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Quran Ayat (Verses) regarding Death(Direct Word)

In this section, readers can explore a curated collection of Quranic verses regarding Death(Direct Word). The verses have been carefully arranged to provide easy access and convenience, allowing readers to delve into the spiritual guidance and wisdom imparted by the Quran concerning Quranic ayat about Death(Direct Word). Spanning across various chapters of the Quran, we have tried our best to arrange them into subcategories as well, making it easier for anyone seeking specific information about Quranic verses regarding Death(Direct Word). So, let's see what the Quran has to say about Death(Direct Word) in Islam in various parts of the holy Quran.

۞قَالَتۡ رُسُلُهُمۡ أَفِي ٱللَّهِ شَكّٞ فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ يَدۡعُوكُمۡ لِيَغۡفِرَ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمۡ وَيُؤَخِّرَكُمۡ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ مُّسَمّٗىۚ قَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا تُرِيدُونَ أَن تَصُدُّونَا عَمَّا كَانَ يَعۡبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا فَأۡتُونَا بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٖ

10. Their messengers said, 'is there any doubt in Allah (24), the maker of the heavens and earth (25)? He calls you that he may forgive some of your sins (26) and may fulfill your life till the stated time of your death without punishment. They said, 'you are a human being like us (27). You desire to bar us from that our fathers used to worship (28); so bring us clear authority (29),

Surah Name : Ibrahim   Surah Number : 14   Ayat Number: 10

يَتَجَرَّعُهُۥ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُسِيغُهُۥ وَيَأۡتِيهِ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٖ وَمَا هُوَ بِمَيِّتٖۖ وَمِن وَرَآئِهِۦ عَذَابٌ غَلِيظٞ

17. He will take its draught little by little with difficulty and there shall be no hope to swallow it, and death shall come to him from all sides, but he shall not die (41): And there is a terrible torment after him.

Surah Name : Ibrahim   Surah Number : 14   Ayat Number: 17

قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمۡ فِي شَكّٖ مِّن دِينِي فَلَآ أَعۡبُدُ ٱلَّذِينَ تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنۡ أَعۡبُدُ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمۡۖ وَأُمِرۡتُ أَنۡ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

104. Please declare :"O people! If you are in any doubt as to my religion, then I shall not worship those whom you worship, besides Allah (269). Yes, I worship that Allah Who will cause you to die and I have been commanded to be of the believers (270)"

Surah Name : Yunus   Surah Number : 10   Ayat Number: 104

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٖ وَكَانَ عَرۡشُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡمَآءِ لِيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ أَيُّكُمۡ أَحۡسَنُ عَمَلٗاۗ وَلَئِن قُلۡتَ إِنَّكُم مَّبۡعُوثُونَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱلۡمَوۡتِ لَيَقُولَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٞ

7. And it is he who has creatd the heavens and earth in six days (17), and His Throne was on the water. That He might try you, as to whose work (18), of you is best. And if you say, undoubtedly you shall be raised after death then the infidels will surely say this is not but a magic manifest (19).

Surah Name : Hud   Surah Number : 11   Ayat Number: 7

وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡحَيِّ ٱلَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ وَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِهِۦۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِهِۦ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًا

58. And rely you upon the living One that will never die (104) and glorify Him admiring. And Sufficient is He, Aware of the sins of His bondmen.

Surah Name : Al-Furqan   Surah Number : 25   Ayat Number: 58

لَّا تَدۡعُواْ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ ثُبُورٗا وَٰحِدٗا وَٱدۡعُواْ ثُبُورٗا كَثِيرٗا

14. It will be said, 'Do not request for one death today but request for many deaths' (26),

Surah Name : Al-Furqan   Surah Number : 25   Ayat Number: 14

وَإِذَآ أُلۡقُواْ مِنۡهَا مَكَانٗا ضَيِّقٗا مُّقَرَّنِينَ دَعَوۡاْ هُنَالِكَ ثُبُورٗا

13. And when they will be thrown into any narrow place thereof tied with chains, they will there request for death (25).

Surah Name : Al-Furqan   Surah Number : 25   Ayat Number: 13

وَٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةٗ لَّا يَخۡلُقُونَ شَيۡـٔٗا وَهُمۡ يُخۡلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمۡلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمۡ ضَرّٗا وَلَا نَفۡعٗا وَلَا يَمۡلِكُونَ مَوۡتٗا وَلَا حَيَوٰةٗ وَلَا نُشُورٗا

3. And the people have taken other gods besides Him. They created nothing and they themselves have been created (7), and they themselves are not the owners (8) of their own souls either for bad or for good, and neither they have the power to die nor to be alive nor to rise up (9)".

Surah Name : Al-Furqan   Surah Number : 25   Ayat Number: 3

۞قُلۡ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم مَّلَكُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِ ٱلَّذِي وُكِّلَ بِكُمۡ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمۡ تُرۡجَعُونَ

11.Please declare: "The angel (21) of death who has been appointed (22) over you causes you to die, then you shall be returned (23) to your Lord.

Surah Name : As-Sajdah   Surah Number : 32   Ayat Number: 11

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحۡيَا

44.And that it is surely He Who gives death and causes (55) life.

Surah Name : An-Najm   Surah Number : 53   Ayat Number: 44

فَٱصۡبِرۡ إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقّٞۚ فَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعۡضَ ٱلَّذِي نَعِدُهُمۡ أَوۡ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيۡنَا يُرۡجَعُونَ

77. So you should be patient (194) Surely, the promise of Allah is true. Then whether We let you see something of what We have promised them or should We cause you to die before (195.) In any case, they are to return to Us.

Surah Name : Ghafir   Surah Number : 40   Ayat Number: 77

قَالُواْ رَبَّنَآ أَمَتَّنَا ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ وَأَحۡيَيۡتَنَا ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ فَٱعۡتَرَفۡنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلۡ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٖ مِّن سَبِيلٖ

11.They shall say: "O our Lord, You have caused us to die twice and have given us life (30) twice. Now, we onfess our sins. Is there then any way( 31) of getting out (of the fire)?"

Surah Name : Ghafir   Surah Number : 40   Ayat Number: 11

قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ ٱلَّذِي تَفِرُّونَ مِنۡهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ مُلَٰقِيكُمۡۖ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَٰلِمِ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

8.Please declare: "The death from which you flee, will surely overtake (21) you. Then you shall be sent back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, and He will inform you of what you did (22)".

Surah Name : Al-Jumuah   Surah Number : 62   Ayat Number: 8

قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوٓاْ إِن زَعَمۡتُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ لِلَّهِ مِن دُونِ ٱلنَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُاْ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

6.Please declare: "O Jews, if you assert that you are the favourites of Allah to the exclusion (16) of the rest of mankind, then wish for death (17), if you u are truthful (18)".

Surah Name : Al-Jumuah   Surah Number : 62   Ayat Number: 6

وَأَنفِقُواْ مِن مَّا رَزَقۡنَٰكُم مِّن قَبۡلِ أَن يَأۡتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوۡلَآ أَخَّرۡتَنِيٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ قَرِيبٖ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

10.And spend (30) out of what We have given you before death (31) comes upon one of you, and he says: "My Lord, if you grant me respite (32) for a little time, I shall give charity and become righteous (33).

Surah Name : Al-Munafiqun   Surah Number : 63   Ayat Number: 10

فَلَمَّا قَضَيۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ مَا دَلَّهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَوۡتِهِۦٓ إِلَّا دَآبَّةُ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ تَأۡكُلُ مِنسَأَتَهُۥۖ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ ٱلۡجِنُّ أَن لَّوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٱلۡغَيۡبَ مَا لَبِثُواْ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ

14.Then when We decreed(46) death for him (Sulaiman), We did not inform the jinns about his death, except the(47) termites of the earth that used to eat his staff. So when he came down on earth, the reality was known by the jinns. If they had known the unseen(48), they would not have been in this degrading (49)punishment.

Surah Name : Saba   Surah Number : 34   Ayat Number: 14

وَٱعۡبُدۡ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأۡتِيَكَ ٱلۡيَقِينُ

99.And remain worshipping (109) your Lord till death (110) approaches you.

Surah Name : Al-Hijr   Surah Number : 15   Ayat Number: 99

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ نُحۡيِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثُونَ

23. And verily it is We, who give life and We cause death and We are the inheritors (30).

Surah Name : Al-Hijr   Surah Number : 15   Ayat Number: 23

حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلۡيَقِينُ

47."Till death (42) overtook us."

Surah Name : Al-Muddaththir   Surah Number : 74   Ayat Number: 47

نَحۡنُ قَدَّرۡنَا بَيۡنَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ

60.We have fixed death (54) in your constitution and We cannot be outstripped (55).

Surah Name : Al-Waqiah   Surah Number : 56   Ayat Number: 60

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