9. Those killed in the cause of Allah (Shaheed)

Surah No. 2, Al Baqr, Ayat No. 154


وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ لِمَنْ يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبيلِ اللّهِ أَمْوَاتٌ بَلْ أَحْيَاء وَلَكِن لاَّ تَشْعُرُونَ

 
Translation :


 Those who are killed in the cause of Allah: Do not call them dead." In fact ! they are living, though you can not perceive that life.

 
Surah No. 3, Al Imraan, Ayat No. 157


وَلَئِن قُتِلْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ أَوْ مُتُّمْ لَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ اللّهِ وَرَحْمَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ

Translation :


And if you are killed or die in the cause of Allah, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better than all that they could amass (of worldly wealths).
 
Surah No. 3, Al Imraan, Ayat No. 169


وَلاَ تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاء عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ

Translation :


Do not think of those who are killed in Allah's cause as dead. Nay! they are alive, and they are given sustenance from their Sustainer.

 
Comments :

 

The word 'death' as well as its general concept has a depressing effect on people. Therefore people have been instructed not to refer to martyrs who laid down their lives for God as 'dead', since this might lead to a fear which enables people to struggle and make sacrifices in God's cause. In fact, whenever there was a need to go on Jihad in the path of Allah the people had a fear of death. Which  might have  lead to the desperation among that time of generation. Allah had made them realized to bear in mind that anyone who lays down his life for Allah has in fact attained immortality. This revelation has brought lot of courage in the hearts of the believers.

  
 
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