The Nature of Life in the Barzakh

Question

A weekly paper is published here whose editor is Siddiq ‘Ali Qadiri; an article of his has been published in it. His argument is that the awliya of Allah are alive, and he cited the following verse: [ar]وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمْوَٰتٌۢ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ[/ar] “And do not say of those who are killed in the way of Allah, ‘They are dead.’ Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive” (Surah al-Baqara, 2:154).

Answer

Concerning those who are martyred in the way of Allah, it is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an: do not call them dead; they are alive, but you have no perception of their life. However, to regard this life of theirs as exactly like worldly life is wrong, because everyone perceives worldly life; if their life were also of that kind, it too would be perceived; moreover, their funeral…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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