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Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 7 Fifth Greater Sin: Murder Enlivening the People
Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 7 Fifth Greater Sin: Murder Enlivening the People
Enlivening the People
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Enlivening the People
“.....and whoever keeps it alive, it is as though he kept alive all men.”
(Surah al-MÄ’ida 5:32)
If one saves the life of a “protected soul” whose killing has been prohibited by religion, be it forgiving, or not avenging, or protecting him, it is as if he has given life to the whole humanity. By saving one person he has; in a sense; saved humanity.
Murder is the worst sin in the eyes of Allah (S.w.T.) and severe punishment has been prescribed for a killer. The opposite of this, that is, saving the life of a person is accordingly regarded as the greatest form of worship.
