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Al-Anfal 8:51 ذالك بما قدمت ايديكم وان الله ليس بظلام للعبيد ٥١

8:51
ذَٰلِكَ
بِمَا
قَدَّمَتۡ
أَيۡدِيكُمۡ
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَيۡسَ
بِظَلَّٰمٖ
لِّلۡعَبِيدِ
٥١
This is ˹the reward˺ for what your hands have done. And Allah is never unjust to ˹His˺ creation.”
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The Angels smite the Disbelievers upon capturing Their Souls

Allah says, if you witnessed the angels capturing the souls of the disbelievers, you would witness a tremendous, terrible, momentous and awful matter,

يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَـرَهُمْ

(they smite their faces and their backs), saying to

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The Angels smite the Disbelievers upon capturing Their Souls

Allah says, if you witnessed the angels capturing the souls of the disbelievers, you would

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Chapter 8, Page 183, Juz 10

49. ˹Remember˺ when the hypocrites and those with sickness in their hearts said, “These ˹believers˺ are deluded by their faith.” But whoever puts their trust in Allah, surely Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. 50. 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! 51. This is ˹the reward˺ for what your hands have done. And Allah is never unjust to ˹His˺ creation.” 52. Their fate is that of the people of Pharaoh and those before them—they all disbelieved in Allah’s signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. Indeed, Allah is All-Powerful, severe in punishment.

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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