154- AND DO NOT SAY THAT THOSE WHO WERE KILLED IN THE CAUSE OF ALLAH ARE DEAD, THEY ARE ALIVE, BUT YOU DO NOT FEEL IT.

This is a very important statement about the Martyrs.  They are not dead and waiting for the resurrection as the rest of the dead, but they are very much alive, enjoying every aspect of living.  Allah the Highest detailed this in another Ayah saying: “DO NOT THINK THAT THOSE WHO WERE KILLED IN THE CAUSE OF YOUR LORD ARE DEAD, BUT THEY ARE ALIVE WITH THEIR LORD AND PROVIDED FOR * JOYFUL BECAUSE OF WHAT ALLAH HAS GIVEN THEM OF HIS BOUNTY AND REJOICING FOR THOSE WHO ARE YET TO JOIN THEM, THAT THERE IS NO FEAR UPON THEM, NEITHER SHALL THEY BE SADDENED  *  THEY REJOICE BECAUSE OF THE BOUNTY FROM YOUR LORD AND BOUNTY AND THAT ALLAH DOES NOT DEPRIVE THE BELIEVERS OF THEIR REWARD”  (S:3 A:169-171)

This shows that Martyrs do not wait until the day of Resurrection to be admitted to the Paradise, but are admitted immediately.  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “The Souls of the martyrs are inside the crops of green birds flying wherever they desire in the Paradise. Then they retire to candles hanging underneath Allah’s Throne.  Your Lord looked at them once and said: “What do you desire?”  They say: “Our Lord, what should we desire when we have been given what you have not given any of your creation”.  Allah kept coming asking them the same question, when they found that they have to request something, they said: “We want to be returned to Earth, to fight in your cause and be killed again”.  This is because of what they saw of the great reward of Martyrdom.  The Glorified and Majestic Lord said: “But I decreed that they are not to return back”.  (M: Emarah; 121 & D: Jihad; 25 & T: Tafseer Sorah 3; 19 & Ma: Jihad; 116)

It is therefore Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “No one in Paradise will wish to return to this life except the Martyr, who will wish to be returned to be killed 10 times because of what they saw of the honour of Martyrdom”.  (B: Jehad; 6, 21 & M: Emarah; 108 & T: Fadael AlJihad; 13)

One should be fighting only for the cause of Allah, not for any worldly gain or honour, or recognition as brave or gallant. 

Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him was asked: “Allah’s messenger, what about a man who desires to fight in the cause of Allah, also desiring to gain some of the worldly material?” Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “No reward for him”.  The question was asked three times, and Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him answered the same answer three times.   (D: Jihad; 25)

Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him defined fighting in the cause of Allah saying: “He who fights to make the Allah’s Word the Highest, is fighting in the cause of Allah”.  (B: Jihad; 15 & Emarah; 150,151 & Ma: Jehad; 13 & A: 4; 392)

B: Bukhari M: Muslim    Mal: Malek   A: Ahmed   D: Abu Dawood     

 Da: Daremy       Ma: Ibn Magah            N: Nesae          T: Termezi