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→Islamic Definition: Have put in a section on the Qur'ans view of Martyrs and the benefit of going straight to heaven. Have cited and linked in with the section on Martyrs in the Late Antique Parallels page as the full text from Nicolai Sinai is there to read.
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"One who dies in a battle with the unbelievers, whether male or female, adult or not, whether killed by the unbelievers, or by his own weapon in error, or by having fallen off his mount, or having been found dead with no mark, provided he was sincere." [Kash-shaf al-Qina`, 2/113. See also Al-Mughni (2/206)]}} | "One who dies in a battle with the unbelievers, whether male or female, adult or not, whether killed by the unbelievers, or by his own weapon in error, or by having fallen off his mount, or having been found dead with no mark, provided he was sincere." [Kash-shaf al-Qina`, 2/113. See also Al-Mughni (2/206)]}} | ||
From this we can see that those who die fighting in a way war considered to be a jihad are considered martyrs just as are those who are killed by a | From this we can see that those who die fighting in a way war considered to be a jihad are considered martyrs just as are those who are killed by a persecutor for their beliefs. | ||
=== In the Qur'an === | |||
{{Main|Parallels_Between_the_Qur%27an_and_Late_Antique_Judeo-Christian_Literature#Late_antique_Christian_Martyrdom}} | |||
Unlike most people who stay in an intermediate state after death until judgment day, known in Islamic tradition as the Barzakh,<ref>Reynolds, Gabriel Said. 2020. ''Allah:'' ''God in the Qur'an (p. 71).'' Yale University Press. Kindle Edition. </ref> when they will then be judged on their deeds and sent to heaven or hell. Martyrs appear to 'sidestep' judgement day and are given direct access to paradise once dying, an idea which although not in the bible has antecedence in certain Christian thought in the centuries preceding Islam.<ref>Sinai, Nicolai. ''Qur'an: A Historical-Critical Introduction (The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys) (pp. 301-302).'' Edinburgh University Press. Kindle Edition. | |||
See also commentary on verses Q2:154 and Q9:111 in ''The Qur'an and the Bible: Text and Commentary. pp 76 & 322.'' Gabriel Said Reynolds. 2018.</ref> | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|3|169}}|And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision}}{{Quote|{{Quran|2|154}}|Do not say that those who are killed in the way of God, are dead, for indeed they are alive, even though you are not aware.}} | |||
===In the hadith=== | ===In the hadith=== | ||