Allah's Control Over Life and Death
Az-Zumar — Verses 42–42 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim
اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرَىٰ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ٤٢
It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply.
- اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا
- It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their death
- وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا ۖ
- and those that die not during their sleep
- فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ
- He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death
- وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرَىٰ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ
- and sends the rest for a term appointed
- إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
- Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply