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Qur’an 39:42 Az-Zumar, verse 42
ٱللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى ٱلْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَٱلَّتِى لَمْ تَمُتْ فِى مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ ٱلَّتِى قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍۢ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
Allah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die [He takes] during their sleep. Then He keeps those for which He has decreed death and releases the others for a specified term. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
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Word by word
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ٱللَّهُ | al-lahu | Allah |
| يَتَوَفَّى | yatawaffā | takes |
| ٱلْأَنفُسَ | l-anfusa | the souls |
| حِينَ | ḥīna | (at the) time |
| مَوْتِهَا | mawtihā | (of) their death |
| وَٱلَّتِى | wa-allatī | and the one who |
| لَمْ | lam | (does) not |
| تَمُتْ | tamut | die |
| فِى | fī | in |
| مَنَامِهَا ۖ | manāmihā | their sleep |
| فَيُمْسِكُ | fayum'siku | Then He keeps |
| ٱلَّتِى | allatī | the one whom |
| قَضَىٰ | qaḍā | He has decreed |
| عَلَيْهَا | ʿalayhā | for them |
| ٱلْمَوْتَ | l-mawta | the death |
| وَيُرْسِلُ | wayur'silu | and sends |
| ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ | l-ukh'rā | the others |
| إِلَىٰٓ | ilā | for |
| أَجَلٍۢ | ajalin | a term |
| مُّسَمًّى ۚ | musamman | specified |
| إِنَّ | inna | Indeed |
| فِى | fī | in |
| ذَٰلِكَ | dhālika | that |
| لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ | laāyātin | surely (are) signs |
| لِّقَوْمٍۢ | liqawmin | for a people |
| يَتَفَكَّرُونَ | yatafakkarūna | who ponder |
In context
The verses around 39:42 in Az-Zumar.
- 39:40مَن يَأْتِيهِ عَذَابٌۭ يُخْزِيهِ وَيَحِلُّ عَلَيْهِ عَذَابٌۭ مُّقِيمٌTo whom will come a torment disgracing him and on whom will descend an enduring punishment."
- 39:41إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لِلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ فَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍIndeed, We sent down to you the Book for the people in truth. So whoever is guided - it is for [the benefit of] his soul; and whoever goes astray only goes astray to its detriment. And you are not a manager over them.
- 39:43أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ شُفَعَآءَ ۚ قُلْ أَوَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَOr have they taken other than Allah as intercessors? Say, "Even though they do not possess [power over] anything, nor do they reason?"
- 39:44قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ جَمِيعًۭا ۖ لَّهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَSay, "To Allah belongs [the right to allow] intercession entirely. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will be returned."
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