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16:28
الذين تتوفاهم الملايكة ظالمي انفسهم فالقوا السلم ما كنا نعمل من سوء بلى ان الله عليم بما كنتم تعملون ٢٨
ٱلَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ فَأَلْقَوُا۟ ٱلسَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِن سُوٓءٍۭ ۚ بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ٢٨
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Those whose souls the angels seize while they wrong themselves will then offer ˹full˺ submission ˹and say falsely,˺ “We did not do any evil.” ˹The angels will say,˺ “No! Surely Allah fully knows what you used to do.
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تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ
tatawaffāhumu l-malāʾikatu
يَتَوَفَّاهُمُ
yatawaffēhumu l-malāʾikatu
“Those whose lives the angels take”

Explanation

These readings represent two options for gender agreement and are identical in meaning. The second reading is pronounced with imalah (a vowel between 'a' and 'i').

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran