Does the noble verse, "And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is resurrected alive," contradict the fact that John (Yahya), peace be upon him, was killed?
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Death is the opposite of life, and it includes death by killing and other means. Therefore, there is no contradiction in the saying "he died a martyr" even if he was killed.
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