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22:59 - Verily He will admit them to a place with which they shall be well pleased: for Allah is All-
Knowing Most Forbearing. 2839
2839 Martyrdom is the sacrifice of life in the service of Allah. Its reward is therefore even greater than that of an ordinarily
good life. The martyr's sins are forgiven by the very act of martyrdom, which implies service and self-surrender in the
highest sense of the word. Allah knows all his past life but will forbear from calling him to account for things that
should strictly come into his account. (22.59)
29:2 - Do men think that they will be left alone on saying "We believe" and that they will not be
tested? 3423
3423 Mere lip profession of Faith is not enough. It must be tried and tested in the real turmoil of life. The test will be applied
in all kinds of circumstances, in individual life and in relation to the environment around us, to see whether we can
strive constantly and put Allah above Self. Much pain, sorrow, and self-sacrifice may be necessary, not because they
are good in themselves, but because they will purify us, like fire applied to a goldsmith's crucible to burn out the dross.
(29.2)
37:102 Then when (the son) reached (the age of) (serious) work with him he said: "O my son! I see
in vision that I offer thee in sacrifice: now see what is thy view!" (The son) said: "O my father!
do as thou art commanded: thou will find me if Allah so wills one practicing Patience and
Constancy!" 40984099
4098 Where did this vision occur? The Muslim view is that it was in or near Makkah. Some would identify it with the valley of
Mina, six miles north of Makkah, where a commemoration sacrifice is annually celebrated as a rite of the Hajj on the
tenth of Zul-Hijjah, the 'Id of Sacrifice, in Memory of this Sacrifice of Abraham and Isma'il (see' n.2l7 to ii. 197). Others
say that the original place of sacrifice was near the hill of Marwa (the companion hill to Safa, ii. 158), which is
associated with the infancy of Isma'il. (37.102)
4099 At what stage in Abraham's history did this occur? See n. 2725 to xxi. 69. It was obviously after his arrival in the land
of Cannan and after Isma'il had grown up to years of discretion. Was it before or after the building of the Ka'ba (ii.
127)? There are no data on which this question can be answered. But we may suppose it was before that event, and
that event may itself have been commemorative. (37.102)
47:20 - Those who believe say "Why is not a Surah sent down (for us)?" But when a Surah of
basic or categorical meaning is revealed and fighting is mentioned therein thou wilt see those
in whose hearts is a disease looking at thee with a look of one in swoon at the approach of
death: but more fitting for them 484348444845
4843 The men of faith and loyalty are eager and anxious to get a command to serve the Cause even if it be at the sacrifice
of their lives. Not so the Hypocrites, "those in whose hearts is a disease". They are mortally afraid as mentioned
below. (47.20)
4844 Cf. iii. 7, and n. 347. The defence of truth and righteousness at all sacrifice, when a definite and categorical command
issues from the ruler of an Islamic state is a fundamental condition of enlistment in the cause of Allah. It is true that
Punishment and Judgment belong to Allah alone; but our mettle and fidelity have to be tested, (see verse 4 above),
and Allah uses human agency in human affairs. (47.20)
4845 Cf. ii. 10. The disease is hypocrisy, disloyalty to the Cause, want of courage and of the spirit of self-sacrifice, want of
true understanding. (47.20)
92:20 - But only the desire to seek for the countenance of their Lord Most High. 6174
6174 The definition of Righteousness, Charity, or Self-sacrifice, becomes thus highly spiritualised. The Atqa are so
completely identified with Allah's Will that everything else is blotted out to them. What would seem to be sacrifice from
other points of view, becomes their own highest pleasure and satisfaction. Every virtuous man will have his own bliss,
for there are degrees in virtue and bliss. This supreme bliss is the portion-not the prize-of supreme virtue. (92.20)
108:2 - Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice. 6287
6287 He who grants these blessings is Allah, and to Allah alone must we turn in adoration and thanksgiving, and in
sacrifice. Nahr=sacrifice: in a restricted ritual sense, the sacrifice of camels: see n. 2813 to xxii. 36. But the ritual is a
mere Symbol. Behind it is a deep spiritual meaning: the meat slaughtered feeds the poor, and the slaughter is a
symbol of the self-sacrifice in our hearts. "It is not their meat nor their blood, that reaches Allah: it is your piety that
reaches Him" (xxii. 37). (108.2)
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 5.110
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