سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ

Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 57

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كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ ﴿57﴾
Everyone shall taste death. Then unto Us you shall be returned.
كُلُّ kullu Every
نَفْسٍۢ nafsin soul
ذَآئِقَةُ dhāiqatu (will) taste
ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ l-mawti the death
ثُمَّ thumma Then
إِلَيْنَا ilaynā to Us
تُرْجَعُونَ tur'jaʿūna you will be returned

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(Ayah 57) {كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآىِٕقَةُ الْمَوْتِ … :} In this too, there is encouragement for migration in the way of Allah and for worshipping Allah alone, that is, every soul, whether it remains in its homeland or migrates from there, will taste the bitterness of death. This life of a few days, wherever and however you can, spend it, then you will all be gathered to Us.

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57-1. That is, the bitter draught of death must inevitably be tasted by everyone, whether you migrate or not. Therefore, leaving your homeland, relatives, and friends should not be difficult for you. Death will come to you wherever you are. However, if you die while worshipping Allah, you will be blessed with the bounties of the Hereafter. Because after death, you have to return to Allah alone.

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57. Every soul [89] will taste death. Then to Us you will be returned.

[89] In accordance with this command, at various times, eighty-three individuals migrated from Makkah to Abyssinia. To comfort these emigrants, it was said that they should not worry about their lives. This life is only for a few days. Death will inevitably come; spend these few days of life wherever you find it possible. Then you will all be gathered to Us. Your objective should not be how to save your life, wealth, and home, but rather how to save your faith.