Day 147
Glorious Endings
10 Dhul Hijjah 1447
الْمَجِيدُ
Al-Majīd — The Most Glorious
ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ * فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Lord of the Throne of Glory, Doer of what He will
Surah Al-Burūj (85:15-16)
Intention
Today, I will trust that this chapter of patience is not the last chapter. A glorious ending is being written.
Reflection
Al-Majīd is The Glorious — the One whose glory shines through everything, including the trials that seemed unbearable. Every story of patience in the Quran ends in glory: Yūsuf's prison led to a kingdom. Ayyūb's illness led to double restoration. Yūnus's whale led to a city's salvation. The pattern is consistent: patience is never the last chapter. Al-Majīd always writes a glorious ending for those who endure.
On this verse
Effecter of what He intends — faʿʿālun limā yurīd. He does what He wants. And what He wants for the patient is glory.
Du'a
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
O Allah, send blessings upon Muḥammad and upon the family of Muḥammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrāhīm and upon the family of Ibrāhīm. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3370, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 406
The ṣalawāt we say in every prayer — ending with Ḥamīd and Majīd. Every prayer is sealed with His glory.
Hadith
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Verily, Allah is Generous and Glorious, and He is shy to turn away empty the hands of His servant when he raises them to Him in du'a.'
— Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1488, Sunan at-Tirmidhī 3556 (graded ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī)