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Surah al-`Ankabut (The Spider ) 29 : 57

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
Every soul will taste death. Then to Us will you be returned.

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(29:57:1)
kullu
Every
(29:57:2)
nafsin
soul
(29:57:3)
dhāiqatu
(will) taste
(29:57:4)
l-mawti
the death
(29:57:5)
(29:57:6)
ilaynā
to Us
(29:57:7)
tur'jaʿūna
you will be returned

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Explanatory Note

The sūrah continues to address people’s thoughts, and hence how we know the fear involved in emigration. The early Muslims in Makkah felt that they ran the risk of death if they tried to leave. The unbelievers were not averse to stopping them from emigrating because they felt that such emigration represented a threat to their own security. There were also the dangers that they could encounter on the way, should they even manage to leave Makkah. Therefore, the next verse addresses such concerns: “Every soul shall taste death. Then to Us you all must return.”

Death is inevitable wherever one happens to be. Therefore, it should not be considered when we do not know its causes. It is to God that everyone will return. They should now emigrate to some place of safety in His spacious earth, for they will inevitably return to Him at the end of their term. They are His servants whom He looks after in this world and in the life to come. Why should any of them entertain any fear or worry now that God speaks to them with such care?

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"Verses 56 to 60 clearly show that this Surah was sent down a little before the migration to Abyssinia, during the period of extreme persecution of the Muslims at Makkah. This is supported by the subject matter as well. The disbelievers were opposing Islam and the new Muslims were being subjected to severe torture and oppression. Such were the conditions when God sent down this Surah to strengthen and encourage the Muslims, as well as to admonish the hypocrites. The disbelievers of Makkah were also threatened not to invite a similar fate to the past nations that denied the truth." [Ref: Mawdudi]

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