“He is the One who takes you at night and knows what you do during the day. Then He raises you again during it, so that an appointed term may be completed. Then your return is to Him, and He will inform you of what you used to do.”
Sūrat Al-Anʿām, Āyah 60
“And He is the One who has absolute power over His servants, and He sends guardians over you. When death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not fail in their duty.”
Sūrat Al-Anʿām, Āyah 61
“No self can die except by Allah’s permission, at an appointed term. Whoever desires the reward of this world, We give him from it; and whoever desires the reward of the Hereafter, We give him from it. And We will reward those who are grateful.”
Sūrat Āl ʿImrān, Āyah 145
Highlights
Surah Al-Anʿām, Ayah 60
At night, the taking occurs, and then during the day comes the raising again. We do not control the night or the day, nor do we control the continuation of our lives. We are given each day a new opportunity, and this continues so that an appointed term may be completed — until the specified term is fulfilled.
Surah Al-Anʿām, Ayah 61
It puts death in its proper place: it is not something I possess, nor is it something I can bring forward or delay by my own will.
Surah Āl ʿImrān, Ayah 145
The ayah redirects our focus from what is beyond our control to what we are able to act upon.
I do not control when my appointed term will end. But I can choose how I live the time I have been given.
The three ayahs together carry a powerful message
I should not become consumed by the end of life that I do not control and neglect the life that is still in my hands.
The appointed term belongs to Allah.
The choice and the action are my responsibility.
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