And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not. — Al Baqara 2:154 Pin
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وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمْوَٰتٌۢ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌۭ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ

And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not.

Al Baqara 2:154

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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