Martyr & Martyrdom in Quran
Mohsen Faqihi
(Baqarah :154)
وَ لا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ يُقْتَلُ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْواتٌ بَلْ أَحْياءٌ وَ لکِنْ لا تَشْعُرُونَ
Do not consider those who are killed in Allah’s Way to be dead. Rather, (they are) alive, but you do not perceive it.
The discussion is in the interpretation of the hundred and fifty-fourth verse of Surah Al-Baqarah. In this verse, Almighty God says to those who fight in the way of God and are killed, they are alive, but you do not understand and do not understand that they are alive.
Moveing in different worlds
Note that we are currently living in the world that you see and we have a world of purgatory and a world of resurrection. After the soul separates from the human body in this world, it goes to the world of purgatory, which is interpreted as the world of the grave, the world of purgatory would be until the time of Resurrection, and those attributes described for heaven and hell are relevant to the resurrection. We walk in these three worlds, the world of the universe, Purgatory and Resurrection
Almighty God knows all human beings alive and it is not like they die and perish, only their house and path changes, like someone who is in the mother's womb and then comes to another world, we are also transferred from this world to another world. In front of the infidels and hypocrites and those who do not believe in that world and the resurrection. These people think that humans will die and be destroyed, while this is not the case and that humans will be transferred from this world to purgatory and live there. Then he goes to the world of resurrection and lives there. The end of human life is different and it has degrees and qualities in the way that God Almighty says in the Quran: And do not say to those who are killed and martyred in this world, they are dead, but you should say that they are alive. superior life. It is the martyrs and the martyrs see a higher and better life
Therefore, a higher position and life is given to the martyrs, which is different from the position and life of ordinary people. All people have life, but the martyr has a higher position
In the previous verses, it was recommended to take help from patience and prayer. One of the examples of seeking help from patience is Jihad for the sake of Allah, which requires patience. Those who have patience can do Jihad for the sake of Allah, but those who do not have patience cannot. One of our friends told us that we were on the front line and there were loaders on the front line that were used to build trenches. We told the driver of one of these loaders to fix the bunker as soon as possible because the enemy was constantly firing and shelling us, but he did not do it and said that he was afraid and could not sit behind the car. And then he got busy. Through prayer, he got the strength to do the work. When you want to do something that is difficult for you, take help from prayer, two rak'ahs of prayer.do prayer and trust in God and do it, God willing, it will be done with God's help and you will reach the result. Humans should increase their patience and tolerance. There are many problems in human life. Those who endure and have more patience are successful. The connection of this verse with the previous verses is for this reason. One of the examples of patience is Jihad in the way of God and do not call those who are killed in the way of God dead, they are alive
In another verse, we have that “Do not think that those who are killed in the way of God are dead, but alive with their Lord” [Ale-Emran :169]
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ
The important thing is that they are placed with the Lord, God will give them sustenance. Therefore, He gave a higher position and life to the martyrs
It is possible that it is different from the status and life of ordinary people. All people have life, but the martyr has a higher position. For clarification, see the noble verse: [Ale-Emran:157]
If you should be killed in the way of Allah or die, the Forgiveness and Mercy from Allah would surely be better than all you amass
وَلَئِنْ قُتِلْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَوْ مُتُّمْ لَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ
Those who migrated in the way of God, if they are killed or die a natural death, those who are alive and have great provision with the intention of closeness and pure intention Emigrate Let them know themselves because they are equal to the martyrs, (Haj :58)
وَالَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قُتِلُوا أَوْ مَاتُوا لَيَرْزُقَنَّهُمُ اللَّهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًا
After the sum of these verses, we understand that human life continues after death.Martyrs' status is higher and they are with their Lord
Everyone has life and there is no death, (of course, death means to be lost and destroyed) but to be transferred from this world to another world. There is the realm of the grave and purgatory. [Enfetar :13]
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ
Abrar are in blessings َ
(Enfetar :14)
وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ
All these issues also exist in the world of purgatory. Those who leave this world and think that every cruelty and crime they have done is over, they are wrong, they have been transferred to the world of purgatory and good people are in heaven and the blessings of God
Bad and cruel people are in hell and torment. Therefore, we should know that leaving this world is not death, but another life. If we pay attention to this issue, there are many verses in this regard in the Quran: [Nahl:32]
الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلآئِكَةُ طَيِّبِينَ يَقُولُونَ سَلامٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ادْخُلُواْ الْجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
those whom the angels take away while they are pure. They say [to them], ‘Peace be to you! Enter paradise because of what you used to do
Enter heaven for the good deeds you have done. When your deed is righteous, you will enter heaven. It should be noted that these authorities are for both martyrs and emigrants and scholars and those who are busy seeking knowledge and do not spend their time in idleness, and they serve in the way of Islam, these people have a high position. Almighty God says in the following verse (Esra :44) There is not a thing but celebrates His praise
وَإِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَلَكِنْ لَا تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُم
All the beings of the world are glorifying the Most High, but we do not understand their glorification, but the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) understood their glorification. We do not understand these authorities and situations unless we believe in the Quran and realize that such situations exist
" Until, when death comes to one of them, he says:“O my Lord! send me back [to life]
In order that I may work righteousness in the things I neglected. “In order that I may work righteousness in the things I neglected.” – “By no means! It is but a word he says.”- Before them is a Partition till the Day they are raised up
[Momenun :99)
حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُونِ
(Momenun :100)
لَعَلِّي أَعْمَلُ صَالِحًا فِيمَا تَرَكْتُ كَلَّا إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَائِلُهَا وَمِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ بَرْزَخٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
This verse refers to purgatory, we are alive in purgatory and we pray to God that we wish we were alive and could do good deeds
