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Verse 27of 38

فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَٰرَهُمْ﴿٢٧

Translation (Sahih International)

Then how [will it be] when the angels take them in death, striking their faces and their backs?

Word-by-word meaning

فَكَيْفَfakayfaThen how
إِذَاidhāwhen
تَوَفَّتْهُمُtawaffathumutake them in death
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe Angels
يَضْرِبُونَyaḍribūnastriking
وُجُوهَهُمْwujūhahumtheir faces
وَأَدْبَـٰرَهُمْwa-adbārahumand their backs

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Command to reflect upon the Qur'an Commanding the people to reflect and ponder upon the Qur'an, and prohibiting them from turning away from it, Allah says, أَفَلاَ يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْءَانَ أَمْ عَلَى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَآ (Will they not then reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon their hearts) means, there indeed are locks upon some hearts, firmly closing them so that none of its meanings can reach them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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