سُوْرَةُ مُحَمَّدٍ
Surah Muhammad (47) — Ayah 27
فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَـٰرَهُمْ ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then how (will it be) when the angels will take their souls at death, smiting their faces and their backs?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَكَيْفَ
fakayfa
Then how
إِذَا
idhā
when
تَوَفَّتْهُمُ
tawaffathumu
take them in death
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ
l-malāikatu
the Angels
يَضْرِبُونَ
yaḍribūna
striking
وُجُوهَهُمْ
wujūhahum
their faces
وَأَدْبَـٰرَهُمْ
wa-adbārahum
and their backs
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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27. Then how will it be when the angels take their souls, striking their faces and their backs [31]?
[31]
Escape from Death is Impossible and Proof of the Punishment of the Grave:
That is, today they are trying to save their lives by avoiding jihad, but how will they save themselves on the day when the angels come to take their souls and strike them with iron rods? This verse is among those verses that prove the punishment of the grave or the punishment of Barzakh. It is also proven that this punishment will occur before the punishment of the Day of Resurrection. Compared to the punishment of the Day of Resurrection, it will be lighter and will begin immediately after death.
[31]
Escape from Death is Impossible and Proof of the Punishment of the Grave:
That is, today they are trying to save their lives by avoiding jihad, but how will they save themselves on the day when the angels come to take their souls and strike them with iron rods? This verse is among those verses that prove the punishment of the grave or the punishment of Barzakh. It is also proven that this punishment will occur before the punishment of the Day of Resurrection. Compared to the punishment of the Day of Resurrection, it will be lighter and will begin immediately after death.
