you will always end in Him.

Not because He demands it.

But because He is

what is waiting beneath all your stories,

your failures,

your successes,

your losses.

Al-Ākhir says:

“When the lights go out, I will still be here.

When your voice is tired, I will still be listening.

When your identity crumbles, I will still know you.”

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Parts Work Invitation

What part of you fears the ending?

The one that says,

“If I let go, I’ll disappear…”

“If this ends, I’ll lose everything…”

“What am I without my pain… my role… my fight?”

Let that part be met by Al-Ākhir.

Let it feel the gravity of a Presence

that is not afraid of endings.

Let it hear:

“You will not end in emptiness.

You will end in Me.”

Let this part grieve what must be released,

a chapter, a relationship, a role, a version of you

that no longer fits.

Let it trust:

There is a Love that will hold you

not just through what is happening,

but through what is ending.

You don’t need to fear the unraveling.

The story doesn’t stop at the last page.

It returns

to the One who was always holding the book.

Let this part soften into surrender.

Not collapse, but resting into the only One

who never ceases.

Al-Ākhir will be there

when all else fades.

And He is already holding you now.