Al-Waqi'ah 56:85 ونحن اقرب اليه منكم ولاكن لا تبصرون ٨٥
وَنَحۡنُ
أَقۡرَبُ
إِلَيۡهِ
مِنكُمۡ
وَلَٰكِن
لَّا
تُبۡصِرُونَ
٨٥
But We (i.e. Our angels who take the soul) are nearer to him than you, but you see not, (Tafsir At-Tabarî)
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
When the Soul reaches the Throat at the Time of Death, it cannot be brought back; this proves Reckon
Allah the Exalted said,
فَلَوْلاَ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ
(Then why do you not (intervene) when it reaches), in reference to the soul,
الْحُلْقُومَ
(Al-Hulqum), i.e., the throat, at the time of death. Allah the Ex
…When the Soul reaches the Throat at the Time of Death, it cannot be brought back; this proves Reckon
Allah the Exalted said,
فَلَوْلاَ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ
(Th
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