Al-Matin is the Firm and Unshakeable — whose strength is characterized not only by power but by an absolute steadiness that nothing can disturb, destabilize, or cause to waver. The root m-t-n (متن) refers to the firm backbone, the solid ground, the thing that does not flex or give way under pressure. Al-Matin's firmness means that His decrees are firm, His promises are firm, His mercy is firm, and His protection of those He has taken under His care is firm — none of it can be eroded by time, opposition, or the doubts of those who question it. When your own firmness fails and you feel that you cannot hold on any longer, Al-Matin is the bedrock beneath you — and bedrock does not move.