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8:50
ولو ترى اذ يتوفى الذين كفروا الملايكة يضربون وجوههم وادبارهم وذوقوا عذاب الحريق ٥٠
وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ يَتَوَفَّى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۙ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَـٰرَهُمْ وَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْحَرِيقِ ٥٠
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If only you could see when the angels take the souls of the disbelievers, beating their faces and backs, ˹saying,˺ “Taste the torment of burning!
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يَتَوَفَّي
yatawaffā lladhīna
تَتَوَفَّي
tatawaffā lladhīna
“when the angels take...”

Explanation

These readings represent two options for gender agreement with the broken plural al-malā’ikah. The first reading (masculine form) may be more indicative of the main Angel of Death [see Makki under 3:39].

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