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A summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

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Martyrdom in the cause of Allah

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Linguistically, a martyr is one who is present and a witness.

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And in Islamic law, it is one who is killed in the cause of Allah in combat with the disbelievers.

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And Allah chooses whomever He wills from His servants for martyrdom in His cause.

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It has been mentioned that the reason a martyr is so named is:

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Firstly, because his death in the cause of Allah is a testimony that this religion is truth,

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and his state deserves to be sacrificed.

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Secondly, because his soul has witnessed Paradise before his body enters it on the Day of Resurrection.

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Thirdly, his being killed in the cause of Allah is a testimony to his sincerity in loving Allah and His religion.

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Fourthly, his blood is like a signature that the witness inscribes upon his certainty that this religion is more precious to him than his own self.

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Fifthly, he will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection with a witness to his killing, which is his blood.

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He will be resurrected with his wound gushing blood.

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The color will be the color of blood, and the scent will be the scent of musk.

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Sixthly, the martyr is present, alive, with his Lord; he is not dead.

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He witnesses the honor Allah has prepared for him through his killing.

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Allah the Almighty says: "And do not say about those who are killed in the cause of Allah, 'They are dead.'"

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“And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not.” (2:154)

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And their life is one whose reality we do not know, but you do not perceive.

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And Allah the Almighty says: "And do not think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead."

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“Think not of those, who are slain in the way of Allah, as dead. Nay, they are living. With their Lord they have provision.” (3:169)

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Seventhly, the martyr is present through his lasting, living message on Earth.

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And all these meanings are correct and apply to the martyr.

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What great favor and honor!

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A summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah