LIFE AND DEATH

There are many stereotypes about Islam and Muslims, One of the most persistent negative images of Muslims is that they do not value life. The terrorist attacks carried out by a minority of Muslims have led some people to perceive Islam as a violent religion that encourages death for the sake of God. As we have said before, however, this idea is not supported by the Qur’an. While death is a fact of life that is repeatedly addressed in the Qur’an, Muslims are taught that life is extremely valuable and that they should work to lead righteous lives.
In the Islamic worldview, death is part of the cycle of life and is a clear example of God’s absolute power and human beings’ dependency on the Divine. There are many verses in the Qur’an that illustrates this point.
And verily, it is We Who give life, and who give death: it is We Who remain Inheritors (after all else passes away). (Chapter 15, verse 23) There is no god but He: it is He Who gives life and gives death the Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors. (Chapter 44, verse8) Every soul shall have a taste of death: in the end to Us shall ye be brought back. (Chapter 29, verse 57)