Death & Barzakh

The Quran declares that every soul shall taste death, and that every created thing is destined to perish.

The Quran states that every community and every individual has an appointed term that cannot be advanced or delayed.

The Quran states that the angel of death and his appointed angels take souls at the decreed time.

The Quran states that Allah takes souls at the time of death and during sleep, returning those not decreed to die until their appointed term.

The Quran states that behind the deceased is a barzakh until the day they are resurrected, when the horn is blown and they rise from their resting places.

The Quran instructs not to say that those killed in Allah's path are dead, for they are alive with their Lord, rejoicing in His bounty.

The Quran describes the soul reaching the collarbone and the gaze fixing upward at the moment of death, when it is too late to repent.

The Quran teaches that believers say they belong to Allah and to Him they return, and that all will return to Him on the Day of Reckoning.

The Quran contrasts the angels who take the righteous souls in goodness with those who take the souls of wrongdoers while they are in sin.

The Quran states that death will overtake you wherever you are, even in lofty towers, and that fleeing from it is futile.

The Quran describes Pharaoh's people being exposed to the Fire morning and evening in the barzakh before the final Hour.

The Quran describes the disbelievers acknowledging in the afterlife that they have died twice and been given life twice, admitting their sins.