Surah Muhammad ayat 27 Tafsir Quran 47:27

﴿فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ﴾
[ محمد: 27]

47:27 Then how [will it be] when the angels take them in death, striking their faces and their backs?

Then how will it be their predicament when the angels take them away beating yadribūna is a circumstantial qualifier referring to the angels their faces and their backs? with hooked iron rods.

How will they react when the angels of death besiege them all about to disembody their souls and descend violently upon them striking their faces and their backs

The Command to reflect upon the Qur'an Commanding the people to reflect and ponder upon the Qur'an, and prohibiting them from turning away from it, Allah says, أَفَلاَ يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْءَانَ أَمْ عَلَى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَآ ( Will they not then reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon their hearts ) means, there indeed are locks upon some hearts, firmly closing them so that none of its meanings can reach them.
Ibn Jarir recorded from Hisham bin `Urwah, from his father, may Allah be pleased with him, that Allah's Messenger ﷺ once recited this Ayah, أَفَلاَ يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْءَانَ أَمْ عَلَى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَآ ( Will they not then reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon their hearts ) and a young man from Yemen said, "Indeed, there are locks upon them -- until Allah opens them totally or slightly." After that `Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, always liked that young man, and kept that to himself until he became in charge, upon which he utilized him ( as a consultant ). Condemning Apostasy Allah then says, إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ارْتَدُّواْ عَلَى أَدْبَـرِهِمْ ( Verily, those who have turned back ) meaning, they departed from the faith and returned to disbelief. مِّن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْهُدَى الشَّيْطَـنُ سَوَّلَ لَهُمْ ( ...
after guidance had become clear to them -- Shaytan has enticed them ) meaning he adorned and beautified that ( apostasy ) for them. وَأَمْلَى لَهُمْ ( and filled them with false hopes. ) meaning, he tempted them, and deceived them. ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُواْ لِلَّذِينَ كَرِهُواْ مَا نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ سَنُطِيعُكُمْ فِى بَعْضِ الاٌّمْرِ ( That is because they said to those who hate what Allah sent down: "We will obey your in part of the matter." ) means, they plotted secretly with them and gave them evil advice -- as is the common practice of the hypocrites who declare the opposite of what they conceal.
Because of this, Allah says, وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِسْرَارَهُمْ ( And Allah knows their secrets.
) whatever they hide and conceal, Allah is well-acquainted with it and He knows it.
This is similar to His saying, وَاللَّهُ يَكْتُبُ مَا يُبَيِّتُونَ ( ...And Allah records all that they plot by night. ) ( 4:81 ) Allah then says, فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَـرَهُمْ ( How (will it be ) when the angels will take their souls at death, striking their faces and their backs) That is, how their situation will be when the angels come to take their lives, and their souls cling to their bodies, causing the angels to extract them by force, harshness, and beating.
This is similar to Allah's saying, وَلَوْ تَرَى إِذْ يَتَوَفَّى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَـرَهُمْ ( If you could but see when the angels take away the lives of the disbelievers, striking their faces and their backs. ) ( 8:50 ) And His saying, وَلَوْ تَرَى إِذِ الظَّـلِمُونَ فِى غَمَرَاتِ الْمَوْتِ وَالْمَلَـئِكَةُ بَاسِطُواْ أَيْدِيهِمْ ( If you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the agonies of death, while the angels extend their hands ) ( 6:93 ).
meaning, to beat them. أَخْرِجُواْ أَنفُسَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ وَكُنتُمْ عَنْ ءَايَـتِهِ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ( (saying ): "Deliver your souls! This day you will be recompensed with the torment of degradation because of what you used to utter against Allah other than the truth, and because you used to arrogantly reject His signs.") ( 6:93 ) Because of the above, Allah says, ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اتَّبَعُواْ مَآ أَسْخَطَ اللَّهَ وَكَرِهُواْ رِضْوَانَهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَـلَهُمْ ( That is because they pursued what angered Allah and disliked what earns His pleasure, so He rendered their deeds worthless. )

(47:27) But how will they fare when angels will take their souls at death and will carry them, striking their faces and backs? *37

Then how [will it be] when the meaning

*37) That is, " In the world they adopted this attitude so that they may safeguard their interests and may protect themselves from the dangers of the conflict between Islam and infidelity, but how will they escape Allah's wrath after death? At that time no device of theirs will prove helpful for them to remain safe from the punishment by the angels.
" This verse also is one of those verses that point to the torment of barzakh ( i.e.
torment 'of the grave ).
It clearly shows that the unbelievers and hypocrites start being afflicted with the torment right from the time of death, and this torment is different from the punishment which they will get on Resurrection after their cases will have been decided by Allah.
( For further explanation, see An-Nisa': 97: AI-An'am: 93-94; AI-Anfal: 50: An-Nahl: 28, 32; AI-Mu'minun: 99-100; Ya Sin: 26-27 and E.N.'s 22, 23; AI-Mu'min: 4b and E.
N.
63 ) .

 

The Command to reflect upon the Qur'an Commanding the people to reflect and ponder upon the Qur'an, and prohibiting them from turning away from it, Allah says, أَفَلاَ يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْءَانَ أَمْ عَلَى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَآ ( Will they not then reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon their hearts ) means, there indeed are locks upon some hearts, firmly closing them so that none of its meanings can reach them.
Ibn Jarir recorded from Hisham bin `Urwah, from his father, may Allah be pleased with him, that Allah's Messenger ﷺ once recited this Ayah, أَفَلاَ يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْءَانَ أَمْ عَلَى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَآ ( Will they not then reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon their hearts ) and a young man from Yemen said, "Indeed, there are locks upon them -- until Allah opens them totally or slightly." After that `Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, always liked that young man, and kept that to himself until he became in charge, upon which he utilized him ( as a consultant ). Condemning Apostasy Allah then says, إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ارْتَدُّواْ عَلَى أَدْبَـرِهِمْ ( Verily, those who have turned back ) meaning, they departed from the faith and returned to disbelief. مِّن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْهُدَى الشَّيْطَـنُ سَوَّلَ لَهُمْ ( ...
after guidance had become clear to them -- Shaytan has enticed them ) meaning he adorned and beautified that ( apostasy ) for them. وَأَمْلَى لَهُمْ ( and filled them with false hopes. ) meaning, he tempted them, and deceived them. ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُواْ لِلَّذِينَ كَرِهُواْ مَا نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ سَنُطِيعُكُمْ فِى بَعْضِ الاٌّمْرِ ( That is because they said to those who hate what Allah sent down: "We will obey your in part of the matter." ) means, they plotted secretly with them and gave them evil advice -- as is the common practice of the hypocrites who declare the opposite of what they conceal.
Because of this, Allah says, وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِسْرَارَهُمْ ( And Allah knows their secrets.
) whatever they hide and conceal, Allah is well-acquainted with it and He knows it.
This is similar to His saying, وَاللَّهُ يَكْتُبُ مَا يُبَيِّتُونَ ( ...And Allah records all that they plot by night. ) ( 4:81 ) Allah then says, فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَـرَهُمْ ( How (will it be ) when the angels will take their souls at death, striking their faces and their backs) That is, how their situation will be when the angels come to take their lives, and their souls cling to their bodies, causing the angels to extract them by force, harshness, and beating.
This is similar to Allah's saying, وَلَوْ تَرَى إِذْ يَتَوَفَّى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَـرَهُمْ ( If you could but see when the angels take away the lives of the disbelievers, striking their faces and their backs. ) ( 8:50 ) And His saying, وَلَوْ تَرَى إِذِ الظَّـلِمُونَ فِى غَمَرَاتِ الْمَوْتِ وَالْمَلَـئِكَةُ بَاسِطُواْ أَيْدِيهِمْ ( If you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the agonies of death, while the angels extend their hands ) ( 6:93 ).
meaning, to beat them. أَخْرِجُواْ أَنفُسَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ وَكُنتُمْ عَنْ ءَايَـتِهِ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ( (saying ): "Deliver your souls! This day you will be recompensed with the torment of degradation because of what you used to utter against Allah other than the truth, and because you used to arrogantly reject His signs.") ( 6:93 ) Because of the above, Allah says, ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اتَّبَعُواْ مَآ أَسْخَطَ اللَّهَ وَكَرِهُواْ رِضْوَانَهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَـلَهُمْ ( That is because they pursued what angered Allah and disliked what earns His pleasure, so He rendered their deeds worthless. )

( Then how (will it be with them ) when the angels gather them) when the angels take away the souls of the Jews, ( smiting their faces and their backs ) with iron skewers!

Then how (will it be) when the angels will take their souls at death, smiting their faces and their backs?

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