Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable)
Verse 85of 96
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ﴿٨٥﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -
Word-by-word meaning
وَنَحْنُwanaḥnuAnd We
أَقْرَبُaqrabu(are) nearer
إِلَيْهِilayhito him
مِنكُمْminkumthan you
وَلَـٰكِنwalākinbut
لَّاlāyou (do) not see
تُبْصِرُونَtub'ṣirūnayou (do) not see
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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