To the best of my knowledge, whenever Allah or His angels perform tawaffa on someone it only means sleep or death.
25+ times only death:
وتوفنا مع الأبرار 3:193
الذين يتوفون منكم 2:234 & 2:240
توفني مسلما وألحقني بالصالحين 12:101
و لكن أعبد الله الذي يتوفاكم 10:104
و منكم من يتوفى 22:5
توفته رسلنا و هم لا يفرطون 6:61
And regarding the Holy Prophet (sa) 10:46 & 13:40 & 40:77 فإما نرينك بعض الذي نعدهم أو نتوفينك
etc.
2 times it can also mean sleep, but in both cases there is a clear indicator present:
39:42 - في منامها in their sleep
6:60 - بالليل in the night
So to the best of my knowledge whenever Allah does tawaffa on someone it means taking their soul. In the case of death he keeps the soul. In the case of sleep he sends it back to the body.
So how does tawaffa mean "take [the physical body, implied by most Muslims]" in the context of Jesus (as)?
Where else in the Quran is tawaffa used like this? (When Allah is the فاعل and a souled being is the مفعول)
Jazakallah
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Apr 11, 2023, 06:54 PM
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