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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

Why then, when death reaches his throat and you are at that
moment looking on—We are nearer him than you, but you
cannot see. (Surat al-Waqi'a: 83-85)

In another verse it is related that the unbelievers experience
death as a great source of torment.
Do not let their wealth and their children impress you. Allah
merely wants to punish them by them in this world, and for
them to expire while they are unbelievers. (Surah at-Tawba: 85)

Unlike the unbelievers' death, that of the believers is blissful:
...the angels reclaim the souls of the just, saying: (to believers)
'Peace be upon you! Enter the Garden as a reward for your
labors.' (Surat an-Nahl: 32)

In these verses we are informed about a very important and un-
changing fact about death: at the moment of death, what the dying
person goes through and what those nearby observe are dissimilar
experiences. For instance, a person who spent his entire life as an un-
yielding unbeliever may be perceived from outside to experience a
death in his sleep. However, the soul, in a totally different dimension
now, tastes death in a very painful way. Alternatively, the soul of a
believer, despite seemingly suffering great pain, leaves his body "in
a virtuous state".
In brief, the "medical death of the body" and the death of the
soul, which is referred to in the Qur'an, are totally different events.

As mentioned earlier, the death "tasted" by unbelievers is a great
source of torment for them, while it turns out to be bliss for believers.
In the Qur'an we are given a detailed account of the difficulty the un-
believers undergo while their souls are taken away, because of the
way angels deal with the soul of an unbeliever at the moment of death:

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