Allah, the Mighty, the Wise (verse closings)
ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ
al-ʿazīz al-ḥakīm — the Mighty, the Wise
In the verses given, the pair al-ʿazīz al-ḥakīm closes statements about support, revelation, mercy, and Allah's unmatched status — including the rejection of rivals, pairing power with wisdom at the point where each verse asserts what Allah does or is.
In the verses given, the pair al-ʿazīz al-ḥakīm stands at the end of the verse and follows directly on what the verse has just asserted. In (3:126) the pair closes a statement that "there is no support except from Allah"; the two names qualify the one from whom support comes. In (9:40) it closes a narrative of support: Allah supported him, sent down His stillness, reinforced him with unseen forces, and made His word the highest — the pair then stands as a predicate, "Allah is Mighty, Wise." In (48:7) the pair closes "to Allah belong the forces of the heavens and the earth," and in (48:19) it closes a promise of spoils; both use kāna with the accusative, "Allah has always been...". A third cluster attaches the pair to revelation: (39:1), (45:2) and (46:2) are identical in wording — "A sending-down of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise" — and (42:3) closes "In this manner Allah... inspires to you and to those before you" with the pair in apposition to the subject. A fourth group asserts Allah's identity and unmatched status: (34:27) rejects associates and ends "Rather, He is Allah, the Mighty, the Wise"; (27:9) presents the pair as self-identification, "it is I — Allah, the Mighty, the Wise"; (62:1) closes a declaration of glory with a four-name sequence ending in this pair. In (9:71) and (31:27) the pair closes with ʾinna: after a promise of mercy, and after the statement that Allah's words would not be exhausted. Across these verses the pair follows what the verse has just asserted, naming Allah — as actor, sender, or the One thus identified — as both mighty and wise.
Where it occurs
- 3:126 Closes the statement that there is no support except from Allah, naming the source of support.
- 9:40 Predicate closing the narrative of Allah's support and the exaltation of His word.
- 9:71 Closes, after ʾinna, the promise of mercy to the believing men and women.
- 27:9 Self-identification addressed to Moses, ending the sentence with the pair.
- 31:27 Closes, after ʾinna, the statement that Allah's words would not be exhausted.
- 34:27 Closes the rejection of associates: "Rather, He is Allah, the Mighty, the Wise."
- 39:1 Qualifies Allah as sender-down of the Book.
- 42:3 In apposition to the subject Allah, closing the statement about inspiration to you and those before you.
- 45:2 Qualifies Allah as sender-down of the Book.
- 46:2 Qualifies Allah as sender-down of the Book.
- 48:7 Predicate after kāna, closing the statement that the forces of the heavens and earth belong to Allah.
- 48:19 Predicate after kāna, closing the promise of many spoils.
- 62:1 Final pair in a four-name sequence closing the declaration of Allah's glory.
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