The Holy Quran 79:4 — Surah An-Nazi'at

Arabic text

فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًا

Translation

...who then swiftly race (along with the souls after Allaah instructs them whether the soul should be rewarded among the righteous or punished with the Kuffaar and sinners)...

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The angels who swim through the expanses: that is, the angels who, taking the souls, travel from the earth towards the heavens with such speed and ease as if they were swimming unhindered over water. Then, in order to carry out whatever command of Allah comes concerning these souls, they press forward, racing swiftly ahead.

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