@article{Muhammad_Alias_Kassim_Hussin_2016, title={THE DOCTRINE OF SANCTITY OF LIFE FROM THE ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE}, volume={21}, url={https://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/400}, DOI={10.31436/shajarah.v21i1.400}, abstractNote={<p>Muslims believe that only Allah swt has the ultimate will and power<br />over life and death. Life is merely a gift and a loan entrusted to<br />mankind until death takes place. It is therefore forbidden for any<br />person to intentionally end a life; to do so would be to commit a<br />grievous transgression against Allah. Islam holds life in the highest<br />esteem to the extent that the duty to preserve life forms one of the<br />core principles in maqasid al-shari’ah. Protection of one’s life<br />includes taking care of one’s body, health and mind from that which<br />would lead to harm and death. All lives are equally inviolable; Islam<br />does not discriminate one’s life on the basis of nationality, race or<br />religion. In order to ensure a just order that protects both individual<br />and public interests at large, Islam prescribes certain legitimate<br />situations where the dimensions of sanctity of life are qualified, for<br />example, by permitting to end life in self-defence or in due course of<br />law. There is thus a need to understand the wisdom behind the<br />sanctity of life principle in Islam, not only by studying its importance,<br />but also the overall scope in which it operates.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)}, author={Muhammad, Ramizah Wan and Alias, Fadhlina and Kassim, Puteri Nemie Jahn and Hussin, Nasimah binti}, year={2016}, month={Jun.} }