Quranic Verse
Al-Waqi'ah · 56:85
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
“And We [i.e., Our angels] are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -”
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Commentary
When the Soul reaches the Throat at the Time of Death, it cannot be brought back; this proves ReckonAllah the Exalted said,فَلَوْلاَ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ(Then why do you not (intervene) when it reaches), in reference to the soul,الْحُلْقُومَ(Al-Hulqum), i.e., the throat, at the time of death. Allah the Exalted said in other Ayat,كَلاَّ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِىَ - وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ - وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ا…