(29:57) - Taste of Death - Quran: Al-Ankabut (Talha Ghannam) #FridayReminders #QuranReflections

Taste of Death Quran Reflections by Talha Ghannam Video: https://youtu.be/LCqhENDsiwo Podcast: https://anchor.fm/quranclub App: www.quranclub.org Website: www.otpok.com كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ ٥٧ Every soul will taste death, then to Us you will ˹all˺ be returned. (29:57)   Taste. It’s a curiously common word to describe an experience, both in Arabic and English; we “taste” victory, success and even death. In these contexts, the literal meaning of the word cannot be taken as the object often has no physical body, yet the verb perfectly invokes the emotions it intends to produce. So why does Allah ﷻ use it here? Here are just a few reflections for why this word was chosen for this verse.   To taste something, you require effort to prepare it. A dish needs cooking, fruit needs planting, even water needs scooping. Each of us will taste death, so ask yourself; what are you doing to prepare for it? Anyone can cook a Biryani, but we all know that aunties cook it best! Why? Experience matters, and they’ve been doing it for decades. Whilst we will all taste death, those who have trained for it most will have the easiest experience. Taste can be subjective. As an Arab, I’ve never understood how people could willingly put chillies in their food and endure such punishment, let alone enjoy it! On the other hand, my subcontinent friends often describe the food I so enjoy as “bland”, seemingly unable to taste the flavours I do! Marmite famously divides people into the love it or hate it camps. Whilst we will all go through death, our experience of it will differ; for some it will be a joyous moment, cheered by crowds of angels as they make their journey to meet their Lord, His Messenger and the other believers. Others will experience torment as their soul is ripped from their body, described in a hadith like tearing wool out of thorns, as the journey towards hellfire begins. Which experience will