
قتل اور خودکشی ،اسلام اور بدھ مت :تقابلی مطالعہ
Author(s) -
Muhammad Sulaiman Nasir,
Muhammad Abdullah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
rāḥat al-qulūb
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-2869
pISSN - 2520-5021
DOI - 10.51411/rahat.4.2.2020.232
Subject(s) - buddhism , gautama buddha , creed , islam , human life , religious studies , environmental ethics , action (physics) , philosophy , sociology , theology , humanity , physics , quantum mechanics
The sanctity of human life is the core issue in almost all religions of the world. In the present world scenario, human beings are suffering a lot. Human life is at risk. The most important and precious figure in society is human beings as it is the greatest creature of Almighty Allah. Buddhism and Islam both emphasize the sanctity of human life. The stress laid by the teaching of Islam on the sanctity and respect of human life can be understood by the fact that Islam does not allow the killing of people who are not physically involved in the war. Islam also against suicide. Similarly, the teaching of Buddha has emphasized the holiness and sanctity of human life. According to the philosophy of non-violence in Buddhism (Ahimsa), Killing of human beings is far from Buddhist’s creed even they are against the killing of insects. In Buddhism, “The nonviolence is one of the five precepts of Dhamma, which form the right action, right views and right-thinking on Eightfold Path. This article focuses on the teaching of Buddhism and Islam, a comparative study regarding killing and suicide as these topics are closely related to the sanctity of human life.