سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 169
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمْوَٰتًۢا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ ﴿169﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allâh as dead. Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَحْسَبَنَّ
taḥsabanna
think
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
قُتِلُوا۟
qutilū
are killed
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
أَمْوَٰتًۢا ۚ
amwātan
(as) dead
بَلْ
bal
Nay
أَحْيَآءٌ
aḥyāon
They are alive
عِندَ
ʿinda
near
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
their Lord
يُرْزَقُونَ
yur'zaqūna
they are given provision
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
169. 1. Is the life of the martyrs real or metaphorical? Certainly, it is real, but its perception is not available to the people of this world, as the Quran has clarified. See (Surah Baqarah, verse number 154). Then what is the meaning of this life? Some say that their souls are returned to their graves and there they enjoy the blessings of Allah. Some say that the fragrances of the fruits of Paradise reach them, which keep their souls fragrant. But from the hadith, a third form is known, and therefore that is the correct view, which is that their souls are placed inside the bodies or chests of green birds, and they roam in Paradise, eating and enjoying its blessings (Fath al-Qadeer, referencing Sahih Muslim).
