Surah Al-Waqi'ah
Quran 56:83
Read Quran 56:83 from Surah Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable) in Arabic, with Pickthall's English translation and the tafsir of as-Sa'di.
Quran verse
Qur'an 56:83
Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), in the public domain. Digital text from Tanzil.net.
- Surah
- 56. Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable)
- Ayah
- 83 of 96
- Revelation
- Meccan (revealed in Mecca)
- Reference
- 56:83
Tafsir as-Sa'di on Quran 56:83
Taysir al-Karim al-Rahman by Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di (d. 1956), in the original Arabic. This commentary explains ayahs 56:83-85 together.
{ فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ وَأَنْتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنْظُرُونَ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْكُمْ وَلَكِنْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ } أي: فهلا إذا بلغت الروح الحلقوم، وأنتم تنظرون المحتضر في هذه الحالة، والحال أنا نحن أقرب إليه منكم، بعلمنا وملائكتنا، ولكن لا تبصرون.