Al-Ankaboot (The Spider)

57. “Every soul tastes death, then unto Us you shall be returned.”

Perhaps this verse is in connection with the previous one, explaining the man’s duty if his death approaches when he is in emigration.

This verse announces that do not afraid of death when emigration is necessary, because death is the certain fate of everybody, but it is not an end.

The verse says:

“Every soul tastes death, then unto Us you shall be returned.”

You will come to Us and We will bestow the reward of the death in the path of emigration on you; and We will chastise the oppressors who forced you to migrate, though reaching that reward and retribution prolongs.

The application of the Arabic word /θumma/, in this verse, indicates a long length of time.