The Holy Quran 75:29 — Surah Al-Qiyamah

Arabic text

وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ

Translation

(Death is the time) When one leg is folded over the other (as the dying person suffers the throes of death)...

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Two hardships upon the dying person: that is, sometimes, from the severity of the throes of death (sakarat al-mawt), one shin keeps winding around the other. Moreover, once the soul's connection with the lower part of the body has been cut off, moving the shins and keeping one apart from the other is no longer in his control, so one shin falls involuntarily…

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