The Holy Quran 29:57 — Surah Al-'Ankabut

Arabic text

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

Translation

(Do not forget that life is short because) Every soul shall taste death, after which you will all be returned to Us (and then it will be too late to say that you were unable to worship Me where you lived. Therefore, make Hijrah from evil to good before you leave this world.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “When the disbelievers in Makkah greatly intensified [their persecution], the Muslims were commanded to make hijrah (emigration). And so some eighty-odd households left for Abyssinia. About this He said: life lasts only a few days; spend it wherever you can, and then you will all come to Us together.

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