Surah 56 · verse 85
Al-Waqi'ah 56:85
Sign in to listenوَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
wa-nahnu aqrab ilayhi minhum wa-lakin la tubsirun
And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -
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Context in the surah
وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ
And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]?
Verse 83فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ
Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throat
Verse 84وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ
And you are at that time looking on -
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -
فَلَوْلَا إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ
Then why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed,
Verse 87تَرْجِعُونَهَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
Bring it back, if you should be truthful?
Verse 88فَأَمَّا إِن كَانَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ
And if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah,