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We thoroughly enjoyed reading the article by Jamjoom et al.1 on “Attitudes towards Informed Consent: A Comparison between Surgeons Working in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.” The importance of informed consent is highly appreciated in modern medicine to preserve the patient’s autonomy and avoid litigation. We think such papers are rarely discussed in medical journals and touching this topic in the way the authors presented their work should always be encouraged. The authors stated in their introduction “Islam in particular, has placed the preservation of human life second in rank to preservation of religion.” This in our opinion was inappropriate and misleading. Although the authors had put a reference to their statement, we will indeed be surprised if this was not taken out of its original context. On the other hand, the statement is completely out of context in their article. For the majority, it will look as if Islam does not care for human life. Or Muslims will look into saving lives as secondary to prayers, for instance. Or indeed one might interpret it as Muslim doctors might let a non-Muslim patient die without trying to save him. The use of such statement in this medical context gives a chance of mis-interpretation by people who do not understand Islam. We would like to avoid having misconceptions about the value of human life in Islam. As a religion, Islam highly appreciates the human life. For instance, In the Holy Quran in chapter 5, verse 32: