Im not dead, I only left...

Dedicated to the 'Brave Warrior' who have been killed in the cause of Allah.

"Allahumma unshuril mujahidina fi kulli makaan... "

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Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight
I am the starshine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave bereft
I am not there. I have not left.
(Mary EF, written in 1932)



And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision,(QS 3 :159)


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And when on an early morning you are awaked by bird's song, it is my voice that you are hearing.
So do not weep at my grave - we shall meet again...