A097
Surah: 016 - Ayah: 097
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16:97
Hayatan tayyibah (Pure life)
Whoever truly believes in God and does good deeds, will be revived by Him in the pure life (Holy Spirit) and enriched with the wealth of the subtle body and perfect intellect (16:97)
Divine light is a soul-nourishing and faith-illumining light by whose effulgence the darknesses of ignorance vanish. This light is the fountainhead of pure life, namely, real life (16:97). Thus the faithful servant whom God loves becomes annihilated in this light and attains a new life. This is an explanation of annihilation in God (fana' fi'llah). All Prophets were in the rank of annihilation in God and they used to invite and exhort all human beings towards this final destination without any discrimination and difference. For the guidance of every great guide is till the final destination. In other words, every Prophet makes the true mu'mins of his cycle merge in God before their physical death. It is obvious that God Himself is the final destination of all.
Wisdom 4
The best (of all forms of) death is martyrdom, which is both physical and spiritual. In reality, this martyrdom is called "the good and pure life (16:97)". As the Holy Qur’an says, "Think not of those who are slain in the way of God as dead. Nay, they are alive and awake, finding their (spiritual and intellectual) sustenance in the presence of their Lord" (3:169).
This verse has been referred 4 times.