On Miscellaneous Topics
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 28
وَ سُئِلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: « وَ إِنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ إِلاّٰ نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهٰا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ اَلْقِيٰامَةِ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهٰا » قَالَ «هُوَ اَلْفَنَاءُ بِالْمَوْتِ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام was asked about the meaning of the verse from Allah’s سبحانه وتعالى Book: "And there is no town but We shall destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with severe punishment." (Surah Al-Isra 17:58) Imam عليه السلام said: "It refers to perishing through death”.
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