Transliteration:( Faman azlamu mimmanif taraa 'alal laahi kaziban aw kazzaba bi Aayaatih; ulaaa'ika yanaaluhum naseebuhum minal Kitaab; hatta izaa jaaa'at hum rusulunaa yatawaf fawnahum qaalooo aina maa kuntum tad'oonaa min doonil laahi qaaloo dalloo 'annaa wa shahidoo 'alaaa anfusihim annahum kaanoo kaafireen )
78. By this is meant whatever sentence and age is written for them in the Tablet of Destiny and Fate. will be given to them. Then punishment would follow. By this is meant the original or actual sustenance and age. Otherwise, evil deeds cause the decrease of age and sustenance, just as good deeds cause age and sustenance to increase. Hence, there is no contradiction in the verse and the Hadith of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
79. From this, two issues emerge:
That not only Hazrat Israel! (On whom be peace) comes to take out the soul, other angels who are under him, come as well. The coming of the Angel of Death is being mentioned in this verse: Say you, the angel of death who has been appointed over, causes you to die." (S32 V11). While coming of those is being mentioned in the verse under discussion.
2 The second issue is that if the angels of death can come on time at all places to take out the souls of these people, then the pious sages of Allah Almighty can be present at several places through His permission. The same is the position of those angels who are appointed to question the people in the womb of mothers. Hence, being omnipresent and omniscient is the peculiar quality of certain servants of Allah Almighty.
80. This question would be put to the polytheists regarding their idols, while believers at the time of death are most certainly given help. For this reason the last part of the verse is "they were infidels". Muslims are ordered to sit with the dying person and recite the Kalima so that he can recite it before he dies. This is the believers' help. Thus, this verse is in no way connected with the believers or the friends of Allah Almighty. In any case, the deprivation of assistance of the infidels at their time of death or after it is their Divine punishment.
81. This acceptance will be at a separate time. and the rejection of their infidelity will be at another time. Hence, there is no inconsistency in this verse and the following verse: "By Allah. our Lord, we were not polytheists." (S6:V23)
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37. Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah or rejects His Ayat For such their appointed portion will reach them from the Book (of Decrees) until Our messengers (the angel of death and his assistants) come to them to take their souls, they (the angels) will say: “Where are those whom you used to invoke and worship besides Allah,” they will reply, “They have vanished and deserted us.” And they will bear witness against themselves, that they were disbelievers.
Allah said,
(Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah or rejects His Ayat) meaning, none is more unjust than whoever invents a lie about Allah or rejects the Ayat that He has revealed. Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi said that,
(For such their appointed portion will reach them from the Book) refers to each person’s deeds, alloted provisions and age. Similar was said by Ar-Rabi` bin Anas and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam. Allah said in similar statements,
(Verily, those who invent a lie against Allah, will never be successful. (A brief) enjoyment in this world! And then unto Us will be their return, then We shall make them taste the severest torment because they used to disbelieve.) ﴿10:69-70﴾ and,
(And whoever disbelieves, let not his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and We shall inform them what they have done. Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men). We let them enjoy for a little while.) ﴿31:23-24﴾. Allah said next,
(until when Our messengers come to them to take their souls.) Allah states that when death comes to the idolators and the angels come to capture their souls to take them to Hellfire, the angels horrify them, saying, “Where are the so-called partners (of Allah) whom you used to call in the life of this world, invoking and worshipping them instead of Allah Call them so that they save you from what you are suffering.” However, the idolators will reply,
(“They have vanished and deserted us”) meaning, we have lost them and thus, we do not hope in their benefit or aid,
(And they will bear witness against themselves) they will admit and proclaim against themselves,
(that they were disbelievers.)
(7:37) Who is more unjust then he who invents a falsehood, ascribing it to Allah, or who rejects His revelation as false? Their full portion of God’s Decree shall reach them,[29] until Our deputed angels come to them to take charge of their souls, and say: ‘Where are the deities now, those whom you invoked besides Allah?’ They will say: ‘They are all gone away from us.’ And they shall bear witness against themselves that they were unbelievers.
29, All men, whether good or bad, have been granted a definite term in this world which they will spend and obtain their share of worldly happiness and misery.
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