Two Deaths
Quran Talk Blog · Article · March 28, 2024
The Quran informs us that the disbelievers will experience two deaths.
40:11 They will say, “Our Lord, you have put us to death twice, and You gave us two lives; now we have confessed our sins. Is there any way out?”
قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَمَتَّنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَٱعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ
This corresponds with the following verse addressing the disbelievers and their two deaths.
2:28 How can you disbelieve in GOD when (1) you were dead and He gave you life, then (2) He puts you to death, then He brings you back to life, then to Him you ultimately return?
(٢٨) كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَكُنتُمْ أَمْوَٰتًا فَأَحْيَـٰكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Finally we are given confirmation when we see how the above verse addressing the disbelievers compares with the following verse addressing the righteous indicating that they do not experience the second death.