The Holy Quran 16:28 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

ٱلَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ فَأَلْقَوُا۟ ٱلسَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِن سُوٓءٍۭ ۚ بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

Translation

(These Kaafiroon are) Those whose souls were claimed by the angels while they oppressed themselves (by committing kufr). Then (at the time of death), they proposed a truce (with the angels saying,) "We never committed any evil (kufr and Shirk)!" (The angels of death replied,) "No (you are certainly lying) ! Allaah is well aware of what you used to do (He knows the evil you carried out and will punish you for it)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, by choosing shirk (associating partners with Allah) and disbelief they kept wronging themselves, until at last, in that very state, the angels of death came to take their souls. In short, their end came in a state of disbelief and shirk. We seek refuge with Allah! That is, at that moment all their swagger will vanish.

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