سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 42
ٱللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى ٱلْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَٱلَّتِى لَمْ تَمُتْ فِى مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ ٱلَّتِى قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿42﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is Allâh Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply.
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
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
42. 1 This is the major death in which the soul is seized and does not return.
42. 2 That is, those whose time of death has not yet come, their souls are also seized at the time of sleep, and they are subjected to minor death.
42. 3 This is the same major death that has just been mentioned, in which the soul is withheld.
42. 4 That is, until their appointed time comes, their souls are returned for that period; this is minor death. The same subject is mentioned in Surah Al-An'am, although there the mention of minor death comes first and major death after, whereas here it is the opposite.
42. 5 That is, the seizing of the soul and its sending back is evidence that Allah is capable of everything, and on the Day of Resurrection, He will surely resurrect the dead.
42. 2 That is, those whose time of death has not yet come, their souls are also seized at the time of sleep, and they are subjected to minor death.
42. 3 This is the same major death that has just been mentioned, in which the soul is withheld.
42. 4 That is, until their appointed time comes, their souls are returned for that period; this is minor death. The same subject is mentioned in Surah Al-An'am, although there the mention of minor death comes first and major death after, whereas here it is the opposite.
42. 5 That is, the seizing of the soul and its sending back is evidence that Allah is capable of everything, and on the Day of Resurrection, He will surely resurrect the dead.
