{"id":6430,"date":"2024-07-10T07:43:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/the-life-of-a-martyr\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:36:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:36:38","slug":"the-life-of-a-martyr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/the-life-of-a-martyr\/","title":{"rendered":"The Life Of A Martyr"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question<\/h3>\n<p>Are martyrs dead or alive? <\/p>\n<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>The view that martyrs are alive is based on the evidences from the Holy Qur&#8217;an. Surah al-Baqarah (2) reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"q_ar\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u0648\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e \u062a\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0652\u0627 \u0644\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u064a\u064f\u0642\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0644\u064f \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0633\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0644\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0627\u062a\u064c \u0628\u064e\u0644\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u062d\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0621 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0643\u0650\u0646 \u0644\u0627\u0651\u064e \u062a\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0639\u064f\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e (154:2)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And  say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah. &#8220;They are dead.&#8221;  Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not. (Q 2:154) <\/div>\n<div>Similarly, a verse from Surah &#8216;\u0100l &#8216;Imr\u0101n reads as follows:<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"q_ar\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u0648\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e \u062a\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0633\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0642\u064f\u062a\u0650\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0652\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0633\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0644\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0627\u062a\u064b\u0627 \u0628\u064e\u0644\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u062d\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0621 \u0639\u0650\u0646\u062f\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0628\u0651\u0650\u0647\u0650\u0645\u0652 \u064a\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0632\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e (169:3)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Think  not of those who are slain in Allah.s way as dead. Nay, they live,  finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord. 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