مَن كَانَ يَرۡجُواْ لِقَآءَ ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ لَـَٔاتٍ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
Whoever should hope for the meeting with Allah - indeed, the term [decreed by] Allah is coming. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Allah turns the believers’ attention to a lofty goal. He wants them to hope for لِقَآءَ ٱللَّهِ (the meeting with Allah). This expression carries a deep meaning.
On the Day of Resurrection there will be people to whom Allah will not speak, and at whom He will not even look. These people, who are mentioned elsewhere in the Qur’an, are those who are forgotten because they forgot Allah while in this world.
But there are also those who will meet Allah: their faces will shine with light, and they will look at their Lord in great anticipation.
فَإِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ لَـَٔاتٍ
Indeed, the term [decreed by] Allah is coming.
It is advancing rapidly toward you.
This is not only a matter of death or the Day of Reckoning; it is about that face-to-face meeting that will take place with your Lord Himself.
وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
He hears your supplications, He hears your pleas. He knows the hardships you endure; He is aware of what you are going through.
None of what you suffer is hidden from Him, and He is preparing for you a meeting that will make all of it worthwhile.