Meccan·Surah 56

الواقعة

Surah Al-Waqi'ah — Ayah 85

The Inevitable

96 Ayahs·Verse 56:85
56:85

وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ

And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -

Context in Surah Al-Waqi'ah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 56:85 in sequence and meaning.

فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ

Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throat

وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ

And you are at that time looking on -

فَلَوْلَآ إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ

Then why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed,

تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Bring it back, if you should be truthful?