وَلَا
تَقُولُواْ
لِمَن
يُقۡتَلُ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
أَمۡوَٰتُۢۚ
بَلۡ
أَحۡيَآءٞ
وَلَٰكِن
لَّا
تَشۡعُرُونَ
١٥٤
Never say that those martyred in the cause of Allah are dead—in fact, they are alive! But you do not perceive it.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allāh, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Virtue of Patience and Prayer
After Allah commanded that He be appreciated, He ordained patience and prayer. It is a fact that the servant is either enjoying a bounty that he should be thankful for, or suffering a calamity that he should meet with patience. A Hadith states:
«عَجَبًا لِلْمُؤْمِنِ ل
…The Virtue of Patience and Prayer
After Allah commanded that He be appreciated, He ordained patience and prayer. It is a fact that the servant is eithe
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