And do not say of those who are killed in the cause of Allah, “Dead.” Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive.
Al-Baqarah 2:154
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وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتٌ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ
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And do not say of those who are killed in the cause of God, “Dead.” Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive.
Don't say about those who are killed in Allah's way, "They're dead." No, they're alive, but you don't realize it.
Don't say about those who are killed in Allah's way, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you don't realize it.
Do not say of those who are killed in God’s cause that they are dead. Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive it.
And do not say of those who are killed in Allah’s path, “they are dead.” In fact, they are alive, but you do not perceive.
And do not say of those who are killed in God’s path, “they are dead.” In fact, they are alive, but you do not perceive.
And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allāh, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.
And say not of those who are killed in the Way of Allâh, "They are dead." Nay, they are living, but you perceive (it) not.
And do not say that those martyred in Allah’s way are dead. Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive it.
And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not.
And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not.
Do not say that those who are killed in God's cause are dead; they are alive, but you are not aware of it.
And do not say of those who are slain in the way of Allah, "they are dead." In fact, they are alive but you do not perceive that life.
Do not call those who were slain in Allah’s way ‘dead.’ No, they are living, but you are not aware.
Wala taqooloo liman yuqtalu fee sabeeli Allahi amwatun bal ahyaon walakin la tashAAuroona