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late. In the Qur'an, it is stated that at the moment of death,
the souls of unbelievers are taken with a great suffering
and difficulty.
... If you could only see the wrongdoers in the throes of
death when the angels are stretching out their hands,
saying, "Disgorge your own selves! Today you will be
repaid with the punishment of humiliation for saying
something other than the truth about Allah, and being
arrogant about His Signs." (Surat al-An'am: 93)

How will it be when the angels take them in death,
beating their faces and their backs? (Surah
Muhammad: 27)
It is surely unlikely to fully comprehend what unbe-
lievers experience at the time of death. However, Allah
depicts this situation so that man can contemplate and
avoid meeting such an end. The angels of death, as the
verses suggest, will take the souls of unbelievers whilst

smiting their faces and their backs. By that moment,
unbelievers will suffer physical pain accompanied by a
deep regret since they will know they have no opportu-
nity to return back.
At the moment of death, man experiences what befalls
him with a very open conscious. This is the beginning of
his eternal life. Death is only a transitional phase; it is
actually the departure of soul from the flesh.
Due to the torment they suffer at the time of death,