Martyrdom in Islam | Dr. Shabir Ally
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- Опубліковано 21 гру 2023
- The word "martyr" has a negative connotation when it's associated with Islam. Dr. Shabir Ally clarifies the Quranic perspective on martyrs, highlighting the historical context of defending the early Muslim community. The concept of martyrdom extends beyond battle to include those who die unjustly, in childbirth, from illness, or in other circumstances. Dr. Shabir emphasizes that suicide bombings, which include suicide and the deliberate targeting of civilians, are not considered legitimate forms of martyrdom in Islam. Finally, he explores how the term "martyr" is understood in other religions, drawing parallels to Christianity and Greco-Roman traditions.
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I'm from Salvador, Brazil. My mother bought in church a calendar for this year, with several photos and images for each month.
In the month of november there is a photo of a woman named Dorothy Stang, a catholic activist for indigenous rights in the amazon forest.
How the calendar refers to her? "Martyred on February 12, 2005". She was assassinated by farmers because of her activism.
This is a Catholic calendar. Her struggle is considered to be not just righteous, but holy.
JazakAllah khair!
Thanks
The martyr is the witness who dies because of his testimony. Not just Justin Martyr, but also Polycarp, Paul, Peter, Stephen, Isaiah, and of course, Jesus, who was the living example and the one about whom all others bore witness, both before and after. Please honour their testimonies and do not desecrate them for your agendas.
The martyr is the best blessed man of Allah . The martyr is the one who died in the battle for the cause of Islam .
I don't believe this word can be used for a non muslim who dies for the sake of their religon or country. It's purely used for muslims when they are killed in battle fields with non muslims just to obay Allah's orders.
@@kanwalafzala3750 Sorry, but the Christians were using this term centuries before Muhammad was born and Islam twisted its meaning into one who dies in battle 'in the way of Allah' rather than one who sacrifices their life to hold onto their faith.
Only in Islam. In Christianity, which preceded Islam, martyrdom applied to those who refused to turn away from their religion under the threat of death. Think about all the Christians who died in Roman arenas because they refused to deny their faith and recognise the emperor as a god. Before the Crusades, soldiers who died on the battlefield in wars of religion were generally not considered martyrs in the West. But the women and children persecuted by the Romans were. Can women or children be martyrs in Islam?
Dr. Shabir, please use your Muslim connections in the UK to help find what has become of Hatun Tash. We would like to confirm if she was martyred, kidnapped, or held hostage. Thank you.
Debate Christian prince
There's a vast difference between the meaning of martyrdom in Islam and Christianity, with Christianity presenting a higher form. (And no, I'm not a Christian). In Islam, martyrdom applies to the person (most often a man) who dies in battle 'in the way of Allah'. A martyr is someone who is killed while trying and hoping to kill others (for the sake of religion). But martyrdom is a more elevated idea in Christianity, especially early Christianity -- it refers to someone who refused to deny their religion despite facing death. So thousands of Christians were persecuted and died horrible deaths in the first three centuries after Jesus because they refused to recognise the divinity of the Roman emporer and to deny their own faith.... that includes women and children. (There will few women and children 'martyrs' in Islam).
Let's see what Quran 16:106 says: *"Whoever disbelieves in Allah after their belief-not those who are forced while their hearts are firm in faith, but those who embrace disbelief wholeheartedly-they will be condemned by Allah and suffer a tremendous punishment."* For Muslims, it's ok to deny one's faith outwardly to protect oneself from danger (formalised in the idea of taqiyya), but for Christians such denial is seen as weakness and even cowardice (note Jesus's challenge to Peter).
So honestly, which is a more admirable form of martyrdom: dying in the violence of war or giving up one's life out of a refusal to deny one's faith?
The goal is not death...the goal is the victory of truth
so God gave us permission to hide our faith if we face an oppressor who kills the person because of his faith in God (although God praised the Christians of Yemen who were killed because of their faith in God in front of the oppressive ruler of Yemen, and this incident occurred before the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him)
But when you fight the oppressor, the chance of the truth’s victory is greater... Defeating the soldiers of a good society on the battlefield is a defeat for all of the good society (their men and women, their ideas, their values, their temples, their universities, all of the good society will fall before the corrupt society... Therefore, defending on the battlefield is in more interest. By a man showing his faith knowing that he will be killed...the goal is not death, the goal is the victory of truth
@@Guccissprinkle "The goal is not death...the goal is the victory of truth" I never suggested that the goal is death. My point is that, in Islam, a martyr is one who is willing to use violence in the propagation and defence of the faith. You call that 'the victory of truth' which can be interpreted as the spreading of the faith through conquest. By contrast a martyr in Christianity is one who refuses to deny their faith even on pain of death... someone who will gladly die for their faith, but not kill for it. That's a big difference. It's captured in the Biblical story where Roman soldiers come to arrest Jesus and he tells his disciples not to fight back as they start to draw their knives. The Quran and hadith and sira, on the other hand, are full of stories of Muslim warriors dying in battle and thus becoming martyrs. In the early centuries of Christianity, the only martyrs were those who refused to deny their faith or to accept the Roman emperor as a god and so were sent to their deaths.
@@Guccissprinkle "so God gave us permission to hide our faith if we face an oppressor who kills the person because of his faith in God" This is taqiyya. It's the opposite of what Christianity teaches and is viewed as shameful by Christians ... that you will not stand up for your religion when threatened or oppressed but will instead lie about your faith and hide to protect yourself. It's putting your life in this world before your dedication to God. The key biblical example takes place shortly after Jesus's arrest. Three times, Peter (Jesus's most trusted disciple) denies knowing Jesus to people who accuse him of being an associate of Jesus. He does that to protect himself, and it's seen as the greatest shame. Years later, long after Peter has seen that Jesus was crucified and still returned, he finds himself facing the same challenge in Rome ... being charged with being a follower of Jesus. This time, however, he stands by his faith and calmly walks to his own terrible death, hung upside down on a cross, his shame washed away. A martyr in the Christian sense. Do you see the difference? Which one demands more from the follower? Which one is morally superior?
Why, particularly if you’re not a Christian, do you attempt to compare religions to determine which is “more admirable”? How petty & irrelevant. Weaponizing one’s religion (or, cultural religious identity, which is often more accurate) to assert one’s ASSumptions of superiority is extremely shallow & exactly what turns many people off & away from those that claim to be religious. Your comment reeks of “Christian Talibangelism.” Gross. Do better.
The Vikings were crazy suicide machines as well. Islam is justified
When you deny the crucifixion of Jesus, the word martyr loses all meaning.
Lol a god that desperately needs to become a martyr, no disrespect but the fact you believe a god was crucified makes me no surprise the majority of atheist are Christians
Here's a different perspective nearly all of you most likely did not know before.
Jesus Christ the Messiah (peace be upon him) was taken to Heaven by Lord/God/TheCreator because some wanted him dead, so God saved him.
The word christ comes from the Greek word 'christos' meaning chosen,
the word messiah comes from the Arabic/Hebrew word 'messiach', again meaning chosen.
Jesus did not speak Greek or Arabic or Hebrew, he spoke Aramaic.
So, Who chose Jesus?
TheCreator/TheGod/TheLord did.
To do what?
To convey that there is TheCreator/TheGod/TheLord and only ThatSupreme power should be worshipped and prayed to and NO idols/conjured up god/s by human kind,
be it a man, a spirit of a man, a sun, a star, a moon, a tree, an animal etc etc be worshipped in any way.
Anything that is worshipped besides TheGod is a god, that is false god, hence with a small ''g''.
There is one Creator, hence why TheGod, the only One deserving of worship.
What does Allah mean as a word?
It means TheCreator/TheGod/TheLord.
What does ''elaah'' mean as a word?
It means any idol or conjured up god or gods that are false and do not deserve worship of any kind, hence why Islam rejects all gods but TheGod/TheCreator/TheLord/Allah.
Why are all religions in opposition of Islam?
Because they have a god or many gods but TheGod that is worshipped in someway or another.
Have you ever read a Quran from start to finish?
That you can answer for your self.
(I recommend the Sahih International english translation, it's good).
Best wishes.
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.....btw.....
Jesus did preach to worship the OneGod/TheCreator and not anything else, and so did his followers, peace be upon them all.
This unsettled the Roman Empire because this idea of Monotheism went against their pagan beliefs where the emperor was both emperor and god. They persecuted the followers of Jesus and even attempted to kill Jesus, even a Roman Empire servant Saul of Tarsus was out to kill Jesus.
Saul never managed to meet Jesus in real life but after Jesus was taken up to Heaven Saul said he saw a dream and said he will now preach the teachings of Jesus. Saul of Tarsus is also known in todays christianity as Saint Paul, so todays christians are actually on the teaching of ''Saint'' Paul which brings in trinity and godhead figure of Jesus and rejects Monotheism.
-Jesus was commanded to preach Monotheism, which he did and early followers were Monotheistic believing people, which later changed with the Roman Empires paganism spreading
-Jesus was commanded to preach ONLY to the Israelites, which he did, but after him Saul of Tarsus aka ''saint Paul'' started to preach to the Gentiles, which is the foundation of todays christiandom.
-Jesus was commanded to rule for the circumsicion which he did, but it was taken out after he left
-Roman Empire in 325 AD held a council, with empire alligned 'scholars'' to decide and VOTE on whether Jesus was to be worshipped or not, they VOTED that Jesus be accepted as god (in aliagn with the pagan beliefs of the Roman traditions) and ever since the trinity became the 'christian way' (not what Jesus preached), and sinc that time the Church has chronicled how many times the ''Bible'' has been changed, verses removed and verses added to SUIT this altered idea of trinity!
@@KenanTurkiyeThanks. You are stating the classic Islamic position, but the problem is that it is not supported by history. Actually, Messiah means the Anointed One of Yahweh, pointing towards a great descendant of King David who would reign over all nations forever.
To discern what Jesus and his disciples actually did and taught, you have to read the entire New Testament. I will leave it to your conscience whether you have actually done this. There are multiple authors, not just Paul, who speak of the Messiah Son of God who willing sacrificed his life as an atonement for the sins of the world. The concept of the Son of God was not made up at Nicea in 325 but appears consistently throughout the New Testament which was completed in the first century.
We also deny that Eesa pbuh was Allah's son, Nauuzubillaheor Marry was God's wife, or God's mother Or trinity 🤔. We have one and only one Allah......
@KenanTurkiye this might be true but there's power in the Christian religion and many people get saved and delivered from sin/ drugs, alcohol , illnesses That's one reason you have a hard time getting them to switch religions.
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Stop running away from @christian prince and debate him please 🙏🏼Let the truth set you free Shabir