Is the meaning of "This is the greatest of people in testimony before the Lord of the worlds" that the man is a martyr, or does testimony have another meaning?
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It appears that what is meant by martyrdom here is being killed in the way of Allah Almighty, and what is intended is his first killing. The reason for singling him out with this distinction is his speaking the truth in the face of an oppressive tyrant.
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