Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable)
Verse 83of 96
فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ﴿٨٣﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throat
Word-by-word meaning
فَلَوْلَآfalawlāThen why not
إِذَاidhāwhen
بَلَغَتِbalaghatiit reaches
ٱلْحُلْقُومَl-ḥul'qūmathe throat
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
When the Soul reaches the Throat at the Time of Death, it cannot be brought back; this proves ReckonAllah the Exalted said,فَلَوْلاَ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ(Then why do you not (intervene) when it reaches), in reference to the soul,الْحُلْقُومَ(Al-Hulqum), i.e., the throat, at the time of death.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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