وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ ٣٤
And for every nation is a [specified] term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
Quran verses about Death
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42 verses in 19 surahs · 12 subtopics
Every soul will taste death, and life spans are fixed by Allah: when the term comes it is neither advanced nor delayed, and no one knows when or where he will die. These verses also describe how death comes, that of the believer and that of the disbeliever, mention the dead who are alive, and glorify the Ever-Living who does not die.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 42
- Lifespans are fixed and decreed by Allah 8
- The dead who are alive 2
- When the appointed term comes, it is neither advanced nor delayed 8
- The prohibition of eating carrion 3
- Glory be to the Ever-Living (al-Hayy) who does not die 1
- Every soul shall taste death 6
- Every living being will die 6
- How death takes place 6
- How the disbeliever dies 4
- How the believer dies 2
- Death: no one knows when or where 1
- The appointed term (al-ajal) 11
- The term depends on Allah’s will alone 8
- Every nation has a term 3
Every nation has a term · 3 verses
قُل لَّآ أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِى ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ ٤٩
Say, "I possess not for myself any harm or benefit except what Allāh should will. For every nation is a [specified] term. When their time has come, then they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it]."
مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ ٥
No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.
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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.