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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (979) | Martyrdom for the sake of God

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0:00 A summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

0:08 Martyrdom in the cause of Allah

0:11 Linguistically, a martyr is one who is present and a witness.

0:16 And in Islamic law, it is one who is killed in the cause of Allah in combat with the disbelievers.

0:22 And Allah chooses whomever He wills from His servants for martyrdom in His cause.

0:27 It has been mentioned that the reason a martyr is so named is:

0:32 Firstly, because his death in the cause of Allah is a testimony that this religion is truth,

0:39 and his state deserves to be sacrificed.

0:41 Secondly, because his soul has witnessed Paradise before his body enters it on the Day of Resurrection.

0:48 Thirdly, his being killed in the cause of Allah is a testimony to his sincerity in loving Allah and His religion.

0:56 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.

1:07 Fifthly, he will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection with a witness to his killing, which is his blood.

1:14 He will be resurrected with his wound gushing blood.

1:17 The color will be the color of blood, and the scent will be the scent of musk.

1:22 Sixthly, the martyr is present, alive, with his Lord; he is not dead.

1:29 He witnesses the honor Allah has prepared for him through his killing.

1:34 Allah the Almighty says: "And do not say about those who are killed in the cause of Allah, 'They are dead.'"

1:40 “And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not.” (2:154)

1:45 And their life is one whose reality we do not know, but you do not perceive.

1:50 And Allah the Almighty says: "And do not think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead."

1:58 “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)

2:02 Seventhly, the martyr is present through his lasting, living message on Earth.

2:09 And all these meanings are correct and apply to the martyr.

2:14 What great favor and honor!

2:17 A summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah