Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
· Lesson 982 of 1251
Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (980) | The virtue of testimony
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The virtue of martyrdom.
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We derive from the aforementioned meanings of the martyr the virtue of martyrdom.
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And we summarize it as follows:
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First:
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Allah’s choosing and selecting of them.
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For martyrdom is not granted to everyone who desires it and strives for it.
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Rather, as the Almighty said:
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﴾And He may take martyrs from among you﴿.
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Second:
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That the martyrs are alive and have not died.
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And it is not correct for us to say that about them.
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The Almighty said:
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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 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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We do not perceive it,
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But Allah knows.
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And we believe in His word, glorified be He.
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Third:
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The martyr is in the presence of his Lord and near to Him,
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And under His protection and care.
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As the Almighty said:
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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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Fourth:
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They have attained the pleasure of their Lord and His bounty upon them.
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They are rejoicing in what Allah has given them of His bounty.
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“Jubilant (are they) because of that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty, rejoicing for the sake of those who have not joined them but are left behind: That there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.” (3:170)
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“Jubilant (are they) because of that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty, rejoicing for the sake of those who have not joined them but are left behind: That there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.” (3:170)
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For Allah has showered them with His bounty,
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And secured them from fear.
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No fear shall be upon them,
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And He has granted them joy and gladness,
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“Jubilant (are they) because of that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty, rejoicing for the sake of those who have not joined them but are left behind: That there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.” (3:170)
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And kept sorrow away from them,
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Nor shall they grieve.
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Fifth:
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Their awareness of their loved ones and families in this world has not been severed.
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“Jubilant (are they) because of that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty, rejoicing for the sake of those who have not joined them but are left behind: That there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.” (3:170)
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For the martyr’s transition to the afterlife did not cut him off from them.