59 Preface لَيُدخِلَنَّهُم مُدخَلًا يَرضَونَهُ ۗ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَعَليمٌ حَليمٌYusuf AliVerily He will admit them to a place with which they shall be well pleased: for God is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.1Martyrdom is the sacrifice of life in the service of God. Its reward is therefore even greater than that of an ordinarily good life. The martyr’s sins are forgiven by the very act of martyrdom, which implies service and self-surrender in the highest sense of the word. God knows all his past life but will forbear from calling him to account for things that should strictly come into his account.