Page 153 - Self-Sacrifice in the Qur'an's Moral Teachings

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

al'Ijli, who was seriously wounded at Qadisiyyah, also continued to
fight until he died. 40
Wounded people may be concerned about themselves and try to
escape further harm. But this was not true of the Companions.
Knowing that whatever danger they faced was for their own good,
they insisted on struggling as best they could in order to win Allah's

favor. They continued fighting even when they were wounded and
knew that they were dying, for they saw death as something good and
welcomed martyrdom. For this reason, they never retreated from the
struggle to carry out Allah's will.
This attitude is exemplified by Abu Musa al-Ash`ari, who fought
alongside the Prophet (saas) at Dhat-ur-Riqa`:
Al-Bukhari, on the authority of Abu Musa Al-Ash‘ari, narrated that
they set out on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah. "We were
six in number and had (with us) only one camel which we rode turn by
turn. Our feet were injured. My feet were so badly injured that my
nails came off. We, therefore, bandaged our feet with rags, so this expe-
dition was called Dhat-ur-Riqa` (i.e. the expedition of rags.)" 41

Mus`ab ibn Umayr, who carried the Muslim standard and had
stayed by our Prophet's (saas) side at Uhud, is an important role model
of determined self-sacrifice. After he lost his right arm, he raised the
standard in his left arm. When he lost that arm, he made his body a
shield to defend the Prophet (saas). He eventually was killed by a spear.
Qatada ibn Nu`man is also known for his devotion and self-sacri-
fice toward our Prophet (saas):

The Prophet had been given a bow. On the Day of Uhud, he gave that
bow to me. I remained by the Prophet's side, shooting arrows with it,
until it no longer served any purpose. Then, for the whole day, I made

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