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Death & Afterlife Quotes
Quran and Hadith quotes about death, the Hereafter, accountability, and preparing for the eternal life.
فَيَومَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ الواقِعَةُ١٥
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ لا أُقسِمُ بِيَومِ القِيٰمَةِ١
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
وَلا أُقسِمُ بِالنَّفسِ اللَّوّامَةِ٢
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection]
يَسـَٔلُ أَيّانَ يَومُ القِيٰمَةِ٦
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection
قُل إِن كانَت لَكُمُ الدّارُ الءاخِرَةُ عِندَ اللَّهِ خالِصَةً مِن دونِ النّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا المَوتَ إِن كُنتُم صٰدِقينَ٩٤
Say, [O Muhammad], "If the home of the Hereafter with Allah is for you alone and not the [other] people, then wish for death, if you should be truthful
هُوَ يُحيۦ وَيُميتُ وَإِلَيهِ تُرجَعونَ٥٦
He gives life and causes death, and to Him you will be returned
وَإِنّا لَنَحنُ نُحيۦ وَنُميتُ وَنَحنُ الوٰرِثونَ٢٣
And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor
وَأَقسَموا بِاللَّهِ جَهدَ أَيمٰنِهِم ۙ لا يَبعَثُ اللَّهُ مَن يَموتُ ۚ بَلىٰ وَعدًا عَلَيهِ حَقًّا وَلٰكِنَّ أَكثَرَ النّاسِ لا يَعلَمونَ٣٨
And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths [that] Allah will not resurrect one who dies. But yes - [it is] a true promise [binding] upon Him, but most of the people do not know
وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُم ثُمَّ يَتَوَفّىٰكُم ۚ وَمِنكُم مَن يُرَدُّ إِلىٰ أَرذَلِ العُمُرِ لِكَى لا يَعلَمَ بَعدَ عِلمٍ شَيـًٔا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَليمٌ قَديرٌ٧٠
And Allah created you; then He will take you in death. And among you is he who is reversed to the most decrepit [old] age so that he will not know, after [having had] knowledge, a thing. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Competent
۞ قُل يَتَوَفّىٰكُم مَلَكُ المَوتِ الَّذى وُكِّلَ بِكُم ثُمَّ إِلىٰ رَبِّكُم تُرجَعونَ١١
Say, "The angel of death will take you who has been entrusted with you. Then to your Lord you will be returned
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