الْعُقْبَىthe ultimate goal

Example sentences

• فَإِبْلِيسُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ قَاطِعُ طَرِيقِ الْعُقْبَى لِيَصُدَّكُمْ عَنِ الْحَقِّ وَالْهُدَى

  So Iblis, may God curse him, is a blocker of the path to the ultimate goal, seeking to turn you away from the truth and guidance.

  الْعُقْبَى — the ultimate goal. Definite by 'al-', this completes the chain: the path is the path of the ultimate outcome (the hereafter). It rounds out the idea of what Iblis is cutting off, the road to final success, contrasting with the worldly road of the thieves.

  From: Seeking Refuge from the Devil →