The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 842
CH. 39 AZ-ZUMAR PT. 24 whoever goes astray, goes astray only to its detriment. And thou art not a guardian over them. 3465 R. 5. اللهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنْفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي Allah takes away the souls. 43 of human beings at the time of لَمْ تَمُتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي their death; and of those also that are not yet dead, during قَضَى عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرى their sleep. And then He retains those against which He has إلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَتٍ decreed death, and sends back لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ the others till an appointed term. In that surely are Signs for a people who reflect. 3466 intercessors beside Allah? Say, امِ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ شُفَعَاءَ قُلْ اَو taken they 44. "Have لَوْ كَانُوا لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ Even if they have no power over anything and understanding?' 3467 no 3465. Commentary: "6:61. 17:57. This verse like many other verses of the Quran shows that man himself is the architect of his destiny-good or bad. 3466. Commentary: It appears from this verse that the soul of man is taken away both at the time of death and in sleep. In the former case, it is kept back and not allowed to return, while in the latter case, it comes back. The verse thus shows that the dead never come back to life. It also has an implied reference to the immortality of the human soul and man's accountability for his deeds. In v. 41 above it was stated that as a result of the rejection of Divine Message, the disbelievers in this life and will be subjected to an will suffer disgrace and humiliation abiding punishment in the life to come. In the present verse we are told that with his death, man's soul does not die or disintegrate but is taken away from its mortal habitat and is kept in other regions to account for man's actions in due course. 2756 3467. Commentary: As the human soul is immortal, man is warned against committing deeds which might vitiate it and