“Kullu nafsin zaa-iqatul-mawt, summa ilayna turjaʿuun.”
“Every soul shall taste death. Then, to Us shall they
be returned.”
(Al-Ankabut, 29: 58)
Death is a reality that cannot be avoided for every person, whether they are a believer or a non-believer. Islam teaches that every soul is responsible for its own actions, and that no one will carry the burden of another. In the Qur’an, Allah says: “No soul shall bear the burden of another.” (Al-An’am, 6: 165)
This fundamental principle of divine justice is reaffirmed multiple times in the Noble Qur’an. Allah says that everyone will be judged according to their own actions, without the faults or sins or even the merits of one person being transferred to another soul.