وَ  لَا   تَقُوۡ لُوۡا    لِمَنۡ    یُّـقۡتَلُ    فِیۡ    سَبِیۡلِ

اللّٰہِ    اَمۡوَاتٌ   ؕ   بَلۡ    اَحۡیَآءٌ     وَّ  لٰکِنۡ    لَّا   تَشۡعُـرُوۡنَ    ﴿۱۵۴﴾

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And do not say about them who are slain in the path of Allah as dead. Rather they are alive, yes, you are unaware.

(Part 2, Al-Baqarah, verse 154)

If this is the attribute of the martyrs, then how can one cast a doubt about the fact that the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام, who are much higher in status than the martyrs, who are also alive!

Sayyiduna Imam Bayhaqi عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی has written a booklet about the life (Hayat-ul-Ambiya) of the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام and has written in Dalaail-un-Nubuwwah that the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام are alive like the martyrs and are with Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

(Al-Haawi lil-Fatawa lis-Suyuti, vol. 2, pp. 263; Dalaail-un-Nubuwwah, vol. 2, pp. 388)

Sayyiduna ‘Allamah Mulla ‘Ali Qaari عَـلَيْـهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـبَارِی has said: Actually there is no difference in both the conditions (i.e. their life and death) of the Awliya-Allah. It is therefore said that they do not die but are transferred from one place to another. (Mirqat-ul-Mafatih lil-Qaari, vol. 3, pp. 459)

‘Allamah Shaykh ‘Abdul Haq Muhaddis Dihlvi عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَوِی has said that the saints of Allah are transferred from this mortal world to the endless world and they are alive with their Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ. They are provided with food and are carefree but people are unaware of this. (Ashi’a-tul-Lam’aat, vol. 3, pp. 423)

Shah Waliyyullah Muhaddis Dihlvi عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی has stated about the high status of Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه: He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has authority in his blessed grave like the living (i.e. he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه is influential just like the living). (Ham’aat, pp. 61)