The metaphor pictures God as the judge who has reached a decision in favor of the accused, who had been brought before God’s court, so to speak, on a charge of unrighteousness.
إِنَّهُ يَسْتَحْضِرُ إِلَى ٱلذِّهْنِ صُورَةَ مَحْكَمَةٍ ٱللهُ فِيهَا ٱلْقَاضِي ،‏ وَقَدْ تَوَصَّلَ إِلَى قَرَارٍ لِصَالِحِ شَخْصٍ مُتَّهَمٍ بِٱلْإِثْمِ :‏ تَبْرِئَتُهُ مِنَ ٱلتُّهْمَةِ › .‏