al-Muqsiṭ

The Equitable, who gives each their due

Recited as it sounds in the Qur'an, 3:18.

Heard together with: al-ʿAdl / al-Muqsiṭ

Start with what we know

Then take away everything it needs. What is left is not a bigger version of us. It is the Name.

Episode 1

Courts, referees, auditors.

But: Bias, missing evidence, appeals.

Episode 2

Capuchin monkeys reject unequal pay (Brosnan & de Waal 2003).

Episode 3

Since 2019 the kilogram is defined via the Planck constant (Kibble balance).

But: Our best balances still carry uncertainty.

Episode 4

Take away bias, missing evidence, uncertainty.

Thanos called halving life 'balance'. al-Muqsiṭ weighs each soul, even to an atom (99:7–8).

Read: 3:18; 5:42 (muqsiṭīn); 99:7–8 atom's weight.

From the tradition: Muslim 2577 (qudsi): 'I have forbidden oppression for Myself' (API 6572). Ps 9:9 'judges the world with righteousness'.

On screen

Thanos's balance is arithmetic: half of everyone. al-Muqsiṭ's justice is personal: each one's due, to an atom's weight.

Living it

Fairness in measure, testimony and family.

Its kind

Act: something done: mercy shown, provision given, a prayer answered.

In the Qur'an: cf. 3:18 (upholding justice); 5:42 (loves the muqsiṭīn)

Films, documentaries and voices that reach towards this Name. Each links out to where you can watch it.

Sources for this page

bipm.org; hadith-api eng-muslim 6572; motionpictures.org