and peace.

Then Allah, the Exalted, elucidated one of the fruits of the night vigil, saying: “It may be that your Lord will raise you to a praiseworthy station” (17:79). The scholars have stated that whenever Allah employs the expression ʿasā (“it may be”) in the Qur’an, it indicates certainty; consequently, Allah will assuredly raise you to the Praiseworthy Station—that is, He will resurrect you on the Day of Resurrection to a standing for which every creature will praise you.

Thus, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the Praiseworthy Station on the Day of Resurrection is his, and from that station comes the Grand Intercession. In other words, included within the Prophet’s ﷺ Praiseworthy Station is the Supreme Intercession. On that Day, people will be gathered upon a single, level expanse—no mountains, no trees, no buildings, no rivers. The caller will be heard by all of them, and every eye will be able to see them; nothing will stand between the caller and them, nor between them and any onlooker—they will all be on one plain.

The sun will draw near—so near that it will be only the distance of a mile away—and that Day will be prolonged until its duration is fifty thousand years. Glory be to Allah! A human being can scarcely stand for even twenty-four hours, yet that Day will last fifty thousand years.

People will then experience a distress and anguish beyond their ability to endure. They will therefore turn to one another, seeking someone who might intercede with Allah, exalted is He, to grant them relief from this ordeal. Allah will inspire them to go to Adam—the father of all humankind. Every human being shares one father: Adam, peace be upon him. As is customary, a person first seeks out the one he believes will be most beneficial, so they will go to their father and say, “Do you not see the state we are in? Allah created you with His own hand, taught you the names of all things, and caused the angels to prostrate to you; He has bestowed upon you great blessings, so intercede for us with…"