IN THE LIGHT OF QURAN & HADITH SUICIDE IS FORBIDDEN (A RESEARCH OVERVIEW)

Hafiz Shakir Mahmood; Hussain Muhammad Qureshi; Ahmad Hassan

Hafiz Shakir Mahmood Deptartment of Islamic Studies with Specialization in Quran & Tafseer, AIOU, Islamabad
Hussain Muhammad Qureshi Deprtment of Islamic Studies & Research University of Science & Technology, Bannu
Ahmad Hassan Lecturer, Islamic Center Copenhagen, Denmark

Keywords: Suicide is forbidden, Islamic Sharia, Holy Quran & Hadith

Abstract

The human life is consecrated It should not be finished becuse of lack of resources poverty or hopelessness. Allah, praise to Him, like us to be as much nonviolent, sympathetic, considerate, and advantageous as we can for affluence and progression of the society, and for people to live in peace. There are some ways to achieve all the above mentioned qualities is to give reverence to be merciful, sympathetic, and to be beneficial towards one another. According to the teaching of Quran, committing suicide is a foremost sin and the person who commit suicide is liable to have eternal damnation and rage of God in the world and the henceforth and undeniably God forbids heaven for him. There is nothing more prized than life. Neither a man nor a woman is pleased with the right to take their life. Allah, praise to Him, strongly prohibited committing suicide, killing children because fear of poverty or any other body, as stated in verses 6: 151, 17: 33, 2: 195, and 4: 29. Say, "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, and do not kill your children because of poverty; we will endow with for you and them. And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed. And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed] except by [legal] right. This has He instructed you that you may use motive (Holy Quran: Al-Ana'am, 6: 151).