Suicide is 'Un-Islamic'

It seems Muslim religious leaders / Muslim clerics in India are in the habit of issuing edicts which may seem at time ridiculous. Take the case of this Edict / Fatwa which terms the Suicide as 'Un-Islamic'!!!! In the Kashmir Valley in Indian state of India, in the wake of a spurt in suicides, a top Muslim cleric in the state termed suicide as "un-Islamic" and sought awareness among people to "curb the menace."

"It (suicide) is haram (forbidden) in Islam. Islam has strictly prohibited such a step," the state's grand mufti Bashir-ud-Din said in a fatwa.

The mufti took serious note of the cases of suicides, 116 since last year, and urged Muslim clerics to create awareness to curb this menace during their Friday sermons.
The decree came as the apex court of Islamic 'Shariat' (Dar-ul-Fatwa), headed by the mufti, felt that there has been a sharp increase in suicides in the Kashmir Valley with mostly younger persons, including women, taking the extreme step.

According to official figures, 116 people have committed suicide since 2006 in the Kashmir Valley, including 55 this year.

Out of 61 people who committed suicide last year, 43 were young and middle-aged women. This year too, of the 42 cases, 25 were women.

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