Meaning & Explanation
Al-Mumit is the One who causes all living things to die. No soul can escape death when its appointed time comes. He takes lives according to His wisdom and decree, and death is merely a transition to the eternal realm.
Quran References
2 versesContext: Ibrahim's argument with the tyrant
رَبِّيَ الَّذِي يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ
“My Lord is He who gives life and causes death”
Context: Death as a creation and test
الَّذِي خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْحَيَاةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ
“He who created death and life to test you”
Exemplifying Story
hadithThe Angel of Death and Musa
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim
When the Angel of Death came to Musa to take his soul, Musa struck him and knocked out his eye. The angel returned to Allah and said: "You sent me to a servant who does not want to die." Allah restored his eye and told him to return, telling Musa to place his hand on an ox's back and he would live for every hair his hand covered. Musa asked: "Then what?" The angel said: "Then death." Musa said: "Then let it be now." He asked to be brought close to the Holy Land by a stone's throw. Even this great prophet, who struck the Angel of Death, ultimately submitted to Al-Mumit.
Al-Mumit's decree is inescapable. Even the greatest prophets returned to Him. Use your remaining time wisely, for the appointment with death is fixed.