What does Barzakh mean?
The life of the grave, between death and the resurrection.
Barzakh explained
In the barzakh the two angels question the dead about their Lord, their religion and their Prophet, and the grave becomes a garden of Paradise or a pit of the Fire. Du'a and sadaqah from the living reach the dead there.
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Questions about Barzakh
What does Barzakh mean?
Barzakh (بَرْزَخ, Barzakh) means: The life of the grave, between death and the resurrection.
How is Barzakh written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written بَرْزَخ and pronounced Barzakh.
Where does Barzakh come from in the Quran or hadith?
In the barzakh the two angels question the dead about their Lord, their religion and their Prophet, and the grave becomes a garden of Paradise or a pit of the Fire. Du'a and sadaqah from the living reach the dead there. Source: Al-Mu'minun 23:100; Sunan Abi Dawud 4753.
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