Tafsir for verse: 3:169
وَلَا تَحۡسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قُتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمۡوَٰتَۢاۚ بَلۡ أَحۡيَآءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ يُرۡزَقُونَ ١٦٩ ﴿169
169Never take those killed in the way of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, well-provided,
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Commentary

And when He, glorified and exalted is He, removed the ailments; and healed the bitterness; and concluded that there is no escape from destiny; nothing remained for the people of faith except what is inherent in humans of sorrow for the loss of their brothers; and the joy of the lost cools the bitterness of the present; He gave them glad tidings of their lives; and what they attained of their pleasures; and when the Arabs had two festivals before Islam (p-121) from the belief in life after death; He addressed the One whose knowledge is without doubt regarding that; indicating that none understands it as it should be understood except Him; as indicated by His saying in 'Al-Baqarah': ﴿But you do not perceive﴾ [Al-Baqarah: 154]; He said (exalted is He) - adding to 'Say'; endearing to jihad; removing what the hypocrites made distasteful regarding it being a cause of death -: ﴿And do not think that those who were killed﴾; meaning: death befell them in this battle; or otherwise; ﴿In the way of Allah﴾; meaning: the Greatest King; and Allah knows best who is killed in His way; ﴿As dead﴾; meaning: now; ﴿Rather﴾; they are ﴿Alive﴾; and He clarified the increase of their honor; expressing their closeness; with His saying: ﴿With their Lord﴾; meaning: the One who is gracious to them in every situation; so how about in the case of their killing in it? A life that is not like worldly life; so He affirmed their life with His saying: ﴿They are provided for﴾; meaning: provision that is suitable for their life;

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