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Or were you present when death [mawt] came to Jacob?

(Surat al-Baqara:133)
In another verse, the verbs qatala (in the passive form
qutila) and maata are used together:
Muhammad is only a messenger, and he has been preceded
by other messengers. If he were to die [maata] or be killed
[qutila], would you turn on your heels? (Surah Al 'Im-
ran:144)

Other forms of the verb are also used:
She exclaimed: "Oh, if only I had died [mittu] before this
time and was something discarded and forgotten!" (Surah
Maryam:23)

We did not give any human being before you immortality.
And if you die [mitta], will they then be immortal? (Surat al-
Anbiya':34)
He Who will cause my death [yumeetunee], then give me life.
(Surat ash-Shu'ara':81)

IV. Salaba: To Crucify

Another word for death is salaba (to crucify). This verb
has various meanings (e.g., to hang, to crucify, to execute)
and is used in the following ways:
They did not kill him and they did not crucify him [sala-
boohu]. (Surat an-Nisa':157)

[Joseph said:] "One of you will serve his lord with wine, the