82. The reality of death is the complete separation of the soul from the body. A state similar to this is found in the sleep, when the faculties of recognition and understanding are suspended. Therefore the state of slumber has been termed as the state of death.

“It is He who takes your souls by night.” -(Surah An’am - 60).

In other words the disappearance of awareness is the disappearance of the soul of man. How does it disappear and where does it go, we are unaware about all this. However Quran informs us that Allah takes it in His possession, and this state of unawareness is like the state of death.

83. That is: Those whose death occurs in sleep, they are not brought to consciousness after their sleep, and it is a fact that quite a number of people die in sleep.

84. That is: Those about whose death the decision has not been taken are brought back to consciousness and they wake up. This return of consciousness is the return of the spirit, which is the manifestation of the miraculous might of Allah.

85. Signs of the perfection of Allah’s might, of His power and supremacy over mankind, of His knowledge and mercy, and also of the fact that life and death are in His hands. And waking up after sleep is also a clear example of coming to life after death. But only those people benefit from these signs who can think and understand, who are contemplative. As for the unthinking people, they will keep on sleeping and they will come to their senses when they will have departed from this world.

86. Means idols, whose worship is explained by their worshippers as if they would intercede on their behalf before God, and would save them from suffering, etc., if they are pleased with their worship. They would also get for them salvation by their intercession. In other words their worship has the position of ‘waseela’ or means. To clarify to them their foolishness they are being asked: how can they intercede when they have no power to intercede nor do they have intelligence, thus being unable to hear anybody’s invocation and interceding for him? How can these idols of clay and stone intercede for anybody!

87. Nobody has the power to save any person, from the punishment imposed by Allah. There is none who can open his mouth for saving anybody from His punishment in His presence without His permission. Where is the question of their being able to make God accept their intercession!

It is the wrong concept of intercession which causes a person to commit polytheism, and he becomes carefree concerning his salvation in the Hereafter. Quran has repeatedly explained that it is not proper to rely on intercession. Salvation depends on one’s acts, Intercession will not be allowed without Allah’s permission, and only those whom He will allow and when He will allow, will be able to intercede for those about whose being interceded He will like. For the polytheists there is no question of being interceded or receiving salvation, for polytheism is a sin unforgivable.

88. This is the mentality of those who believe in more than one god. They have no interest in Allah’s remembrances. When the mention of oneness of God is made, they feel uncomfortable. But when the names of their invented partners of God is mentioned they are immensely pleased. Among Muslims also those, who have given the status of god to the saints and prophets, like to hear the slogans like “Ya Rasoolal-lah!” “Ya Ghauth!” But they do not like to hear that besides Allah there is none who is omnipotent and omnipresent and omniscient.

89. The addressee is the Prophet (S.A.W.) and through him the address is to the people of faith.

90. This is an expression of trust in Allah in the form of a prayer.

91. For explanation, please see Surah Maidah, Note No. 124.

92. That is; Punishment.

93. That is: with his own ability and cleverness, etc., though he should have said that it was through Allah’s favour and mercy that he got whatever he got. But in the false pride of his ability he forgets his Obligor. If on the basis of man’s ability, a man were to get the good things of life, then many qualified people might have been deprived and several persons like of those who have neither knowledge nor ability would not have got the wealth they have today.

94. Many people are unaware of the fact that good things of life are received by the grace of Allah only, and they are granted to test a person, to see if after getting them man acknowledges the favour of Allah and offers his thanks to Him or not.

95. Past nations also considered their progress to be the result of their abilities and scientific knowledge and were proud of that, but Allah’s punishment overtook them on account of their misdeeds, these abilities and knowledge did not help them a bit.

96. For explanation please see Surah Room Note No.66.