Sacrificing Lives in The Name of God
The Flowers Of Guidance Volume One Nine Instructive Steps to Gaining Knowledge Step 8: Manifestation of Science and Religion
This notion is the secret of the blessed Verse: “And never think those who have been killed in the name of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision” (Ali ‘Imran, Verse 169).
Those who travel the path of their divine duties, concluding their lives and reach spiritual promotion (meaning they die), are subject to such eternal life because they have spent their lives in the path towards serving God and his satisfaction. Whether their lives have ended abruptly through persecution, or it has concluded gradually, both are called “living and dying in the name of God,” and both deserve similar consideration.
This notion is the secret to greatness.