Surah Muhammad, Ayah 27 (47:27)

مُحَمَّد

فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَٰرَهُمْ

Quran 47:27 is ayah 27 of Surah Muhammad (“Muhammad”), a Medinan surah of 38 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 509 of the Madani Mushaf.

47:27
فَكَيْفَإِذَاتَوَفَّتْهُمُٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُيَضْرِبُونَوُجُوهَهُمْوَأَدْبَٰرَهُمْ٢٧
fakayfa idhā tawaffathumu l-malāikatu yaḍribūna wujūhahum wa-adbārahum

Then how [will it be] when the angels take them in death, striking their faces and their backs?(27)

Word by word

  1. فَكَيْفَfakayfaThen how
  2. إِذَاidhāwhen
  3. تَوَفَّتْهُمُtawaffathumutake them in death
  4. ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe Angels
  5. يَضْرِبُونَyaḍribūnastriking
  6. وُجُوهَهُمْwujūhahumtheir faces
  7. وَأَدْبَٰرَهُمْwa-adbārahumand their backs

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