Noblest Crown
\r\n Al-Imran (The House of Imran) - Chapter 3: Verse 169
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\"Do not count as dead those who fall in the cause of Allah. They are alive with Allah and He provides for them."
Islamic law has laid down a very precise code for the declaration and conduct of war. The right to declare hostilities is not in the hand of the executive authority, but in that of the courts of law, which require evidence to be furnished when aggression or injustice has been committed against the Islamic state and its citizens. It has made it illegal, i.e. punishable by court action as well as by God, to kill or destroy property wantonly, to attack clergy, women and children unless they are physically engaged in fighting on the battlefield. Above all, Islam prohibits aggression, and hence, any war entered into for self-aggrandizement, booty or power. By the same token, it commands the Muslims to lay down their lives readily when justice is violated and restoration of it demands the sacrifice. Islam teaches that the Muslim who falls in battle in a just war is ipso facto a martyr whose place in paradise is assured. Al Shahadah (martyrdom) is the highest and noblest crown that can be placed on any human life.
\r\nCompiled From:
\r\n \"Al Tawhid: Its Implications for Thought and Life\" - Ismail Raji al Faruqi, p. 193