Al-’Ankabut 29:57
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Every Soul Will Taste Death
كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيۡنَا تُرۡجَعُونَ ٥٧
Every soul will taste of death. Then unto Us ye will be returned.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Every soul will taste death; then to Us you will be returned.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, every soul, however and wherever it is, will taste death, then be raised to receive its reward or punishment.
Reflect
Make good use of today, remembering death.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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