Religion 101 by Peter Archer

Author:Peter Archer [Archer, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4405-7264-7
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2014-01-11T16:00:00+00:00

It is particularly sinful to deliberately kill one’s self. Suicide is usually an act of desperation by a person who has no sense of the value of his or her own life. Allah advises Muslims to be patient, hopeful, and confident of the mercy of Allah, and not to despair or lose hope.

Consequences of Suicide

According to Islamic tradition, people who commit suicide will spend their time in Hell torturing themselves with their chosen method or weapon. A person who jumps off a cliff, for example, will spend eternity jumping off cliffs and feeling the agony of death over and over again.

Islam teaches that sacrifice, bravery, and sincere effort will be rewarded by Allah in the Hereafter. The Arabic word for martyr is shaheed, which means “witness.” A true martyr witnesses the truth and gives up his or her life for it, dying under brave or heroic circumstances.

Muhammad once said that there are people who kill in the name of Islam but still go to Hellfire. When asked why, he answered, “Because they were not truly fighting for the sake of God.” To be considered a martyr, one must be acting within the bounds of Islamic law and have pure intentions.

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