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Surah al-Waqi`ah (The Occurrence) 56 : 85

وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
And We are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -

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Word Arabic word
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aqrabu
(are) nearer
(56:85:3)
ilayhi
to him
(56:85:4)
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(56:85:6)
(56:85:7)
tub'ṣirūna
you (do) not see

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Explanatory Note

At this point, when the soul is no longer concerned with anything in this world; when it has put the whole earthly world behind it; when it is about to see a world totally unknown and for which it has no provisions other than its deeds in this life; when it sees a new world and cannot say anything about it; when it has separated from all around it who only see a dying body but who stand helpless, then human power and knowledge are at their end. At this point, people realize that they are absolutely helpless: they see nothing, know nothing and can do nothing. All power and knowledge belong to God alone, with no one able to cast any doubt about this truth: "We are closer to him than you, although you do not see Us." (Verse 85)

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7. Period of Revelation

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According to the chronological order that Abdullah bin Abbas has given of the Surahs, first Surah 20: Ta Ha was sent down, then Surah 56: al-Waqi’ah (The Occurrence) and then Surah 26: ash-Shu’ara’ (The Poets).

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