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Does one who dies defending the homeland and land count as a martyr?

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Whoever dies defending his attacked homeland is a martyr, according to the hadith: "He who is killed in defense of his religion is a martyr; he who is killed in defense of his blood is a martyr; he who is killed in defense of his property is a martyr; and he who is killed in defense of his family is a martyr."

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