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Also, al-Qurtubi writes in his Tafseer, ‘there are no contradictions
among the various explanations by these scholars; rather they all
point to one undeniable fact; the souls having been separated
from its earthly body, enters into a realm behind which, there is a
barrier prohibiting any return.” 299
Someone might argue that this verse refers to disbelievers - The
following verse refers to believers. Allah says, “O you who
believe! Let not your properties or your children divert you
from the remembrance (obligations and duties) of Allah. And
whosoever does that, then they are the losers. And spend (in
charity) of that with which We have provided you, before death
comes to one of you and he says: “My Lord! If only You would
give me respite for a little while (i.e. return to the worldly life),
then I should have given Sadaqah (charity) of my wealth and be
among the righteous. And Allah grants respite to none when his
appointed time (death) comes. And Allah is All-Aware of what
you do.” 300
In this verse, Allah rejects the request of the dying person even
before his soul is seized. Thus, the question of the soul’s return
does not arise, once death has occurred to him and he has entered
the realm of Barzakh. In addition, the Messenger of Allah said:
“No servant who has good in store for him with Allah and dies
ever wants to return to the earth - even if he were to have the
whole world and everything that is in it - except for the martyr.
That is due to what he sees in the nobility of martyrdom. Verily,
he would like to return back to the earth in order to be martyred
another time.” 301
He also said about the martyrs, “The souls of the martyrs live
in the bodies of green birds who have their nests in chandeliers
hung from the Throne of the Almighty… Once, their Lord cast a
glance at them and said: “Do you want anything?” They said:
“What more can we desire? We eat the fruit of Paradise
299 See al-Qurtubi’s Tafseer, vol.12, p.150.
300 Soorah al-Munafiqun (63): 9-11.
301 Sunan at-Tirmidhee no.1710. Authenticated by Shaikh al-Albanee
in Saheeh Sunan at-Tirmidhee no.1341.
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