The Sanctity of Life
The sanctity of life dictates that all life, at the moment of conception, is sacred and only belongs to God, therefore giving nobody the right to take it away but God himself. The idea of the sanctity of life is used as an argument for topics such as euthanasia, abortions and embryo research.
In Christianity, it is believed that God made us all individual in his own image, life is a gift granted to each and every person, to commit suicide or to kill, is like rejecting the gift from god or denying that gift to others.
The Qur'an states that killing an innocent person is equal to killing all of mankind. Not only human life, but all life is sacred. Killing is only allowed for criminals. Innocent persons, no matter what their religion is, are sacred. Neither killing innocent people, nor suicide, are allowed in Islam.
A recent news report states that in America there have been around 56 million abortions since it was legalised 40 years ago. Abortions go against both the Islamic idea of the sanctity of life and also the Christian view of it also. Even if the baby is not born yet, it is still living just as we are. By killing an unborn child you take away their opportunities, chances to feel emotions such as joy and sadness and most of all, the entire lives that they would have lived had they not been eradicated simply because of irresponsible, inconsiderate parents. These children are unborn, meaning that they could not have possibly committed a crime in their incredibly short lifetimes. They are innocent. Killing innocent people is absolutely not allowed in Islam.
Some may argue that people who cannot provide that child with a satisfactory lifestyle should go through abortions, for that child would not have a good life. Yes, while that is the case, those people should not have conceived the child to begin with and as a result, they should face