Transliteration:( Kullu nafsin zaaa'iqatul mawti summa ilainaa turja'oon )
142. From this, emerge two issues
1. Every living thing will experience death. whether it be humans, jinn, or angels Everything besides Allah Almighty would perish, whether living or inanimate. Therefore, the word soul is used here, while at the mention of perish, the soul is not used. In fact, says Allah Almighty "Everything up on it (earth) will perish" (S55 V26).
2. Death is for everybody. but the permanence after death is not for everyone. Prophets and Saints experience death, thereafter they are granted permanent life. Therefore, the word 'taste' is used.
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The tafsir of Surah Ankabut verse 57 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ankabut ayat 56 which provides the complete commentary from verse 56 through 60.
(29:57) Every being shall taste death, then it is to Us that you shall be sent back.[95]
95. That is, “Do not be anxious for your life: one has to die sooner or later. No one has come to live forever in this world. Therefore, your real problem is not how to save life, but your real problem is how to save your faith, and fulfill the requirements of God worship. You have ultimately to return to Us. If you lost your faith for the sake of saving your life, the result in the Hereafter will be different. But if you lost your life for the sake of saving your faith, the result will be just the opposite. Therefore, you should be anxious only about what you will bring when you return to Us. Will you come with a faith sacrificed for the sake of life, or a life sacrificed for the sake of the faith?”
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